Hi there. I found this web forum after my latest flare up last month.
I’ve had crohn’s (Ileum and lower colon) for the past 20 years and was diagnosed at 17 after a period of weight loss and bloody diahrrea. I was initially prescribed prednisone and 5-ASA followed by Imuran. Four months after being diagnosed I was hospitalized and put on an elemental diet to get things under control. Luckily that did the trick and I was able to go for 18 years until 2009 on 5-ASA and Imuran with only one flare up requiring a prescription for prednisone.
Since late 2009, I have had to go on prednisone five times and have had two colonoscopies done since November. The prep for these (Pico Silax) has not gone well and the doctor has not been able to get a clearer picture of what is going on.
After going home following the last procedure four weeks ago I ended up back in the emergency room with a blockage. Following an x-ray and shots of Fetanyl and Gravol, a surgical resident brought over a NG tube and explained the procedure that would to pump out the contents of the stomach. My response, which elicited a chuckle from the surgical resident was “So you pump my stomach for a couple of hours, give me a prescription for prednisone and then I go home for a few hours of sleep and go to work tomorrow right?” She then explained that I would be admitted. I spent two nights in the hospital and was released two days later with a course of prednisone.
I have to go back to see my GI in a to see where we go from here, I was referred to him late last year (I am in a different locale from when I was first diagnosed). Ideally I would like to deal with this via medication (still on the 5-ASA 3 gm/day and Imuran 100 mg/day). The prep for the last two colonoscopies with the PicoSalax was not pleasant (took a long time for things to come out) and I wonder if the prep does not agree with me or if there are some bad strictures. When I had a colonoscopy in 2006, I took magnesium citrate with no issues.
I’ve had crohn’s (Ileum and lower colon) for the past 20 years and was diagnosed at 17 after a period of weight loss and bloody diahrrea. I was initially prescribed prednisone and 5-ASA followed by Imuran. Four months after being diagnosed I was hospitalized and put on an elemental diet to get things under control. Luckily that did the trick and I was able to go for 18 years until 2009 on 5-ASA and Imuran with only one flare up requiring a prescription for prednisone.
Since late 2009, I have had to go on prednisone five times and have had two colonoscopies done since November. The prep for these (Pico Silax) has not gone well and the doctor has not been able to get a clearer picture of what is going on.
After going home following the last procedure four weeks ago I ended up back in the emergency room with a blockage. Following an x-ray and shots of Fetanyl and Gravol, a surgical resident brought over a NG tube and explained the procedure that would to pump out the contents of the stomach. My response, which elicited a chuckle from the surgical resident was “So you pump my stomach for a couple of hours, give me a prescription for prednisone and then I go home for a few hours of sleep and go to work tomorrow right?” She then explained that I would be admitted. I spent two nights in the hospital and was released two days later with a course of prednisone.
I have to go back to see my GI in a to see where we go from here, I was referred to him late last year (I am in a different locale from when I was first diagnosed). Ideally I would like to deal with this via medication (still on the 5-ASA 3 gm/day and Imuran 100 mg/day). The prep for the last two colonoscopies with the PicoSalax was not pleasant (took a long time for things to come out) and I wonder if the prep does not agree with me or if there are some bad strictures. When I had a colonoscopy in 2006, I took magnesium citrate with no issues.