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    Lightheaded and tired for a couple days now

    For the past four days or so ive been feeling kind of dizzy/lightheaded and almost as if I'm in a fog. I also feel very tired for most of the day. I have not had time to see a doctor yet but was curious to know if this could be crohns related. I'm on pentasa ( only 2 grams daily) and protonix...
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    Possible abscess?

    So when i was originally diagnosed with crohns it was found because of an anal abscess that grew painfully large. This was about 13 years ago when i was only 11 years old. Since then I've had frequent pain in that area that would come and go every couple of months, it would generally hurt for...
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    What to do, Blackish stools.

    So last night I had some pretty dark colored stools that also left a red hue to the toilet water around it. I'm in no pain and haven't been in any pain. Stools this morning are still the same. They're also very stinky. My crohns had been stable for almost a year now with no issues at all. I...
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    Workout Supplements safe to take?

    So I bought a workout supplement from vitamin shoppe called Animal Stak it's a supplement that's supposed to aid in in keeping testosterone, and growth hormone levels high in order to put on more muscle faster. I've read a lot of good reviews all over the internet and wanted to give it a shot...
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    Blood in toilet not in stool?

    So with crohns i've always been on the lookout for black tarry stools. However i have an odd one. For the past 2 days i've had completely normal stools a dark brown however under the stool in the toilet there's like a red fog as if it was blood that just fell to the bottom of the toilet. I...
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    Cheaper Pentasa?

    So I've been on remicade since May but I'm having some odd side effects lately and just googling the side potential problems has scared me off of it (even though i did my research before starting) My doctor suggested I might do well with pentasa however they are trying to charge me $250 for it...
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    Advice on possible Lupus from remicade?

    So I started Remicade back in May of this year and It's been going really well, no side effects that i could tell, bowel issues have been almost completely resolved. however about two weeks ago i got a cold or allergies, something and around the same time i started having odd pains. These pains...
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    Abscess or not?

    So i have what seems to be a pimple/cyst/abscess in my rear end. I feel no pain or discomfort from it. But every couple of hours or so I feel a slight tingly feeling. Its about the size of pea maybe a little smaller. I looked up symptoms of a the abscess and none seem to fit this. I had one a...
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    Crohn's troubles - vacation tomorrow, Help!

    So about 3 weeks ago i was hospitalized for a blockage which they managed to clear up with steroids, I'm still on prednisone for another week and scheduled to start remicade wednesday. Today however I'm feeling some minor pains off and on exactly where the blockage pain was. And i just used...
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    Starting Remicade Next week? Fistula Healing?

    So i'm supposed to start remicade next week and have been reading around the forum to see everyone's responses. My GI wants me to start it because i have a fistula and have recently had a blockage that was able to be cleared up by steroids. I've had this fistula for around 8-10 years now...
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    Seton surgery? first one need advice.

    10 years ago i was 12 and formed an abscess and a fistula, had that drained and doctors never did anything about the fistula. I haven't been to a doctor for my crohns since i was about 14 or 15. Recently the place where the fistula is has been irritating me so i went to the rectal surgeon and...
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    Digestive Enzymes and probiotics

    Some info on me So i've recently signed up here. 20 years old now, been with crohns for probably most of my life. Diagnosed when I was 12. Havent been to the doctors in probably six years now. Been living off imodium for most of the time. (will see a doctor soon, finally getting health...
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    What to do?

    So I was diagnosed with crohns about 9 years ago. I was only 11. At the time I had an abscess andhad surgury to get it removed. They also told me I had a fistula. I went through rounds of steroids and a couple other medications such as pentasa. Now I'm about to be 20 and haven't seen a doctor...
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