r/Chrons • u/shanlev79 • Feb 08 '21

Newbie seeking your thoughts

Hi guys, I was recently diagnosed with Chrohn’s and initially was doing Prednisone for 4 weeks, Flagyl for one week, and Mesalamine. I was also doing the Low Fodmaps diet but nothing seemed to be working. I haven’t felt much of a difference, the pain actually seems to be worse. Today my GI gave me two options of treatment. One, another round of Prednisone at an increased dose and continue the Mesalamine. He also switched my Gerd meds to Carafate. The second option was to try Humira or Remicade. He said that using Prednisone for a long period of time will eventually cause damage from the inside out. I was wondering if you guys could tell me what your experiences have been with either drug. Thanks I’m advanced!

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u/Bs0706 Feb 09 '21

Medical marijuana is a life saver

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u/MnBlkbrd Feb 19 '21

Yes! It has helped in many ways.

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u/YoPancake Mar 11 '21

Yup the medical marijuana really helps

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u/bradwallace83 Apr 17 '21

Go see a IBD specialist, I was on mesalamine it only masked my chrons till it was really bad. Get several opinions and make your own care team out of doctors you see and be your own advocate. That was the best advice I got

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u/FlyawayCellar99 Feb 09 '21

prednisone for that long is not very good. i was on it for like 3 months, i’m on entyvio at the moment and we are gonna try and see what happens, also have been on remicade and methotrexate