Prednisone – Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease

Riding the Flare & Dietary Interventions for Crohn’s Disease

I’m about 3 weeks into this flare. Had a great talk with my primary care doctor where we discussed my long term health goals and I shared with her my research on treating Crohn’s with diet. She is incredibly supportive and promptly ordered a bunch of tests to assess my micronutrient levels and try toContinue reading “Riding the Flare & Dietary Interventions for Crohn’s Disease”

CDED Reflections

So I tried to manage my last Crohn’s flare with diet, and a heavy dose of steroids. I tapered off the steroids and did not have a relapse of symptoms. I believe this is because (1) steroids are a cheap, widely available, and effective treatment for Crohn’s flares, and (2) diet has an impact onContinue reading “CDED Reflections”

Health Care: Denied

My gastrointerologist told me if I am not interested in being on Remicade (or a similarly priced drug) for the rest of my life I should seek treatment elsewhere. She did not prescribe me Prednisone to stop my flare. She wants me to take tests and have a colonoscopy. She wants to discuss medication optionsContinue reading “Health Care: Denied”

Isolation

Now entering the second week of steroids for my Crohn’s flare. What is people? What is human interaction? Maybe I’ll be able to do that again in 2 months when I’ve tapered off Prednisone. I have my telehealth visit the day before I’m supposed to go back to work. Hopefully my job will understand myContinue reading “Isolation”