Hello there!
I am 18 years old and have been diagnosed with Crohns, as of this past June.
I have been on Pentasa, 8 500mg pills a day, since my diagnosis and I have done a 40mg tapering of prednisone. My disease has escalated from mild to moderate, and now my doctors are pressuring me to look into immunosuppressants. I'm very reluctant, which is why I am starting an intensive alternative medicine bout as of tomorrow. I will be on a strict low-residue diet and will be taking a lot of supplements, as well as pentasa, in hopes to get myself into remission in the next 30 days. This may or may not be possible, but I am crunched for time since my inflammation markers are high, symptoms are pretty bad, and there's a slight narrowing in my small intestine (where most of my disease exists).
So, I was looking to get peoples' opinions of 6-MP vs Remicade? Humira and other injectables are not an option for me due to a fear of needles. Which one, from your experiences, is more beneficial? Or do you have some magical alternative medicine advice you can give me? Alternative is my primary choice, but I go to school very far from home and am fending for myself most of the time, so extreme alternatives might not be manageable for me...
Any help will be extremely appreciated!
Thank you,
Caroline :ybiggrin:
I am 18 years old and have been diagnosed with Crohns, as of this past June.
I have been on Pentasa, 8 500mg pills a day, since my diagnosis and I have done a 40mg tapering of prednisone. My disease has escalated from mild to moderate, and now my doctors are pressuring me to look into immunosuppressants. I'm very reluctant, which is why I am starting an intensive alternative medicine bout as of tomorrow. I will be on a strict low-residue diet and will be taking a lot of supplements, as well as pentasa, in hopes to get myself into remission in the next 30 days. This may or may not be possible, but I am crunched for time since my inflammation markers are high, symptoms are pretty bad, and there's a slight narrowing in my small intestine (where most of my disease exists).
So, I was looking to get peoples' opinions of 6-MP vs Remicade? Humira and other injectables are not an option for me due to a fear of needles. Which one, from your experiences, is more beneficial? Or do you have some magical alternative medicine advice you can give me? Alternative is my primary choice, but I go to school very far from home and am fending for myself most of the time, so extreme alternatives might not be manageable for me...
Any help will be extremely appreciated!
Thank you,
Caroline :ybiggrin: