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Switching From Remicade to another Biologic


Wed, October 02, 2019 3:48 AM

I was diagnosed with Crohns disease almost two years ago yet the symptoms came much sooner than that. Currently Im on remicade and have only been on remicade since my diagnosis. Originally I would drive about 2 and a half hours one way but for about a year the hospital I go to takes about an hour one way. Originally I went for the remicade every 8 weeks but it lost its effectiveness at roughly 5 or 6 weeks. My gastro has since moved me to every 6 weeks. It seems to be working alright but I still have some days where there is a lot of bathroom trips and stomach pain. I want to switch to another biologic that I can administer at home for convenience because the job I work can mandate me into multiple night shifts a week making my schedule really crazy. If anyone has made a switch or has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. P.S. my crohns is in my stomach, large and small intestine and I have acid reflux as a result.

FPO HaileyAube
Joined Oct 2, 2019

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