Posted 12/19/2012 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
Aged 18 I had my first relapse. I'm 31 now and have had it easy compared to a lot of members on here. A yearly relapse lasting a month, kicked to the kerb by some pred. Back to remission for 1-2 years.
Been reading about the vicious cycle & SCD and I think I can line up my causes.
Aged 15 I had gastro enteritis, probably comprimising my gut in some way. Aged 16-17, I was on some Acne drug, not Accutane, it was a UK drug called cyclo-something. I reckon this damaged my guts further. Aged 18, I started obsessively bodybuilding. Never used steroids (I laugh now at my choice to 'be natural' when I consider the amount of pred I've smashed over the years). The bodybuilding led me to these crazy protein powders, whey & casein based. Both milk products. Viola, my first relapse withing a matter of months. I never pinned it to all this until now.
Now I'm 31 and the GI wants me to consider Aza/6mp. I'm gonna give all these drugs the middle finger and change my ways. I'm on a mission to get back to my old self and I'm feeling confident about starting SCD. I will keep you updated, it's about time I gave something back to this forum.