Steroids, the first action treatment for IBD and Crohn’s disease when surgery is not needed. They act by reducing inflammation and therefore allow your digestive system to heal. Steroids are used to control and stop the flare up before you move onto a long term drug to keep you in remmission. Im currently on a … Continue reading Prednisone for Crohn’s Flare Up – My Experience So Far
One of the main things that happened while I was admitted in hospital was the daily visits from a dietician. At present I'm currently about 1.5 stone underweight, I lost just under this amount in the last 9 months of being unwell, this is due to my digestive system being inflamed so basically nutrients are … Continue reading Crohn’s Flare Up – Low Residue Diet
For about the last 12 months I have noticed that fatigue has been a big symptom of mine, it's something that I passed off as being busy or stressed and didn't really think that it was anything other than being a modern woman. Since my diagnosis I've seen major improvements in my pain, nausea and … Continue reading Crohn’s & Fatigue
I wasn't quite sure what to title this blog post so I'm hoping I'll write it and it will come to me by the end. Full upfront disclosure this is going to be a long one, I've been absent from blogging for a good few months and a lot has happened. Firstly my endometriosis, so … Continue reading Life Update – My Crohn’s Diagnosis Story
