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HI all
I am new to the forum,well I joined some time ago but have only plucked up the courage to post now ! I put this post on the general forum but was advised to give it a go here too...so here goes!
I was diagnosed with crohns disease in 1998. My main symptoms then were weight loss that was happening over years, loss of appetite and abdominal pain. Anyway after a year on and off Pred, I was patched up and went back to college and finished my education. I really cant complain about the years that followed then. I had some problems but nothing that wouldnt settle again. The past 4 years have been tough though, In 09 I got myself a Gastro consultant who I must say is really good. I went from the usual blast of the dreaded Pred for a while to trying out Humira. Humira I find kinda "runs out" before my next injection is due, so since last month I am now on Humira weekly. Last year I started on entocort and I have found it very difficult to reduce the dosage from 3 X 3mgs. I've more or less been on entocort for 15 months at the max dose.
For the past three years I get iron infusions and in the past month I have found out that I have B12 deficiency. I got 4 injections over a couple of weeks and they have given me a great boost !
During the summer I noticed that my menstrual cycle was reducing from a bang on 28 days to 18 days! and it could last for almost 2 weeks!!
Since those months my cycle has messed up even more ! now I dont know when my period is starting or finishing, or whether it is intermenstrual bleeding that I am having.
ahhhhhhhhhhh! I got in contacted with my GI doc and he has arranged a gynae consult at the end of January for me along with my check up with him.
No matter how bad my flare up are I never have any problems with my cycle, they are always spot on 28 days.
Has anyone else had any of these problems with entocort or humira ?
blueskies xx
I am new to the forum,well I joined some time ago but have only plucked up the courage to post now ! I put this post on the general forum but was advised to give it a go here too...so here goes!
I was diagnosed with crohns disease in 1998. My main symptoms then were weight loss that was happening over years, loss of appetite and abdominal pain. Anyway after a year on and off Pred, I was patched up and went back to college and finished my education. I really cant complain about the years that followed then. I had some problems but nothing that wouldnt settle again. The past 4 years have been tough though, In 09 I got myself a Gastro consultant who I must say is really good. I went from the usual blast of the dreaded Pred for a while to trying out Humira. Humira I find kinda "runs out" before my next injection is due, so since last month I am now on Humira weekly. Last year I started on entocort and I have found it very difficult to reduce the dosage from 3 X 3mgs. I've more or less been on entocort for 15 months at the max dose.
For the past three years I get iron infusions and in the past month I have found out that I have B12 deficiency. I got 4 injections over a couple of weeks and they have given me a great boost !
During the summer I noticed that my menstrual cycle was reducing from a bang on 28 days to 18 days! and it could last for almost 2 weeks!!
Since those months my cycle has messed up even more ! now I dont know when my period is starting or finishing, or whether it is intermenstrual bleeding that I am having.
ahhhhhhhhhhh! I got in contacted with my GI doc and he has arranged a gynae consult at the end of January for me along with my check up with him.
No matter how bad my flare up are I never have any problems with my cycle, they are always spot on 28 days.
Has anyone else had any of these problems with entocort or humira ?
blueskies xx
