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So I started the 45MG Rinvoq, took my first pill in December 24th last year. I was also tapering off prednisone at the same time which I finished mid January.

So I was on the 45MG Rinvoq between December - end of May (this month). This is when it was working.

In between those months, I stopped Rinvoq for 3 weeks in February as I ended up with shingles.

After the shingles had completely gone, I started the Rinvoq again

I started getting symptoms a few days ago.

Now it looks like the symptoms have completely come back.

I’m not gonna take the 30MG Rinvoq anymore. Depending how bad it is, I may need Prednisone

I hate prednisone as it makes you gain weight and a moon face.

What would advise the next steps?

So I’m on Rinvoq. I believe we had to do a blood test every 3 months while we are on it unless we feel we weird and the symptoms comeback

Before I started Rinvoq and was at an active flare, I was doing blood tests like 2-3 times a month. I did 6 little tubes in a day

I did a blood test once and my haemoglobin was 110 so they sent me home. I kept telling them that there’s something wrong that I keep feeling tired. I didn’t want them to send me home.

This is because I didn’t feel good

About two days later, I just forced myself to go in again. I told them can you do another blood test because there is something wrong with me

So they did my blood test again two days later because I told them to. My haemoglobin had dropped to 85 within two days. So I was given iron infusion.

When I kept feeling tired and unable to stay up, I knew I was anaemic and I was right

I was thinking I’m loosing too much blood from my body lol

I was prescribed this when I was 31 I’m now 32

I feel like they give younger people something different like Remicade

This just seems like such a harsh medication for somebody who’s still young and not even half of 65

Because it carries lots of side effects and risks, although it does help the IBD, I just feel that they should’ve given me something different

So I’m talking to a guy. We agreed to a casual FWB relationship only.

At first he said we can go to a nice cafe in London. He said he’ll drive us there

I searched the place up and it was nice

I don’t normally go out on Saturdays but I thought let me go out on Saturday since it’s nice weather too

The entire day we’ve been talking and he started being sexual by saying things like “we can cuddle after”

I told him if we can just meet first to see if we like each other. He agreed that’s the plan

So now he told me that we can just get a Starbucks drive thru and sit in the car

I told him I’m not gonna waste and ruin my Saturday for a poxy Starbucks. I go there so many times.

My brother has to give up his time for childcare too to watch my child

What is wrong with this guy? Should I just cancel the whole thing?

It looks dodgy….

He wants me to jump in his car first of all

And he wants to chat and get a Starbucks drive

That’s a big red flag

Should I run? I think men like this need to be avoided.

They seem kind of dangerous as well

I’m only asking this as my earliest memory was probably end of age 3 - 4 years old. It is a very light memory

Some people say they have earliest memories at 2 years old, which is very rare

I would have thought 4 years old is when some memories start

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We all know both men and women are at risk of being attacked, however women are at risk of being attacked and sexually assaulted

Rape and SA is more common in women than men.

When a woman becomes pregnant she’s the one that deals with the childcare and her career is cut off unless she can afford childcare or has a massive family to support her

There are also cases of where the woman gets pregnant and the guy runs for the hills leaving her as a single mother…

I can’t have said anything wrong here.

Wth men, they tend to bring money home and support their families. Lots of women have even been sexually assaulted at work.

The way I see it daughters need more protection compared to sons

Although both genders can be attacked, women face sexual harassment too

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So I’ve been talking to a guy for a few months. He told me he had custody of his son for 5 months due to his partners mental health

I keep asking him what kind of mental health she had. Clearly it must’ve been serious that he had his son for 5 months?

I asked him if she’s been sectioned in a mental health hospital and he said no.

He won’t even tell me if she’s been seeing a counsellor or healthcare provider

I mean I need to know if he has a psycho ex partner if I’m gonna get into a relationship with him lol

I heard stories about psychopath ex partners.

I even told him my own mental health problems which is personality disorders and anxiety.

He can’t even tell me what mental health she has

Or is he lying?

I also asked this question on the Crohn's Disease forum. Only one answerer said it did

How it started: I got diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in October 2024 after doing my colonoscopy.

In the previous months, the entire June July and August went with me having runny watery stools.

I first ignored it, but as it was happening for so long, I finally decided to do a stool test which I handed in at my GP

I was contacted after and was told that I have H Pylori in my gut which I was prescribed antibiotics for.

But around September, I started feeling weird and having belly aches. I did a blood test which showed I have a high infection rate and I’m slightly anaemic.

So I was told to go into the hospital for further checks

I’m just thinking, I was first diagnosed with H Pylori and was given antibiotics for it

Did any of these trigger or cause my Crohn’s disease?

So I can’t find the right guy. Most guys are on dating apps to hookup.

I don’t want to hookup asap, if it’s a fwb relationship I expect to date at least 3 times before having sex. This is so I know what I’m entering. I’ve been taking advantage of in the past so I’m more careful now.

Guys would either unmatch me after a first meet or tell me they just want to hookup after the first meet.

Also being single i meet multiple men a week because im bored. If only there was one guy who would commit I wouldn’t be meeting multiple guys a week

I DONT have sex on the first meet.

My question is, as a woman is it normal to meet multiple men a week simply because you can’t find the right match?

So I got diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in October 2024 after doing my colonoscopy.

In the previous months, the entire June July and August went with me having runny watery stools.

I first ignored it, but as it was happening for so long, I finally decided to do a stool test which I handed in at my GP

I was contacted after and was told that I have H Pylori in my gut which I was prescribed antibiotics for.

But around September, I started feeling weird and having belly aches. I did a blood test which showed I have a high infection rate and I’m slightly anaemic.

So I was told to go into the hospital for further checks

I’m just thinking, I was first diagnosed with H Pylori and was given antibiotics for it

Did any of these trigger or cause my Crohn’s disease?

I was talking to an Indian man born and raised in the UK

He told me he loves all races but he can’t get along with white males as he doesn’t feel comfortable with them

He said he feels more close to black men than he does with white men

Is this a normal feeling with most people?

For example you’d feel more comfortable staying in a house with your own kind of people than other races.