Hey,
I was diagnosed with moderate Crohn's Disease during the middle of my junior year in high school after having some pretty serious pain and shortly after my GI confirmed it after receiving a colonoscopy. After being put on predisone for two months and asacol for a year I've only had one other flare up since the original one when I was first diagnosed. I have currently been in remission for the past year and a half and never felt better! I live a completely normal life and the only thing to cause a flare up (that I'm aware of) is artificial sweetner which I obviously stay away from now. I am now a freshman in college and honestly thought I would flare up often with all of the stress and poor quality of food with a limited variety to choose from, but i have to say I feel great all the time with very minimal symptoms and I am currently off all medication. However I have concerns. Although I do not feel discomfort whatsoever I always worry about damage being done even if I don't feel it. I haven't been to my specialist in almost a year because I feel there is no reason to go. Should I worry about possible inflammation even if I haven't flared up in almost two years and what, if anything should I do about this?
Thanks for the help and support everyone!
I was diagnosed with moderate Crohn's Disease during the middle of my junior year in high school after having some pretty serious pain and shortly after my GI confirmed it after receiving a colonoscopy. After being put on predisone for two months and asacol for a year I've only had one other flare up since the original one when I was first diagnosed. I have currently been in remission for the past year and a half and never felt better! I live a completely normal life and the only thing to cause a flare up (that I'm aware of) is artificial sweetner which I obviously stay away from now. I am now a freshman in college and honestly thought I would flare up often with all of the stress and poor quality of food with a limited variety to choose from, but i have to say I feel great all the time with very minimal symptoms and I am currently off all medication. However I have concerns. Although I do not feel discomfort whatsoever I always worry about damage being done even if I don't feel it. I haven't been to my specialist in almost a year because I feel there is no reason to go. Should I worry about possible inflammation even if I haven't flared up in almost two years and what, if anything should I do about this?
Thanks for the help and support everyone!