?'s for Crohn's

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I've been diagnosed with Crohn's for 5 years and have been on and off

of Steroids about once a year. I started with Entocort, but recently

that hasn't been strong enough. I spent the last 7 months trying to

figure out what was wrong with me since I was experiencing new

symptoms(Bad foul gas, extremely bad bloating, very very load stomach

noises, vomiting, but little to no diarreha). I visited an allergist

and found out I wasn't allergic to any foods. Long story short I got

my gallbladder removed a little over a month ago and landed in the

hospital shortly after for a week with a bowel obstruction. I guess

it was my Crohn's all along.

My GI wants me to start Imuran, but I won't do it. I feel risks out

way the rewards. I am looking for alternatives. I am currently

taking 20mg of Prenosone along with one Flora Q and 1000mg of Pentasa

4 times daily. I have talked to my surgeon about starting an

antibiotic treatment, but LDN interests me.

How long have you been taking LDN? What side effects have you

experienced? Why haven't I heard of this before? What are the long

term side effects of LDN?

Thank you for your time,