Your Views on UC Treatment? (pills vs plant)

The way I see it is you have to do what works. If homeopathic works, then great. For most, meds take care of it all. Others like myself, nothing worked and had to have surgery. One thing I think we can all agree on is that this disease is stubborn!

Agree with byebyeuc, this disease is so individualized.

I've read many posts here people are working during flare.
There is no way I can work, I can't even do my house work.
With Bloody diarrhea, cramps, weight loss, anemia and dizziness how do they work? That's my point, do what works for you.
Be it SCD, LDN, FMT, Gluten free, fruits fee, raw vegetables free, dairy free, alcohol free, meat free and I even read vinegar and onion syrup helped reach remission.

My signature tells you where I stand now.

pickles first, meds second

Why choose?, use both pills and plants. I say go for whatever works for an individual. For me personally, medications show results, but I've got some evil strain of uc that only responds to the strongest treatments available.

just curious scarcrrow - i don't recall your history - so did you quit meds and then turn to non-meds or did you just add the non-meds and later drop the drugs ?

Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E

Obviously taking some sort of healthy supplement or probiotic, and no chemicals, that would be my preference. At the same time, I don't know too many people with severe UC that get off that easy. You have to remember that this illness is varying in degree from person to person and from flare up to flare up. If someone has very mild UC and they are maintaining with caactus juice and a probiotic, that's their situation, maybe not yours. My UC has always been very severe. I tried a lot of "natural" treatments, none helped. You know, I question a lot of these OTC herbs, capsules, pills, they are not regulated or tested, who knows what's in them. On the other hand, the medical options aka drugs are definitely not things you're dying to put in your body, but neither is an inflamed colon. It's sort of crapshoot.

Very individual. I subscribe to the theory of homeostasis, and that's how I control my disease. I don't believe UC 'comes and goes'. Have experienced tough times, made mistakes that flared me, but got back to remission by doing what worked. Sometimes there was confusion. Have increased the number of things I can rely on. One thing, don't listen to anybody who takes pharma meds and says you can eat whatever you like. The meds are likely holding down the inflammation, but that doesn't mean there isn't a push-pull factor and disease can simmer even when inflammation's down. You've got to 'cool' it. The immunity is regulated by whatever goes in the body and the environment. In some tough cases there is a very elusive genetic component that can require serious meds and the immunity is difficult to regulate with things that may work for others. Purist diets don't work either. And you've got to find what works for 'you' both in terms of meds, the food and a personal sense of mind/body balance.

isleman-Well said, I agree with you.

I disagree, especially with the statement: don't trust those who take pharma medications and can eat anything. My immune system is the biggest cause of my symptoms. Not what I eat. My immune system is out of control and bent on making me ill. I wish it was a simple as eliminating foods from my diet. Been tried and failed.

Everyone has a different case of uc, some more mild, some more severe. I'm sure what we eat has a small impact and those with more mild symptoms can reduce their symptoms some.

iPoop said...
I disagree, especially with the statement: don't trust those who take pharma medications and can eat anything. My immune system is the biggest cause of my symptoms. Not what I eat. My immune system is out of control and bent on making me ill. I wish it was a simple as eliminating foods from my diet. Been tried and failed

Everyone has different beliefs on what's causing our UC.
I believe a SAD (standard American diet) with little to no fiber that starves our bacteria and makes them eat our intestinal mucin is one of the causes. Therefore diet is crucial to healing long term with out the use of heavy duty meds.
I know some disagree but it's just my own personal opinion based on what I've read and heard scientifically and experienced.

I was diagnosed however with severe pan colitis by the way and used to go 20+ times per day.
Not a mild case here