Treatment for Mild Crohn's disease

[Kendra2276]

Hello.

The doctor thinks that I have mild Crohn's disease. The treatment is 1 month of predisone followed by let's wait and see. They are thinking that from here on out I will only need predisone during a flare

The question that I have is, What do you guys take for mild Crohn's disease? Is it normal to cycle on and off predisone for mild Crohn's disease?

Thanks

 

[Scipio]

For the first 5 years on my mild Crohn's I did pretty much what you are doing except I took budesonide (a milder steroid with fewer side effects). It seemed to do pretty well for a long time, but eventually the disease progressed to a partial stricture of the ileum and an extra-intestinal inflammation of the pericardium - requiring chest surgery. So now I am on stronger stuff, namely Stelara.

So it's not an unreasonable approach, but you and your doc must vigilant for any progression beyond mild disease.

 

[Tummytrouble77]

Hi! I am on Stelara also. Have been onit a year. I have on and off rectal bleeding with right sided abdomen pain. Just had Ct scan and they say i have moderate nodular rectosigmoid thickening with proctitis mass lesion. Not sure what this means. Stelara may not be working. Is it working for you?

 

[Scipio]

Stelara does appear to be working for me, although I've been on it for only about 5 months. I do occasionally still get some mild right side pain, but so far nothing worse.