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Well another week on Budesonide and I feel like I am going backwards..... No more blood though and GI happy its low down and not an issue....phew Three more weeks and I am going to ask for pred .... hope I am doing right thing! Thought as my crohns was mild that Budes would sort it but not so...

Thanks Joan... its bright red so I think its from lower down..... already emailed my GI specialist.... as u say could just be hemmie ..........if so its inside, and there is no pain with it... Never a dull moment.... Peter

Dexky Still have back pain and my left thigh muscle for some reason is really painful first thing in the morning...... some abdomen pain but not as bad as it was..... Blood with stools today for first time now making me panic a bit... haven't had this before... should I worry? Peter

Just a quick update... Finally I am seeing some improvement on the Budesonide... its taken 8 weeks but abdomen pain is definately reducing .... still having some good days and some bad and I have no idea what the odd pain in my elbows, knees is and if it will fade as well... I am running another...

Hi Sb We have something in common... I too was told I had crohns recently....... it really hit me in in April when I was at my lowest and had to give up work... I was put on Citalopram anti depressent which screwed me up for a few weeks but it saved my life... now on 20mg a day and much less...

:depressed: Can anyone relate to long period for Budesonide to take proper affect... I am nearing 7 weeks starting on 9mg and reducing to 6mg.... My GI specialist says things may fluctuate from good to bad and we need to look at how things are after a few months..... How does reduction in a...

Thanks for your replies.... Dusty/Dingbat... thanks for bumping my story up...didn't realise how forum worked so thanks for that... Dexkey...I have considered gout in the past and was taking Vit C hoping this would reduce uric acid levels.... no idea if it really helped...... and then GI...

I am near to Cirencester ......... Peter

Hi My first posting apart from my intro message a few weeks back.. This story has some links to a posting by David from Seattle earlier in the year on IBS and IBD which rang true to my findings/feelings......... I did post a reply but didn't get a response so hence this new thread.... I was...

Hi My first posting apart from my intro message a few weeks back.. This string rang true to my findings......... I was diagnosed (loose term for when GP ran out of tests, sidmodoscopy,ultrasound,barum enema, blood etc etc) with IBS in Feb 2010.... In a very depressed and now on citalopram... I...