OhioCrohnie

Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

I have Crohn's, Hashimotto's Thyroid, Anemia, Reactive arthritis secondary to Crohn's and a whole other pile of problems from the disease that keeps on giving...

Treatments

Asacol Not Working

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful

Avoiding fatty, spicy foods, caffeine. While in a flare, eating the brat diet (without applesauce)

Dietary Modification Working / Worked

Entocort Too Soon to Tell

Just started, besides the "roid" rage and weight gain, like all the other steroidal tx, I can't tell yet.

Flagyl Working / Worked

For stomach infection.

Medrol Somewhat Helpful

Been on them to many times to help for respiratory problems. Again, a steroid has horrible side effects.

Methotrexate Somewhat Helpful

The side effects were horrible.

Prednisone Working / Worked

A quick fix, can't handle the side effects.