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Crohn's disease treatment options?

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Eternalwinter

Hi I'm a 17 year old Australian and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 4 months ago. I lived with the symptoms for 8 months before seeking medical advice as I thought I would eventually get better but I didn't. I live quite an active lifestyle and this disease has really been affecting my life for the past year. I haven't been able to partake in sports, social events and I've had to have extensive periods off school. Although I've told some of my close friends about this none of them really seem to understand the pain that I'm going through. I get called antisocial for not going to social events when I really can't go because there isn't a toilet near by and teachers accuse me of wagging school when really I'm at home on the toilet. I saw a specialist immediately after being diagnosed and so far I've tried prednisolone, pentasa and azathioprine all of which have not had a huge affect on relieving my symptoms. I know it's only been 4 months but there aren't too many treatment options left to try. I'm aware of bowel removal surgery but I'm not too keen on having a bag of my own faeces hanging off my body for the rest of my life. Are there any other treatment options that you guys are aware of that I could look into?
 
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Axelfl3333

I found the medication worked for me,but wasn't,t a quick fix,perseverance is the answer and follow the advice from your doctors.is it possible your eating trigger foods that are keeping things going?keep a food diary,if you smoke stop it intereferes with medication.be very regimented about taking your medication if it's 5pm for a pill it's always 5pm.common thread on here is exercise helps a lot of sufferers,it helps me even if it's only in your head!the surgery route should be a last resort although it makes life improving changes for the vast majority that have it(I haven,t had surgery)also remember 4mths isn't,t very long.above all. It does get better.good luck
 
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adee

I got diagnosed 4 months ago aswell, I was living with the symptoms for two years before I went to the doctors. Straight away they put me on 40mg of pred (which I'm now off) infliximab and 100mg of azathioprine daily. And after the first 2-3weeks of feeling horrendous due to the meds, now my symptoms have almost completely gone, I'm even going toilet once a day :) read up about probiotics aswell, try them before you go on the heavy meds. I wish I did! Good luck!
 
superzeeman

superzeeman

Don't forget there is Humira and Remicade, Methotrexate, LDN, and drugs like that out there. There are choices out there, don't get discouraged.
 
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