Hello all, I'm Nick, 17 years old, and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease last thursday after a colonoscopy. I began having pains in mid-november, and lost around 25-30 pounds in november and december. After getting so bad with pains and fatigue I just laid around all day until I was able to see a GI doctor. Everything was pretty straightforward and I've been prescribed Prednisone at 40 mg every day. I start tapering next week with my first Remicade infusion, as well as methotrexate at 7.5 once per week.
If anyone could give me any advice on how to handle Crohn's as well as what to expect from the treatments, I'd be very grateful. I'm also hoping to be able to get back into proper shape after the weight loss, as I want to return to practicing parkour as soon as I can.
If anyone could give me any advice on how to handle Crohn's as well as what to expect from the treatments, I'd be very grateful. I'm also hoping to be able to get back into proper shape after the weight loss, as I want to return to practicing parkour as soon as I can.