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3 month flare?

(For some reason my subject line is not showing up, so I apologize for that.)

OK, so I had to restart my diet due to being in the hospital just about 3 months

ago. I was not prepared and ingested illegals in the hospital, but since then

I've been fanatical about the diet, the only known illegals I've had are in my

medications.

I'm on Remicade ( & methotrexate), and just had my last infusion on Thursday.

Usually after my infusions I a lot less symptoms of Crohn's. Well, not this

time. The weekend after I had fevers and D, and now I'm still dealing with a lot

of D, getting up in the middle of the night with D.

How do I know if this is a flare from the changes in my gut due to the diet or

to something else?

Other reasons I can think that may be a possibility are-

• taking an allergy pill

• trying eggplant

• too much exercise

• my meds not working

I guess there really isn't any way to know, is there? I'd like to think it's

just the 3 month flare, which to me would signal a good sign that the diet is

working. But why then isn't my body responding to my meds? Is that common with

the 3 month flare? Shouldn't your meds still work with a flare?

Also, have you guys noticed a problem with nightshades? I had been eating a lot

of tomatoes, then I tried the eggplant. I don't know how to tell if that's what

caused it though.

And for those of you that exercise- do you find that if you push yourself too

hard that you flare? I'm struggling to find a healthy balance, and my doctor is

thinking that the reason I'm not able to get myself in complete remission is

because I'm pushing my body too hard with my workouts. Admittedly, I probably do

push myself too hard for someone with active Crohn's. It's hard for me to know

what a reasonable amount of exercise is, since before I was sick I was an

athlete and marathon runner so I'm used to pushing my body to its limits.

What do you guys think is a reasonable amount of exercise? I realize this is

probably different for every person. But do you think that over-exercise can

contribute to my symptoms. Sorry this is kind of off topic, but I don't know

anyone personally with Crohn's so I don't know who else to ask.

Sorry this post is all over the board. I'm lost as to what to do. I really don't

want to end up in the hospital again. Do I need to get a second opinion from

another doctor, or do I just wait this flare out since it may be the 3 month

flare? How long do I wait? How long did your 3 month flare last for those of you

that had it?

Thanks for listening,

Amber