Hi Carol, Yes indeed, exercise does seem to help weight loss, even when you don't want it to! About 6 years ago I lost a lot of weight when I was having continuous flareups. I felt nauseated for a good 3 years, couldn't eat, and had the accompanying diarrhea at intervals. I was hospitalized 4 times at monthly intervals in 2017. No one could help me except tell me I had IBD and that I needed my duodenum removed.. I was also weak so exercise wasn't something I was doing. Thank heavens for Mayo Clinic. Every state should have one and fortunately Arizona does. (I live near Phoenix.) I had many different tests and finally started to get answers. Crohn's Disease! Fortunately I started to respond to medication. I was initially on Humira but was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2020 so my doc switched me to Entyvio, which has less of an immunosupressant factor. At some point with the Humira I began to get better. I regained the weight I had lost (now I want to lose a little weight!) and enjoy eating again. As for the leukemia, it is very stable. I never had any symptoms and am not requiring any treatment. I've been very fortunate.
I hope you are continuing todo well with the Entyvio. Your wt loss could be a result of the inflammatory process of Crohn's. If that gets under control, the weight may stabilize. Stay healthy!