As a follow up from my last post I still have had cramping for the past week or so. Compared to my post though I am sleeping pretty regularly (roughly 8 hours of sleep per night) and the cramping has gradually appeared to have gotten better.
I asked my GI given the constipation if I should do anything different. He told me to keep taking hot baths and make sure I eat fruits and vegetables. In addition to my GI I also work with a nutritionist who had told me to add more fiber to help the constipation. In addition to this drinking more water as well would help.
The other thing I changed as well was I took my Humira (4 days before I was suppose to). The other thing I did as well was normally I just inject my right thigh but this time I directly injected Humira into the fat of my stomach to maybe get it closer to the source.
My weight has also shot up as well. Currently I weigh around 170 lbs. and I normally weigh 165-168 lbs. It is an odd experience since I haven't known I was hungry due to the cramping in my stomach. The odd thing as well is usually when you have cramping with Crohn's you are losing weight. For instance around lunch time I am usually starving and earlier in the week I didn't feel an empty sensation which seems to trick my brain and causes me to eat more than I should. The past few days things have seemed to fall back in line and I fell almost back to normal.
My game plan the next few days to take some vacation to rest and relax. I think this would a good test to see how I feel (without any stress) and also to examine my sleep as well. Also I plan to stick to eating apples, drinking plenty of water, and also trying more of a high fiber cereal.
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