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Both are supposed to do the same thing in the body. The only difference is Remicade is a made-protien where as the Humira is a human protien. With Humira you give yourself a shot every other week.
So far, after using both, I prefer the Remicade. I didn't mind the treatments as much as I do the Humira even though the Humira is more convienient (I hate having to give myself a shot.
Gastro has explained that the sympathetic nervous system goes into action when eating food (no matter what it is, even a simple slice of toast) and this starts the mnotility in the intestines. Unfortunately, no-one, neither gastro nor gastro surgeon advised me that resecting the ileo-caecal valve means there is no brake on the motility from small intestine to colon, and I guess I am just going to have to live with it.
I've been diagnosed with RA since 2006. On Methotrexate 20mg, Humira, and folic acid. In last 24 months I've had 3 bouts of pancreatitis (twice after gall bladder removal) with no cause determined gastro doc, and chronic burning sensation in legs, buttocks and lower back. (Similar to feeling of frostbite) Sensation increases as day progresses and greater sensitivity on sitting or clothes binding in areas.
Sorry to hear of your recent flare. My brilliant gastro prescribed Remicade a year ago - it entails 6 hrs in hospital as a day patient, every 8 weeks, but after 40 years of "complex Crohn's" as he puts it, it is the only med that keeps me in remission. As far as I understand current IBD protocols, steroids are only used short term to bring about remission, but we need an immuno-suppressor drug (Remicade, Humira, Cimzia) for maintenance of remission.
Needed more thorough blood testing for medication Humira. This is when everything went crazy. Have appointment with Gastro next week and hopefully this PCR test is something that he will do. My GP looked at test results ordered by Dermatologists and mentioned that the enzymes were out of range but there should be no alarm. Probably a carrier since I have had no symptoms (which I'm hoping is the case).
Welcome to the Crohn's Community forum, where I hope you can get the support you need.
It is entirely possible to have Crohn's without bleeding as I can relate from my own experience. I was dx in 1970, only symptoms severe weight loss and diarrhea. I had a good appetite, no pain and no bleeding. Eventually a laparotomy was done (no scopes in thise days) and some 15 different areas in my small intestine were inflamed. Biopsies confirmed the Crohn's diagnosis.
I have ankylosing spondylitis and irritable bowel syndrome. I think they are most definitely related. I've been following a low starch diet (Carol Sinclair's IBS Low Starch Diet) and it has really helped. I've also recently started seeing a nutritionist and had food intolerance tests done, am taking Schussler Tissue Salts and incorporated the Anti-Inflammation Diet Plan into my menu planning. All this is detailed on my blog www.bonappetitreview.blogspot.
Anyone taking humira and feel like they are sick coming down with a cold for a week after injection? Not a full blown cold but the start of one. I feel like this always and this is my 3rd dosage ( counting the starter kit), so I'm new to humira. I've noticed if I'm stressed, I'll even get a sore throat. I know humira suppresses your immune system but are you supposed to feel like you're coming down with something every injection or will this go away with time?
Of course it seems a lot of folks have the same questions you do after reading humira info online - found a lot of questions asking if humira causes herpes.
If you already have herpes simplex, either orally or genitally, it could cause it to reactivate. Most people never get tested for herpes to know that they have it.
Hi monicaroni, I have been taking Humira almost 8 months. I take humira for Crohns Althougth reap the benefit for the AS. I am thinking that you probably had a concurrent infection brewing when you Started Humira. Good Luck managing your AS, I appreciate how difficult it can be with mobility issues, and treating pain.
I also have a fatty liver, and have been on prenisone for past 3 yrs. Have also been on colchicin, metheltrexate, humira, and now enbrel. I have had spontaneous remissions for one or two months. In July I was admitted to the hospital with a severe flare-up and I was found to be hypoxic and now on home O2. My Rheumatologist wants me to see a gastro guy and possible liver biopsy and my PMD says no. In 2008 my hepB Core AB, Igm was negative and in 2010 my HepB Cor AB Tot was positive.
As you well know Humira is an immuno-suppressive
drug , which mainly inhibits TNF (tumor necrosis factor).
There's a growing amount of evidence of the development of Autoimmune conditions, related to TNF inhibitors, such as Remicade, Humira and other biologics.
Some arthritis type auto-immune diseases can have gastro-intestinal impacts - Lupus is one. As well, I do know that colitis can be associated with ankylosing spondylitis (spinal arthritis that begins with sacral region pain). I believe there are other arthritis conditions that can be related to Crohn's and Colitis. My son has colitis and has problems with sacral and almost sciatica type pain.
My husband missed his dose of Humira by 24 hours a week ago. He is now vomiting regularly like he did prior to his diagnosis. Is this normal with a missed dose? He has been on Humira since September.
I just started Humira (2 shots so far) and have had a worsening of symptoms since the first shot. My hands/feet have become swollen and my joints hurt more than before I started taking the Humira. I also have systemic vasculitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) and am on Cytoxan and Prednisone, but I have been taking both for more than a year and know the side-effects from each.
This began when he was taking prednisone and a TNF, most recently Humira. But when he started having so many infections the doctor stopped the TNF, but continued the prednisone, 30-40 mg. /day. Eventually the prednisone was stopped too, and for the three months he was prednisoe-free, he didn't have even one episode. Then he started on prednisone again this January and the episodes started again. Each time he's hospitalized he's on a variety of medicines and IV fluids.
t know what to think, except I have an excellent gastroenterologist, who has recently become the lead gastro into a study on the costs/effectiveness of treatment as in-patient or out-patient, of the biologic drugs for Crohn's (Infliximab, Humira) which I started last July, so at least he is current with all new drugs. and....I trust him implicitly.
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