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Hello

I have been diagnosed with Crohn's for just under a year. I have spent most of the year on steroids and I also take biological treatment Adalimumab and Pentasa. I managed to get off steroids a couple of months ago but started to have some flare symptoms. So my Adalimumab dose was increased. Although I am doing reasonably well in terms of day to day symptoms, I keep suffering from a bad fevers roughly once a week. The fever usually lasts 12~hours and is accompanied with an achy body and joints. Almost like the flu. I tend to also get a sore sharp stabbing pain\feeling on the left-hand side of my abdomen this can last a few days and usually starts happening with the fever. I occasionally also pass blood for a day or so during these episodes.

As it is only happening roughly once a week, I am unsure if this is something I just need to live with or if I need to try a new medication.

I am wondering if anyone else with Crohn's or Colitis has suffered a similar experience? Or if anyone has an opinion I would love to hear them

Thanks!

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I get a temperature rise when in flare with my Crohn's, I did have those pains in the Right side, concerned as still had my appendix, after much toing and froing was given a doughnut scan (with contrast) when they discovered my last section of small intestine (runs a bit down the right and has a valve near where appendix is) had active Crohn's, so I found it worth pushing to find out what was what. They got me back on steroids for a bit, to reduce the amount of narrowing I was getting.

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Dotmatr1x in reply to SORRELHIPPO

Hi, thanks for sharing. I may have to push for further investigation if it gets worse

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I have had ulcerative colitis for a few years now and have been on adalimumab for a few months, I also take azathiopine. I also get lower abdominal pain occasionally it seems to happen with a flare up at first I thought it was appendix it was so sore. I get night sweats about once a week I don’t think it’s a fever. They do lessen but I haven’t got rid of them yet. Achy joints and tiredness are also part of the flare ups. Sorry not better news for you but you can manage it.

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Dotmatr1x in reply to Carolred

Hi Carolred, at least I am not the only one, and I am more convinced that it is IBD related and not anything else. Thank you for sharing. I will perhaps monitor and suggest different meds or investigation if they get worse.

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