AZATHIOPRINE vs MESALAMINE

My dad (73M) was rushed to the hospital last Thursday with severe chest/back pain. Over the course of a day, his troponin level went from 270, to 5,000, to 139,000, indicating that he was, in fact, having a heart attack. They did a heart cath and discovered blockage in a vessel. This would be pretty

I (14 F) got diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in October 2023 when I was 13. I also had my gallbladder removed on march 2023 because the doctors had found stones in them. Ever since 2018 I've been complaining about pain and nausea after eating or drinking anything. My mum took me to many doctors

35 X (AGAB F). Possibly pertinent health info: lupus & immune suppressed (not sure if important, but just in case it might affect this, there's something else going on where labs show normal C3 but low C4, low WBC, and low % counts; rheumatologist doesn’t think it’s from my azathioprine and so I

I know this seems a tad bit silly but I'd appreciate you taking 2 min of your time to answer this, mainly to calm her down. My (17M, not that it matters in this case) mother dearest is more of the panicky helicopter parent type. I'm buying myself a new PC and am planning on having it on my desk next

I'm 21F, 5'8", around 130lbs. Physical conditions: Crohn's, cholinergic urticaria, asthma, possible psoriasis. Medications for physical ailments are Humira, azathioprine, topical creams, and an inhaler. This has been going on for over four months now. It's a terrible pain in a star shape with the ce

I wondered if anyone has some insight into what’s going on with my body? I’m a 32 y/o F. I have been lactating a little from one breast only. ( I used to be on Amisulpride and had ridiculously high prolactin levels (over 1000) so I was put on Aripiprazole to help try and bring the levels down which

F(41), 5’8”, 155 lbs, non-smoker, Crohn’s disease with extra intestinal manifestations, current flare 3 months, w/ Gi symptoms, bleeding gums, arthritis, HS, vaginal inflammation meds: Entyvio, Cimzia, Azathioprine(just restarted) w/ allopurinol, Bactrim I have Crohn’s disease and have found the C

Hi guys, I’ll start by saying that I’ve read maybe too much, making me lean to talk here. Here is a small bio of pre-diagnostic: I’m a 28 y.o. very active young white male. 6 feet tall. Weed smoker, no alcool at all. I’ve lost about 50 pounds in two years, now 185lb (after a breakup, took my healt

***Guide to beating Severe IBS-D in America*** There are a lot of resources/posts on IBS-C on this subreddit, so I wanted to post something for us IBS-D sufferers. Here’s steps I, as a non-physician and very severe IBS-D sufferer, recommend to hopefully manage/eliminate their IBS-D, starting from th

Hi all. I had IBS pretty much since birth. I was constipated consistently from birth through young adulthood. Then I was constipated off and on until about 2 years ago. I developed diarrhea as a frequent symptom. I isolated lactose as the likely culprit and my doctor encouraged me to eliminate all d

Hi everyone! After 3 years dealing with IBS-D and trying all kinds of treatments, I finally decided to share my story. I’m not fluent in English, so please forgive any mistakes. I just really wanted to share everything I’ve been through — maybe it can help someone feel less alone or give some ideas

I have been struggling with IBS-D for about 3 years. It has varied over time but eventually became a daily episode of liquid BM after first coffee or any food. I had to get up at 5:30 to allow time for it all to be done by 7. Nothing helped. I took Mesalamine and eventually daily Imodium, it only h

(sorry that the post is so long and also for any mistakes English isn't me 1st language) Hi I'm 15 I've been in a flare up, stuck in my house for a year now. The entire year almost non stop I've had diarrhea I'm going to the bathroom 5-8 times in the day and I'm waking up 3-6 times at night, the wo

Hey y’all. I’m new to this group and would really appreciate some advice or suggestions. I’m 25 and Ive recently been diagnosed with UC and Gastritis and for the past 7 months one of the biggest symptoms I have is excessive burping. After eating. Before eating when im hungry. After taking a sip of

Throat is very sensitive and raw from acid I have these coughing fits and sometimes I can’t stop coughing. Please please please help me with recommendations of how to soothe my throat and stop the tickle feeling that makes me want to cough. I know menthol could potentially make it worse so I’m tryi