I was recently diagnosed with Crohns and I need to know as much as I can about it. I have so much pain with the meds I was given. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yeah, that is what I am taking,,,Pentasa. I mean before I would have one bad attack every year. Bad enough to put me in the ICU this last time before they diagnosed me. Now it seems that I have the pains every day since I started taking the meds. I am starting to wish I never found out what was wrong. At least then I could go on with my daily routine. I have 3 kids that need me to fell well every day. Ya know???
Oct 27, 2008
it works for me!! by: al blanco
hi laurie
sometimes is not the meds that can make you sick, chk your diet. you are having the same problems i was having, all meds were getting me sick, until i started checking my diet, i stopped eating a few things and ive been alot better. for ex, i dont eat nothing thats not cooked, like tomatoes, lettuce, brocoli and so on, not even pickkles, nothing thats not cooked!! and even cooked ill watch out.. we all have different bodies and we all going to have different side affects to meds, but in chrons part of the war is the diet! and there are foods that we eat everyday without knowing that its getting us sick and we blame it on the meds., so make sure you know what you can and can not eat. and i know we all have the problem with our appetite, my medicine for that and i prescribed it to myself after researching that in chrons is not known to have an bad affect, and i dont ecourage but i smoke some pot, it has helped me alot in my gaining weight and my stool beign more formed cause of the whole meals that i am able to eat with apetite 3 times a day. hope u get better..
Oct 25, 2008
Crohns Disease - Help by: Kim
I had a lot more problems with the medications I was given to treat the Crohns disease then I think I would have had without them. I was put on Pentasa at first which caused stomach cramping and diarrhea. Then I was switched to Lialda which helped for awhile but then also caused me problems. Now they have me on Humira and Entocort. I took myself off the Lialda when I was having some problems that I thought it might be causing. I told my doctor and he said that it was okay. Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts but you also need to listen to your doctor. It may take a while before you get settled with the right medicine. Just have faith and trust your doctor to see you through.
