Unhappy Returns

Well, I'm back. :(

Things have been going quite poorly since Thanksgiving time. I started to flare a bit and it just wouldn't go away! I was on a ton of Prednisone and nothing. Was bumped up to 200mg of 6mp and am still having bloody and frequent bowel movements. Honestly it isn't bloody all the time, but more often than not. Also the BM isn't always D. It can be solid at times, but, like I said, not always.

Glucosamine was recommended to me and I've been trying that. I have been taking too much as I had the notion that more was better. So I'm cutting back to the recommended 2,000 mg/day.

Also at my Mother's suggestion I am trying out the DanActive L.Casei Immunitas (Strawberry!) . It tastes wonderful, but I'm just trying it out now so I am unsure if it works.



I've done some reading and that is how I realized that I was taking too much Glucosamine and I've seen a few topics here on the DanActive product.

Has anyone taken DanActive and gotten good results?


Any suggestions for treatment?

Bleh 200mg 6mp, pred and you're still having loose stools? What were/are your pred doses? Did you taper too fast? I am trying to get off pred at the moment and if things fall apart on my taper this time around, I'm going on remicade (also on 150 Imuran at the moment). Maybe something to consider for you?

@ Ugh Just Ugh

My pred got up to 80mg and I wasn't seeing a change. I hated the pred so I tapered off of it and started searching for other means of getting rid of my symptoms. The Glucosamine worked for a while (then I believe I started taking too much thinking more was better) and things got worse. I will be going to my GI this summer to ask him what in the world is going on, maybe schedule another scope but things are so random for me.

Some days life is good and I'll have a solid BM or two and other days I go to the bathroom 12 times with lots of gas, a little mucus and not much else until I have to rush to the bathroom and then I feel better.

@ Durango Kid

I have done some research online looking at probiotics with CFU... found one at GNC with 50 billion cultures. We will see how it goes. Having a GNC Gold Card sometimes pays off. heh

@ Serenity Now

It helps with the D and it is an anti-inflammatory. Though the side effects say that it can cause constipation and or D. Heh I found out that if you take too much, you'll get the D, or at least I did.

http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/herbsvitaminsek/a/Glucosamine.htm

http://www.springerlink.com/content/k2l5r3r76427028x/


One of these links is written in English the other in Dr. speak but they both basically say that it can help people with Crohns and Colitis.

I'm not saying that it is a wonder drug and will solve all of our UC problems but I don't mind taking 2 extra pills a day to see a little bit more of a result.

Heh it does do wonders on the knees too... My left knee used to pop every time I went up stairs (not down oddly enough) and since I've been on it that has stopped.