s is in the terminal ileum area and/or first part of the colon, a newer steroid, Entocort can be used, which does not have the debilitating,
and embarrassing,
side effects that prednisolone and prednisone do. In the case of flares, steroids are usually prescribed to bring the flare under control, immuno-suppressants to keep the disease, hopefully, in remission.
If the Crohn's is intractable, newer drugs, immuno-suppressants (such as methotrexate, remicade, humira, cimzia etc.