I have been battling crohns disease since 2007. I wasn't formally diagnosed until October 2012 via a Prometheus blood test with a colonoscopy in March 2013. It all started during a 9 day field training exercise in ft. Jackson. I am in the army and have been in 7 years now. During the exercise I noticed abdominal pain and feeling constipated. MREs are mainly soy and that's what triggered it. Never had soy before basic. Upon coming back from the field I lost enough blood from that first movement to pass out coming downstairs. I had a thrombosed hemorrhoid that was later removed. While removing it they found 3 fissures. These were fixed in Kuwait with a sphinctorotomy in 2008. I then developed a fistula in my belly button in Iraq and a cyst in my neck. These led to me being referred for testing for crohns. I started on entocort ec and mesalamine. Mesalamine helped some but the steroid has nearly gotten me an article 15. I am now medically nondeployable after 2 tours and a bum knee. I am taking remicade as of yesterday. Feeling kinda mousy now. Hopefully it works. If not... I don't mind being Med boarded out. My unit is finally getting my line of duty papers approved so I can get my va compensation. That's my story so far. 2 surgeries some steroids and one infusion. I just want my butt to not hurt and get my energy back for my 1 year old son.