Confused

[zazasnana]

I have recently been diagnosed with cohn's. The only problems im having is my taste is pretty much gone. Nothing tastes good. Im tired, and have lost a lot of weight. Not sure what else to expect. Im on some steroids i guess to control it. Have been reading about flare ups, what does this entail?

 

[Angrybird]

A flare up all depends on the invidual but it does usually mean that we are experiencing the nasty symptoms that are related to our crohns, most commonly diarrhoea/constipation, stomach pain etc. How long have you been on steroids? They tend to work fairly quick on getting inflammation under control and do tend to increase you appetite which will help with regaining some of that lost weight. I cannot help with the taste problem but check out our extra intestinal manifestion sub forum and perhaps post a query here about this. Also do have a good nosy around the rest of the forum as there is a lot of helpful info available here and plenty of support from a great bunch of people. I hope you can feel better soon.

xxx

NB :welcome: to the forum

 

[sawdust]

Welcome zazasnana. A flare up is a period of time where you go through symptoms and feel poorly. Sometimes, Crohn's patients experience periods of remission as well where they feel normal and don't have symptoms.

Regarding your taste question, do you mean that you mean that you have lost your appetite? It's very common for me to lose my appetite while flaring, but it's important to be sure you're getting sustenance. Do you keep a food diary? It might be a good way to keep track of foods that work well or that you should avoid while flaring?

I hope you enjoy the forum as much as I have. Lots of good folks here who can understand you like no one else can!

 

[David]

Welcome to the forum, I'm glad you joined. We're here for you anytime and are happy to answer any questions you have.

All my best to you