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    College student w/ Crohn's

    Vitamin A (5000 I.U.; 100% As Beta Carotene; 100% Daily Value), Vitamin C (1200 Mg; 2000% Daily Value), Vitamin D (200 I.U.; 50% Daily Value), Vitamin E (300 I.U.; 1000% Daily Value), Thiamin (Vitamin B1; 25 Mg; 16667% Daily Value), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2; 25 Mg; 1471% Daily Value), Niacin (25...
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    1000 mcg seems like a lot.. Is that safe to take long term?
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Valley-Maximum-Multivitamin-Packets/dp/B0052AJ4G4 this is what I take.
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    I do take multivitamins almost daily. It's more of a drug pack though. 8 pills. I don't take them everyday as some vitamins are 1000%+. I also take a daily whey protein shake, usually in a smoothie. MMmm.
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    Thanks for the responses. I have talked to my nurse about getting off of Remicade for a little while. She seems to think that if I'm off of it I will either need to start over or go on something like Humira. I do have some pentasa available in case things get bad. If things do get worse I will...
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    Am I alone?

    When you can't trust doctors, you have to do your own research and tell them what you want done. At this point, if all you're doing is lying in bed all day, grab a laptop and look up everything you can. Has going on something like Remicade or Humira been mentioned? I was at a point of no...
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    I should also mention that along with vegetarian, I also don't drink milk and try to avoid eggs. Eggs are a sure fire way to end up in the bathroom 10 minutes later.
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    College student w/ Crohn's

    Hello everybody. I have had Crohn's for 3 years now. Symptoms started showing up when I was in my first semester of college away from friends and family. It was hell living in the dorms with this... Doctor put me on pentasa, prednisone, and pain meds. This was in Dec 08. By March 09 I was in...
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