My story

Navy,

Asacol had a similar affect on me and so did mesalamine enemas. I switched to pentasa and ended with headaches, now I take Apriso and I really like it. However, I have a theory as to why the enemas gave me trouble and I think it was due to the fact that I was already inflamed when I started taking them. I think just the insertion of the enema and the fact that I had to hold it when I already had sever gas and urgency did nothing but make it worse. Now that I'm tapering off the pred and seem to be more in control at the moment I would like to give it another try. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and get it going. I think the enemas might be a great means of maintenance and might not be good treatment, at least for me. Either way I'd like to give it another try before I try 6mp again (as I briefly started it but had SEVERE reflux and couldn't handle it). Especially after reading more about the rectum and the how affective rectal meds can be.

So, in short don't fully discount the the mesalamines as there are different brands and they do affect people differently.

Rabbit, did you take a generic rowasa or sfRowasa, when I took a generic rowasa I got increased pain and bleeding, the bleeding stopped when I used brand name sfRowasa

Yea pre workouts like no xplode and super pump no- shotgun are great but I think the caffeine more than the creatine is what'll do you in big time I've noticed that a little bit not so much like rabbit but the one post workout poo was def intense when taking a pre workout like that

Thanks for your responses guys. Indeed I don't have any concrete proof and as you say it can be other ingredients like the uber caffeine doses they include in some of those pre-workout products but i suspect some creatine isn't good for some people.

Navy, agreed the stress and gastro bugs could be the main trigger that sets you off. But perhaps other factors are weakening your defences in your colon allowing those triggers to kick you badly.

While I'm trying to heal I remove anything that I think maybe an irritant. Caffeine, sugars, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, preservatives...

Oh and Navy, when you get your flare under control. If the Drs suggest 6MP don't necessarily dismiss it. While it may seem scary it may give you the chance to turn that foothold into a platform to rebuild your health. That's what it did for me.

I was on 6MP for 6-7 months and it provided a semblance of normailty that allowed me to continue work and be normal (e.g. I got married while i was on 6MP) . I'm not on it now and I wouldn't want to be on it for a long time. And while you don't feel 100% taking it, it's a better feeling than flaring. While I was on 6MP after (2-3 months on steroids) I was averaging 1.5-2 BMs a day. It helped me.

Good luck.

Relief is great they still don't know what made everything stop but I'm not complaining I'm being released from the hospital tomorrow I ate cake today. What???? Anyway I'm still taking it easy they think it could come back so I'm going on a strict diet so I don't anger my colon. But yea I'm 25 never had a sip of alcohol or smoked a cigarette. Just not my thing health and fitness were my focus once I got really fat and decided to change my life at 19. That's also why this is very frustrating because I life such a healthy lifestyle. Anyway I've learned so much and made some friends from this I'm a life long member of the uc club now so thanks for the welcome. Good news it doesn't look like they're going to kick me out if the navy as long as I can stay in control and continue to respond so ill be back at full strength god willing ill fight this beast whatever it takes.