When is it a flare?

[greengirl]

Hi
I'm on Humira & methotrexate and they have been working great for about the past 18 months but I've suddenly started getting terrible bloating, gas and pains again - really bad at night and :sign0085:feeling tired etc. when is this considered a flare? I'm still eating so am not losing weight but im not sure how long to leave things before I go to my specialist - what would they do anyway?

 

[Bld]

I'd be tempted to go and see them even if it is just to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand. It might be something different but at east you would know either way.

 

[SarahBear]

I'd go ahead and make an appointment. I don't know how long of a wait you generally have with your GI, but it takes a while to see mine. In your position, I'd make the appointment and if the symptoms went away in a week and I felt fine, I'll call and cancel. But like Bld said, it never hurts to check.

 

[crazycanuck]

I'll side with BLD here as well. I always feel like getting things checked very early is always the far better option. If you go and it turns out it's nothing than at the very least you'll alleviate that worry and that alone can help.