Fish oil

I'm not actually a believer in fish oil. I tried it once and it didn't do anything. From what I understand there are several bad versions of fish oil that could make you worse. Not all fish oil is created equal and I'm not sure how you tell the bad from the good.

I would think that the benefits from fish oil to those who have "proctitis" is because it provides slip to the stool and could be easier to pass.

I, personally, wouldn't purchase cod liver oil.
I'd suggest you use the retention enemas rather than just the suppositories...

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It is the most difficult area to treat.

Are you using the 1000mg mesalamine supps? And are you using them during the day only?


Are you in Canada or the UK?

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Good review of fish oil.

DHA is vital for brain function, controlling inflammation, keeping depression at bay, etc. I think it's a vital part of any therapy and not just UC.

As for the sources, I know only of one good and reliable brand that works for me and that's Nordic Naturals. I would get the rest from the low mercury fish like sardines, anchovies, salmon 2-3x a week.

Hope this a helpa!

I've been mixing and matching different rectal meds for about a year now, but this particular combination has been used since roughly the end of January. I also for a period of time thought that changing one of my suppositories to a steroid one could work. My disease seems to be very inconsistent, one week I may be pretty good symptom wise, but then another week, poor. The fact that I have had lots of exams, and I have some coming up could be a contributing factor

Typically my worst is when I bleed a lot, like enough to make the toilet water bright red, I don't really have much else, sometimes small bouts of nausea and sometimes mild constipation. But that's about it. When I have a good day, I will have small amounts of bleeding, usually just on the toilet paper, maybe a little bit in the toilet. I've been quite badly anaemic due to the bleeding I've had in the past, so it seems to me that that is my main symptom really

Sometimes I can have blood on the stool. I did have a flexible sigmoidoscopy in november and that revealed about 5cm of inflammation at the very bottom of my bowel

Hi,

Based on what i've read - there are multiple benefits of taking quality fish oil pills.. so now the whole family takes them - but especially my son who has UC. Given how much Omega 6s (cause inflammation) exist in everything we eat - and the family is not so big on eating fish multiple times a week (believe me i've tried!)... I figured taking fish oil is one way to help balance out the Omega 6 / Omega 3 imbalance. I also throw in flax seed meal into their pancakes, french toast and protein shakes.... even flax seed oil on salads. Unfortunately, you can't just rely on flax seeds for omega 3s... best explained in the article linked...

After digging around on line - I ended up buying Nordic Naturals.

http://authoritynutrition.com/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio/

Hope that helps...

Thanks for the help people, hopefully I will be able to start taking some suitable alternative meds, along with my conventional meds. I hope it works :)

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What alternatives would you be asking your doctor about?

Fish oil I don't think as an alternative, but as a supplement..unless it was a therapeutic level.

I would caution you to not start with a high amount.
The one I use is Renew Life Norwegian Gold Easy Omega. Lower amount (since more seemed to give me SBS (slippery butt syndrome)).
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I was going to ask my doctor her opinions on probiotics and fish oil. Just to see if I can give the conventional meds I've been taking a bit of help

I searched around for a nutritious fish oil and I end up getting Green Pasture Fermented Cod Liver Oil. Unfortunately, it's rather expensive.

Has it helped me? Hard to say but it definitely has not caused me any issues. I just keep trying to put nutritious foods into my body and hope for the best.