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joietulip
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Hi everyone,
I am new to the group. I was diagnosed with Crohn's 7 years ago when I was 28. I had been in remission for most of that time, but about a year ago I had a pretty bad flare up and was put on Prednisone. I gained 25 lbs in the 3 months on it and can't get it to come back off! SO frustrating!
I am on Lialda and Imuran though I would love to get off the Imuran. I have been trying to lose weight since January and have only been gaining- again- WTH? So frustrating! I did my first 5K a few months back, and have stayed way active. Cut out sodas ( mostly- I treat myself occasionally) Changed my eating habits altogether. and still gaining weight. :-( Shorts I bought a month ago no longer fit- and not because they are too big... I can't button them.
I know a few other people with crohn's, they are all stick thin and have no appetite. This is not me, I have never experienced the loss of appetite! And I am certainly not thin!
I don't get it. I recently got a fitbit and will be using that to help monitor sleep and activity. I work full time and am a mom, I fit in as much workout time as I can- generally 45 min to 1 hour a day. My Dr. ran tests to see if there was ah hormone issue- but all tests were fine. Not sure what else to do.
Anybody got any thoughts on this?
I am new to the group. I was diagnosed with Crohn's 7 years ago when I was 28. I had been in remission for most of that time, but about a year ago I had a pretty bad flare up and was put on Prednisone. I gained 25 lbs in the 3 months on it and can't get it to come back off! SO frustrating!
I am on Lialda and Imuran though I would love to get off the Imuran. I have been trying to lose weight since January and have only been gaining- again- WTH? So frustrating! I did my first 5K a few months back, and have stayed way active. Cut out sodas ( mostly- I treat myself occasionally) Changed my eating habits altogether. and still gaining weight. :-( Shorts I bought a month ago no longer fit- and not because they are too big... I can't button them.
I know a few other people with crohn's, they are all stick thin and have no appetite. This is not me, I have never experienced the loss of appetite! And I am certainly not thin!
I don't get it. I recently got a fitbit and will be using that to help monitor sleep and activity. I work full time and am a mom, I fit in as much workout time as I can- generally 45 min to 1 hour a day. My Dr. ran tests to see if there was ah hormone issue- but all tests were fine. Not sure what else to do.
Anybody got any thoughts on this?
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