Calves and Crohn's?

This is probably a pretty strange question, but I am in pain and I figured I'd take my chances. I am still very new to Crohn's Disease and actually still waiting for a definitive confirmation through biopsy. I took budesonide for 3 weeks, but it didn't help me, so I am currently medfree pending further medical exams.

Ok, that was just to provide you with some background information. Now to my question: a few days ago, my right calf started to hurt a little. Nothing spectacularly painful, but enough for me to notice it. Over the past 2 days it seems to have gotten a lot worse: it not only hurts when I am walking, but it keeps me awake at night. If it stays like this or gets any worse I want to visit my doctor. If however this is some strange side effect of Crohn's that I have never heard of I might be better of contacting my GI directly. So, that brings me here: does this sound familiar to any of you? Could it be related to my abdominal mayhem? Or is it more likely to be just a strange coincidence? A final FYI: I have not done any exercise apart from my daily walks and I have definitely not twisted my leg or anything like that. Any advise would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

I also suggest getting it checked out. Since it's just in one leg, it could mean blood clots (Deep Vein Thrombosis, or DVT). Especially if there is any swelling associated with it. So please get it looked at.

It could also be as simple as a potassium deficiency. I will get bad leg cramps when my potassium gets low. This happens especially with steroids, for me at least.

Thanks for your responses! I went to see the doctor today, she indeed wants to rule out DVT. I am going for a bloodtest now and will get the results this afternoon. I doubt if it is that, since I have only minor swelling and no redness, but it is reassuring if it has been ruled out. That's for sure.

Should I have this reassurance I will definitely asked about the vitamin deficiencies, sounds like a good explanation to me!

I've had two DVTs that resulted in two PEs. In both cases the swelling and pain in calf was very mild. Always worth checking. One of the most lethal side effects. Hope yours proved to be nothing sinister.

@Gumby44: as I understood it from my doctor there is something called a D-dimer bloodtest. If the results are within normal ranges the chances of having a bloodclot are zero to none. If it is elevated you indeed need an ultrasound to confirm if it is DVT.

Luckily my D-dimer came back within normal ranges. I asked my doctor about the vitamin deficiencies, but she said that would not lead to this amount of pain in one leg only. She does not now what caused it and suggested I wait for a couple more days to see if it gets better on its own, if not I should come back for further testing.

Luckily for me I saw my best friend yesterday, who is a physical therapist. She asked if she could have a look. Turns out all my calf muscles were rock hard, she had never seen anything like it. She said it felt and looked as though they gone into a cramp and never came out of it. She massaged it for ages (very painful by the way) and taped it to give my muscles some support. She has no idea as to what caused it, but offered to do it again over the weekend to see if it improves. If not, I return to the doctor for further testing. If it does: bless her for fixing me! Either way I will definitely discuss it during my next appointment with my GI.

Thanks for all of you chiming in!