Remission Finally

After nearly 2 years of suffering and 5 months on medication im finally in what i can honestly call remission. No blood, no mucus, no loose stools, no gas, no constipation, and no urgency. But the issues im having now are of the autoimmune type. My joints are achy and seem to not ever get better no matter how much i rest them. Ive been tested for arthritis and other joint diseases and all were negative. I used to take gelatin in the past to help with this before i got UC and it would work wonders for my joints. Does anyone know if taking gelatin might affect the UC or cause any adverse effects to make me to flare up again? I know one of the effects the gelatin does is coat the lining of your intestines so i am kind hesitant to use it.

Congrats on the symptomatic-remission. Joint aches are something that can be an ongoing concern for some of us. Best when joint-aches and inflammation go away together though.
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/resources/arthritis.html

Yissurim, ive been on a pretty strict diet for over a year only changing it as i realized what i could handle. I started oral mesalamine, suppository, and enema regimine back in mid october but i never really acheived full relief from symptoms. The only symptom that instantly went away while starting meds was the diarrhea which i was not experiencing too bad at the time. I still would get gassy, occassional upset stomach, mucus in stool galf the time, and occassional small streak of blood in stool. But that wasnt the crap that bothered me the most. The scary crap was the weight loss. I just couldnt stop losing weight. I dont really know what i got down too, i just quit looking after i got under 135 and im 5'7". So in about january sometime i stabilzed finally with my weight. it very slowly happened. I was at 140 to 145 for a few months, could not gain anything no matter how many calories i ate. Im was still on this diet and cheating every once in a while for birthdays and family events but not going crazy. Still experincing the symtoms though. Finally saved some money to do a test that a homepathic dr suggested. This test is pretty tripped out, they put a headband with wires and 2 finger monitors on you. It revealed alot and it made a whole lot of sense. Apparently i was suffering from some sort of bacteria that is only supposed to be in the mouth/ teeth area . Well i had this bacteria in my stomach ans colon. Dont ask what it was cause i dont remember. I was then put on a some sort of TENS Electrotherapy machine for the bacteria, parasites, candida, and virus. i did 3 treatments and sure enough i was in remission. Now im not saying that this is what caused me to go into remission, maybe timing, maybe my body was ready, but nothing else seemed to work. ive been symptom free for probably around 3 months now. In the first month and a half i put on 25 lbs. I got up to 170, and am i now 165. Didnt want to get too oveerweight, but for the next time i flare im ready and have the weight to lose. Yeah, it feels different now. It actually feels like im absorbing the food now not just going through me. Also my restroom visits are no longer killing the next person who goes after me if you know what i mean. And not to be nasty or anything like that, but darn it feels good to finally take a healthy, fulfilling, satisfying ****!!!! Its been a long time. I ended up buying one of those TENS electrotherapy machines and am on it every night. Im still taking the pentasa orally but im down from 6 pills a day to 2 or 4 and im completely off the suppository and enemas.