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  1. happyballerina

    Not sure how well Entocort is working but don't want to try Pred

    I've been taking Entocort for a week and a half now and I'm not sure how much it's helping, if at all. I am bleeding less - in fact, I haven't had any blood that I could see for a while - however I was doing mesalamine enemas for a while before starting the Entocort and I think that it was...
  2. happyballerina

    Starting Humira

    Today I saw my GI for a follow-up. Colonoscopy a few weeks ago showed what we originally thought to be UC, but I was having Crohn's symptoms so we did some more blood tests and the pillcam capsule endoscopy. Today we looked at the pillcam results and I was officially diagnosed with Crohn's...
  3. happyballerina

    No longer undiagnosed - kind of shocked

    Even though it's always been pretty clear that I have IBD since my symptoms started three years ago, I'd been undiagnosed this whole time. Yesterday I did another colonoscopy and what do you know! As soon my GI doc inserted the scope he could immediately see the inflammation/ulceration and told...
  4. happyballerina

    Liquid diet questions

    Hi everyone, hoping all of you in the US had a nice 4th of July weekend and all of you everywhere else had a nice weekend too :) I have been flaring for the past three months although I have no diagnosis as of yet. The flare started on its own and seems to be getting better, finally, on its own...
  5. happyballerina

    Chills only during bowel movement with pain

    I've recently been getting chills sometimes, but it seems to only be when I'm on the toilet and during a particularly painful BM. I know that fever and chills are pretty common in Crohn's, but I had always been under the impression (for no reason at all) that it was referring to random chills...
  6. happyballerina

    Hi all! Back after 3 years.

    Hello again! I came to this forum 3 years ago, perhaps some of you remember me. I'd like to reintroduce myself and share some updates on my situation; apologies in advance if this post becomes lengthy, and for poop talk (but you are all used to that so...lol) I was undiagnosed when I first...
  7. happyballerina

    Home from colonoscopy -- Undiagnosed!

    He said I was clean and he couldn't find any Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis. He took biopsies which he is going to check for microscopic inflammation, although he said that normally that is only present in older people (I'm 18.) I am also going to get labs done to check for Celiac, although...
  8. happyballerina

    Well, here goes nothing!

    I'm sitting here sipping (ok, closer to gulping down!) clear broth that my mom made me, watching The Bucket List on TV, and working on a brochure about "What does a serving [of protein, grains, etc.] look like?" for my dietetics research assistanceship -- all in an effort to take my mind off...
  9. happyballerina

    In a lot of pain

    Today I was feeling pretty hungry and had a great big appetite, so I figured it meant my body was telling me it's ok to eat. So I ate. Possibly a little too much. Oh my gosh, I regret it now. I am in so much pain. I actually started crying because of the pain. My entire abdominal area is in...
  10. happyballerina

    Elemental Diet

    Hi guys, As some of you who have read my previous posts might know, I am not yet diagnosed and my colonoscopy is on May 2. If it turns out that I do have Crohn's... I absolutely refuse to be on prednisone or any cotricosteroids. Is that the usual course of treatment? Will they start me on it...
  11. happyballerina

    MoviPrep

    My colonoscopy is in a week and I would really like it to be over with already :P I couldn't get to sleep tonight despite feeling very tired so I decided to spend some time looking up information about the prep I was prescribed. Now I can't decide if that was a good idea or a bad idea! You...
  12. happyballerina

    My Butt Hurts

    My butt hurts from wiping so much! Sometimes it's really painful, like scared-to-sit-down and cringe-from-the-pain painful. Right now it just feels so irritated. Are baby wipes better to use than toilet paper? I feel like they might irritate more, since don't they have some soap in them...
  13. happyballerina

    Awaiting colonoscopy for diagnosis -- question?

    Hi all, :sign0144: I'm a new member! I have been lurking on the forum for a couple weeks, ever since first visiting my GI, but decided to join now as I have some questions. Just real quick, I know I should post in the "Your Story" section of the forum, but I would like to do that after I get...
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