Healing UC flare without meds

NCOT: I never denied people who stay on drugs can get worse. It happens all the time and they sometimes have to change meds. Sometimes even that doesn't work. But, that's not an excuse to quit safe meds that work. Very few people can go med free and there have been thousands who posted here where safe meds worked to achieve remission, they quit their meds and flared worse than they did before, and the meds that had worked before either don't work again or work as well. It's not a worst case scenario. It's the common scenario. I do have a stubborn streak though. You got me there.

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Hi!
So i was at the doctor and he Said i have mild inflammation- Did rectoscopy
So i take 1 asacol per day 800 mg
As this almost got me a remission but today i had bit more lose belly with blood.
Otherwise Its oki.
He told me to take meds but i asked if i can skip if i get better and he said that i can try and see how It goes- and if get flare go back on

Btw My face is supér oily- what to do?

Hi runae,
Thanks for this post. Currently im also taking probiotics.
I hope you get back to remission soon. How long does your flares last? And how much inflammation you had when you were diagnosed?

Ele11 - just got out my report 9 years ago colonoscopy diagnosis was Non ulcerative proctosigmoiditis moderately severe with IBS in background. Don't think I got a measure of inflammation. So I guess if theres no ulcers maybe I just have Colitis vs UC? Length of flares vary, this one has been 4 weeks so far, this is a long one & I stupidly only started drugs a week ago because it took me a while to realise the usual things I do to get a flare under control weren't working. for some reason they often happen in May - May was also when I first got diagnosed too. I haven't had a colonoscopy since so I'm going to book in for one as I get the feeling things could have changed.

Funnily enough the flare also coincided with me starting on the healthiest ever diet no sugar, dairy, gluten, processed meats, I had lost weight & felt amazing with loads of energy.....before the flare kicked in, but this diet was also high fibre so that could have been part of the trigger. And as you've probably seen on these boards sometimes all the healthy natural living in the world makes no difference.

Juststud - its irrational I know but I just don't 'like' the idea of taking all these pills everyday even when not in flare or showing any symptoms and when I've had years in remission & my diagnosis didn't seem that bad compared to some. I do find when I'm on pentasa, I get rashy, dry scalp, bad breath, generally feel dehydrated even though I try and drink lots of water, but those are obviously insignificant compared to a flare. To be honest I haven't been very 'accepting' of the fact I have a disease I'm actually quite un-educated about it & because of ongoing IBS in between flares as well I've started to think its normal for me. But I'm going to go talk to a GI and get another scope done to make sure what I think is ongoing IBS isn't actually low level flare.

"They are significant if you are in remission. It may be worth experimenting with different mesalazines to see if you can find one which gives you fewer side-effects. "


i totally agree - if I was you, I'd be feeling and doing the same things - there's no reason to accept what isn't working - if that is, you have to desire and energy to find something better - sounds like you do -


"But after 9 years you are overdue a scope; definitely time to get another one."

yup !