Hey, beta, I didn't know there was such a thing as Crohn's arthritis. It makes sense though, as they're both inflamatory processes. I'm with Dogmama on this one. You take an anti-inflamatory to control an inflamation process. Tylenol probably wouldn't have helped much; some Motrin or Advil might have.

There was a time when I was taking a lot of Motrin for my endometriosis pain. I found that if I took it with TUMS, I had a lot less stomach pain. That might be a gas station emergency measure--some ibuprofen + TUMS if you forgot the Celebrex.

Funny about being chased by the Shar-Pei. I can just see it! I lived with a Shar-Pei (Sophie) for 5 years. They are tough little beasts. They used to be palace guard dogs in China. Glad you shook him off your tail.