who has an osteopath in their deck of Doc. cards...?

I did... was by far one of those most relaxing and best experiences I have had. It's very weird, like a super gentle chiropractor. I always said if I could afford it this is one of the things I would literally do daily, haha.

I don't think a cure can be found here.. maybe not a remission either but darn that was my favourite hour of the day.

I had terrible joint pains from a reaction to remicade. this helped deal with the pain substantially. and I used to have a very "tight" feeling in my abdomen all the time - then one day he was doing something and there was this giant "pop" sound - loud enough that we both looked at each other and went wow... From that day on I have never had that tight feeling since.

Was weird...
II'd go back tomorrow if I could afford it. I still do the stretches he showed me at home most nights. They help a LOT.

Wait - maybe I'm mixing up Osteopath with Osteologist.. I have a hard time remembering all these terms.

The one I go to has to deal with spine manipulation... so again like a very, very gentle chiropractor.

Osteopath = another type of medical degree in the United States (called an OD). MD's are called Allopaths. Both are certified to provide medical care (as a primary physician or whatever else their training allows such as surgery). There are even GI's that are DO's.

From my understanding they focus a bit more on holistic health such as diet and are also taught spinal/bone maniuplation similar to a chiropractor. The difference is OD's approach such things from a medical literature justification. Chiropractors do it from a theory of subluxation (that pathways in the body need to naturally aligned). If you go to a DO with a bacterial ear infection, they're going to give you antibiotics unlike a Chiropractor who will try to align your spine for it or something.

I looked into this a bit when I was first diagnosed and pretty sure that a US trained DO (doctor of osteopathy) is just as qualified as an MD but they have different approaches to heal. There are also trained osteopaths who aren't fully liscenced physicians. These are more like a chiropractor. kind of a confusing designation which would serve us better if it were better clarified.

In my opinion, it would be ideal for someone with UC to see a DO as well as a GI. Keeping your body healthy overall should be a good thing. Might find and correct problems before they are too big

I'm assuming you're Canadian, C-gal, so if you find one that helps you, pass the info on.

There is a huge gi practice in my area that has an osteopath in their group. I haven't gone there but I was thinking of giving it try for a second opinion.