Just the thread I was looking for.
I was diagnosed with AS in August 2012 and CD in January 2013.
The first treatment option for me was
sulfasalazine. This treats both CD and AS. The problem is that it only treats CD in the large intestine and after this weeks CD flare up they have taken me off it.
My thought was that the option after sulfasalazine is
biologics, however they have put me onto entocort. This was the decision by the GI doc and my rheumy doesn't know yet. I don't think that she will be too happy when she finds out. She wanted to get me straight onto the bios.
I am worried that while it fixes the IBD it will cause damage with the AS and there is only so many paid meds that I can take. It hasn't been untreated for a few years now (before dx I was on naproxen). I can not imagine this been a good 4 weeks for me.
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