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Yeah, I had the same as the above and I'm in the UK. They gave me sedation, which made me feel like the whole things was quite funny and then about 10 mins after the procedure I couldn't really remember what happened. Double check with the doc, I'm sure there must be a middle ground, but I...

Hi beth, yeah i'm in the uk. Ok, here's a thought - what if I didn't take either? This is where I am with the disease: I get periods of severe abdominal pain if I eat a normal diet, which can last from between a couple of minutes to perhaps and hour, on and off. I don't have any functional...

Thanks again everyone! It's good to hear lots of different perspectives. It doesn't seem as if many people taken humira and so i guess there isn't so much information on it. I'm starting to realise that crohn's is all about the unknown and risk. Might get better, might get worse, might go away...

Yeah, have a word and see what they say. Don't try just not eating mate, that can only make you weaker. Good thing about these shakes is that although you're not actually eating solid food, it still makes you feel full. And if you're feeling adventurous you can freeze one and have an ice cream!

I got it prescribed to me. It's sometimes known as an elemental diet. You mix it with water and it contains all the nutrition you need but in a really really basic form so there's no chance it could irritate the bowel. I took it for a couple of months last year without eating. Though not eating...

Yeah I get that too! Sometimes elbow and hip pain too. This is such a ridiculous disease!

Have you ever tried modulen? I swear by the stuff. I only use it for really bad flare-ups though. It's a nutritional powder that you make into shakes so you don't have to eat anything and it gives your body a rest and time to heal. Though it can be a bummer not eating. Baths and showers are...

Thank you for all your help so far, it's good to get some human response. Yeah, I don't know if I made it clear, the doc is saying infliximab (Remicade) OR adalimumab (Humira). I was thinking purely from a convenience perspective that maybe self-injecting might be easier as I'm always...

Hello all This is the first time I have been on this forum and I am sooooo glad to find out there are people who know the extreme test of having crohn's. I am relieved to find out that there are people who are just as paranoid as me when it comes to thinking they have other illnesses - the...