Hey everyone,

So I've been in a very solid remission since last summer thanks to Remicade. Or I was until about a month ago. Started seeing a bit of bright red blood and occasional white mucus streaks. Not every time but maybe every other day.. No other symptoms except that I've been a bit more on the constipated for the past few months ... I did see my GI and I am due for a scope anyway so we will see what is going on (waiting on scheduling), but in the mean time I thought I'd check in here.

Have any of you had times while on Remicade that some symptoms came back and you were able to pull out of it without it turning into a full flare? and how? Does it mean Remi is failing?

Thanks for any input you might have..

the only time i did well on remicade was when it was with 6mp. when i had to sop 6mp, remicade didn't work at all. i think it's "normal" to have some blips but not full on flares. if i was full on flaring with remicade, i would not take it and move onto something else.

I have been on Remicade for 2+ years now. I have had times when my gut bled briefly, only for me to come out of it without intervention.

I think the most recent time I bled was due to taking antibiotics. A couple days after the course of antibiotics I stopped bleeding.

Stress also has brought the blood once I think... but it takes a lot of stress and not enough rest together to bring it on.

Basically just resting and not doing anything stupid brought me out of the bleeding.

Thanks everyone so far.

I am already at double dose so not going to be going up I'm afraid. I'm focusing on the positives (not getting worse in 4 weeks, still not everyday, not feeling rundown like I usually do when starting to flare.. )

Hoping that it is just due to a bunch of things I threw at my system in a short period of time. Last month I was preparing for first trip to Mexico, so did Dukoral for diarrhea, did a double shot of Hep B (singles are not getting me immune), started Osteopath treatments (which he says he is working my digestive system).

Hoping to hear from more of you, especially if you've seen symptoms that have not turned into a full flare while on Remi- that would be great.

Saw my GI last week, so he is fully aware, he mentioned getting my levels checked but wants to schedule the scope first to see what is going on. I do have confidence in him, he is in the top of his field and involved in a lot of the research being done in Canada. And amongst the 7 Gi's working on my case last year in hospital.. he was the only one not rushing the surgery option.

I started Remicade nearly a year ago and have see little to no improvement since starting, with other symptoms getting worse since starting. I now suffer extreme constipation (never had before) and have to take laxatives regularly; my most recent scope in October showed inflammation in the rectum (which was new); and I still suffer from regular abdominal pain, sometimes severe. It has decreased my nausea some, but not completely. Needless to say, I'm not impressed with the drug.