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Posted 1/13/2010 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
I've asked the doctor and he said it wasn't likely, but miracles happen.

There hasn't been any known person to just wake up in the morning and not have it anymore.

Our body tends to heal it'self over time. Is there any chance of just getting over UC?

Posted 1/13/2010 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
No. I don't think so.
Posted 1/13/2010 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think so either... sometimes it appears to be gone, but it usually comes back. I don't wanna say always, because maybe sometimes people go into remission and stay there when they're using treatment. I've been in remission like, four years now, taking my meds every day. That's why you gotta stay on your meds and stuff.
Posted 1/13/2010 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
It's not usual, which is why gastros try to get UC patients onto maintenance meds. I know someone who got a spontaneous remission from fistulizing Crohn's disease, that lasted a couple decades without meds. We all thought: "Terrific!!!!" But then this person developed Type B lymphoma out-of-the-blue and had to take 7 rounds of dreadful chemo to knock out a tumor wrapped around one carotid artery (neck) last yr. Try to take good care of yourself & take it one day at a time, think positively, but be aware that IBD can flare up at any time. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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