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Posted 9/29/2012 9:11 AM (GMT 0)
i quit smoking in june wondering will this make uc worse im using nicotine mints 1.5 mg as iv been ill had my meds changed and still feel ill feel like buying a packet of cigs just to see if i feel any better ??
Posted 9/29/2012 10:32 AM (GMT 0)
What do you mean by feeling sick do you have symptoms of uc? 
Posted 9/29/2012 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
It took about 90 days for me to re-set my gut with cigarettes. Im not telling you to smoke, or do nicotine mints, Im just saying that was my experience.

Carlie
Posted 9/29/2012 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
yeah my flare up started last september and finally diagnosed on march 16th i was put on pentasa 100ml x2 and it was working just a small amout of blood loss in june i stopped smoking and the flare up got worse nothing is controlling it im now on x3 800mg oral and 1 mg supositores and still bloated heavy blood loss ect im wondering if the stopped smoking has anything to do with it as a smoker the flare ups lasted around 3 months then settle for while before starting up again this time there seams to be no end to this flare up ?
Posted 10/3/2012 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
I have never smoked. Unless you count second-hand smoke.

My flares were always D, 6+ times/day , occasionally bloody over about 15 years.
Also suspect I have RA (no official DX yet) due to unexplained back pain.
I'm only in mid 30's so am convinced my troubles are auto-immune based (was a major hayfever sufferer too)

My adrenal glands are also rather weak. Which probably explains why just 5mg prednisolone is so effective at stopping a flare in my case. I believe that my weak adrenal glands are the core of the colitis problem.

Foods that harm the adrenals are listed here:
http://www.adrenalfatigue.org/adrenal-fatigue-diet


I recently quit tea and coffee. I mean totally quit. Not even a single cup for a 'treat' .
This was hard as I love tea. Dairy doesn't bother me so much but I don't eat it in huge quantities.
Also dropped chocolate in any shape or form.

Anyway colitis is in remission now and back pain has greatly diminished. I will stay off tea and coffee forever if necessary.

I suppose the ultimate test would be to go back on tea and coffee and see if colitis flares.
For now I am just enjoying feeling human again.
Posted 10/3/2012 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Each of us is different, and one size most defiantly does not fit all; that being said, for those of us who are nicotine dependant, nicotine deficiency seems to have a large effect on UC symptoms.

In my case, I’ve been able to maintain remission for a little more than three years now by using nicotine replacement therapy, specifically Nicorett lozenges and electronic cigarettes.

Posted 10/3/2012 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
I quit smoking over 5 years ago when I got pregnant with my daughter. After she was born I started seeing symptoms. I know now that possibly quitting was my "trigger" for UC. I would never start back up to ease a flare though.
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