Looking for suppliment advice

there are a lot of supplements that help some but not others. so unfortunately the process will be lengthy if you do it right.

you can try the advice of many others who may respond, but you won't know what's helping unless you try one thing at a time. and possibly keep a journal of meds/food and how you are feeling as far as UC goes.

some things that have helped me:
probiotics (i used primal defense but felt much better when i switched to Pro Bio made by enymedica)
fish oil helped me when i was dealing with urgency but no longer helps me. started to make things mushy.
psyllium husk powder (mixed with diluted juice). though i don't think i started it until after the bleeding stopped. i take this with every meal and you have to start with a tiny amount and work your way up.

and cutting out most processed foods. a food journal helped me eliminate a couple of foods that really irritate me as well.

but honestly, i didn't get the bleeding under control without prednisone. although i know many folks have been able to and hopefully you can too.

there are a ton of things out there than help many people and it can be overwhelming. but the main thing is that just because it worked for some people doesn't mean it will work for you. just listen to what your body is telling you. if it doesn't like something, don't force it.

hope you are feeling much better soon!!

I take bee propolis, infact it's been almost 5 yrs of taking it daily..I started with the liquid form which tasted just awful but it absorbs faster, then when I quickly noticed improvement from it, after I finished the bottle of liquid I bought cap form (the best is from puritans pride online)....after one whole day of taking it (the liquid) 3 times, the next day it stopped all my bleeding and terrible lower back pain (which I would get during all of my 30 BM's/day and I'd be in tears from the pain), cut back on my 30+ BM's/day to around 15/day....bee propolis is a natural anti-inflammatory and my GI strongly encourages me to take it every day for the rest of my life, he says it's non-toxic and it's a great nutritional supplement on top of how well it's helped my symptoms, after all, no more bleeding, pain, cut back on mucus and frequency and so quickly with no side effects, you can't lose...but if you're allergic to bees you're suppose to avoid all bee products.

Then I added fibre supplements as ordered by my GI, also to take every day for the rest of my life and that just helped even more, cutting back on frequency again (so then I started going 10X/day, no more mucus at all and completely formed BM's, sometimes when I wipe the TP is clean because they come out so formed.

I added omegas 3-6-9 daily too, my skin is better and my mood improved greatly, it's also anti-inflammatory so I'm sure it's a benefit as well, but when I added the last thing, probiotics one called primadophilus reuteri made by natures day (one/day) that's when I finally got down to going 5 or less times a day.

I also take vitamin B12, A, C-Calcium ascorbate.

So you see, the natural route can be a huge benefit, often it takes more than one thing to get good results, but I AM NOT on any oral RX used for crohns, just the natural things I mentioned above and I have NO SIDE EFFECTS, and pay alot less money a month than if I was taking oral RX.

I've also altered my diet, no junk of any kind, especially sugar, no processed crap either....I drink water and chamomile tea (also a natural anti-inflammatory) everyday and nothing eles...I exercise regularly with cardio and weights, as exercise is crucial for normal functioning bowels.

I have crohns-colitis, so my CD is affecting my colon (going on 17 yrs now), when I first got sick it was also in my small intestines, colon, rectom and anus (still in my anus with perianal crohns skin tags which had surgery on them because they were mistaken for hemmies, that's where my CD first started, not internally but externally with my perianal crohns skin tags.

I also take bee propolis, probiotics, calcium carbonate, multivitamin and fish oil supplements. They all seem to help. The calcium is mainly for the kidney stones that I am so lucky to get along with my UC. I agree with pb4, the bee propolis has helped greatly. I only take 2 a day (I just started this) and it had really helped out with my symptoms. I got the ones that I take at Whole Foods.