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Thanks for all the replies! It's comforting knowing that I'm not the only one frustrated with this. I just get annoyed because I know what's good for my body and I've done at least 20 times the research on my condition as the people who quickly googled it and think they are experts in what I...

Hey all, I really need to vent because I am going crazy! I started flaring up bad last week and right away went on prednisone and started Imuran. It took the pred about a week to start working but I'm feeling like I'm finally getting better and almost back to feeling 100%. Anyways, because I...

Hi Traverse, I don't have much advice to give, but I just wanted to offer some support and hope. I was diagnosed with Crohn's only about two months ago and at the time I felt like I was never going to get better. I had absolutely no appetite, could only eat about 300 calories a day and also had...

Thank you so much for all of your replies! It's definitely comforting to know that many of you can relate and it's made me feel better about taking time of school. I'm trying to convince myself that my health is my #1 priority. I figure that my classes might make me a lot more stressed out and...

Hi everyone, I'm relatively new here and was diagnosed about two weeks ago with Crohn's. I was put on prednisone and asacol with the hopes of being well enough to start a new semester of school on Jan 4. Boy was I wrong. I am continuously losing weight..I was 142 lbs beginning of December, now...

Thanks for the fast replies. I think because I can't get ahold of my doctor myself I will go talk to my pharmacist and let him know that the drugs aren't working and he can try contacting my doctor..that is if I can actually leave my house for once! After many doctor appointments, ER visits...

Hi there, I went into the hospital about two weeks ago after severe abdominal pain and months of bleeding and I was diagnosed with Crohn's a week ago and prescribed 30 mg of prednisone a day, as well as Asacol. I keep reading that prednisone should show results right away, but a week after...