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Have been on and off prednisone since i was first diagnosed 6 years ago, am currently on a tapering dose starting from 40mg daily. I love what it does for your pain BUT hate its damn side effects. I can handle the sleepless nights but i don't think i could ever get used to that awful edgy...

Hey there :) welcome. Another Kiwi over here :P. I think chrons not only affects the person that has the disease but the people around them. And the hardest thing is trying to figure out how to help them or understand what they are going through. I think you have come to the right place, theres...

Thanks for the kind words everyone :) it so nice to have a place to vent :P and the support from people going through similar circumstances has been a great help. Glad there's forums out there like this one.

Hey guys, Have had a pretty epic few weeks, all leading up to me ending up in hospital. Started off getting progressively worse from just a usual flare, Got so bad i completely stopped eating because i was to afraid that it would make me worse, only eating the smallest amount of plain cereal...

Hey guys, Just been having pretty awful flare up. Been on mainly a liquid only diet for about week now except for first thing in the morning when i have to take my pills with food to try and help my insides settle down a bit. Well that seems to have worked, yet im experiencing some really loud...

I live in Auckland. Just recently got back from Living in Tauranga for about 4 years. I was born and raised in Auckland though. Kinda hard being so far away from my specialist but didnt really experience many problems except for a 2 day stay in hospital when a flare up got really bad. Thanks...

Hey Everyone :) My names Sam, From New Zealand. Been diagnosed with CD for about 6-7 years now. Ive experienced 3 stays in hospital (first time for a suspected appendicectomy when i was first diagnosed) due to this lovely disease and been on a variety of medications to keep me in remission...