Hi all
I was diagnosed with Crohn's 18 years ago following birth of my eldest daughter. First surgery, re section, removal of appendix and abscess.
18 years on I have had a further four lots of surgery, (two resections - luck not to have stoma yet - and two for adhesions). I was on infliximab for several years, but had a very close dice with death (8 abscesses on my liver - I thought I had flu! - it's like that joke when the grave stone reads 'told you I didn't feel well!') After being steriod dependent for over 15 years (don't tollerate most immune supress medication) I am off steroids - Humeria weekly at moment. I also have athritis related to the IBD, at the moment hands are pretty bad. The thing that has led me to the forum is that for the last 8 days I have been covered in an itchy rash (like a heat rash - but since I live in the north of the uk unlikley!) GP (new to our pratctice) has prescribed Ranitidine and Fexofenadine for histime reaction but it is getting no better - driving me nuts - has anyone ever had this related to there Crohn's?
Medication: Humira weekly, Bendroflumethiazide, Ramipril, Fluoxetine, Calcitril, normally Omeprosal (but Ramapril at moment) Ondansetron,Zydol and Champix for the last six weeks (I stopped smoking four weeks ago).
I was diagnosed with Crohn's 18 years ago following birth of my eldest daughter. First surgery, re section, removal of appendix and abscess.
18 years on I have had a further four lots of surgery, (two resections - luck not to have stoma yet - and two for adhesions). I was on infliximab for several years, but had a very close dice with death (8 abscesses on my liver - I thought I had flu! - it's like that joke when the grave stone reads 'told you I didn't feel well!') After being steriod dependent for over 15 years (don't tollerate most immune supress medication) I am off steroids - Humeria weekly at moment. I also have athritis related to the IBD, at the moment hands are pretty bad. The thing that has led me to the forum is that for the last 8 days I have been covered in an itchy rash (like a heat rash - but since I live in the north of the uk unlikley!) GP (new to our pratctice) has prescribed Ranitidine and Fexofenadine for histime reaction but it is getting no better - driving me nuts - has anyone ever had this related to there Crohn's?
Medication: Humira weekly, Bendroflumethiazide, Ramipril, Fluoxetine, Calcitril, normally Omeprosal (but Ramapril at moment) Ondansetron,Zydol and Champix for the last six weeks (I stopped smoking four weeks ago).
