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Posted 2/28/2011 3:59 AM (GMT 0)
Can someone please explain to me why that anytime i use Panadeine Forte (Paracetamol & Codeine Phosphate) i get relief from my UC for about 5-6 hours
Its like my UC symptoms are gone and i feel almost normal again.
No other medication i have tried has given me any relief.

Also does anyone get eye infections due to there UC?
Posted 2/28/2011 7:35 AM (GMT 0)
What relief exactly are you meaning? Codeine will slow down the colon...so bms can be much less and more solid.

q
Posted 2/28/2011 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
My inflammation is reduced and my bowel movement is drastically reduced
and my sense of urgency is reduced as well.

Quincy im not sure if you know about the use of codeine, but is the use of codeine every day bad for ones body?
Im worried my liver is going to get damaged if i use it on a daily basis
Posted 2/28/2011 11:28 AM (GMT 0)
Vicodin works best for me. It was as if I did not even have UC. Been off it for over a month now.
Posted 2/28/2011 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
Narcotic pain relievers will slow the bowel down. Occasional or low doses shouldn't harm Uc the long run but higher doses and long term usage will make the bowel sluggish. So basically is slows down which in turn causes constipation. Which for us, slows us down enough to appear normal.

As for eye infections......yes, yes and yes! I have had numerous eye infections from Uc. It is called an extra manifestation of an IBD.
Posted 2/28/2011 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
How do you know your inflammation has gone down? Did you have a c-scope recently?

Opioids don't reduce inflammation, nor does the Tylenol in the vicodin.

q
Posted 2/28/2011 10:01 PM (GMT 0)

quincy said...
Opioids don't reduce inflammation, nor does the Tylenol in the vicodin.

q

They tylenol is only in the vicodin to keep you from abusing it. The daily maximum is set by the high amount of Tylenol which the liver can only process so much of.

For me, the vicodin did reduce the inflammation otherwise the high dose of blood thinner would have resulted in bleeding, yet my condition was just like not having UC. I am still doing great so I think it left me in pretty good shape. I have introduced a lot of fiber products to make up for the lack of vicodin. The downside to the vicodin is the memory impact the following day.
Posted 3/1/2011 5:03 AM (GMT 0)
It doesn't reduce inflammation. It would slow down the bowel, however.

q
Posted 3/2/2011 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the information guys
Posted 3/2/2011 3:19 AM (GMT 0)

aguywithuc said...

quincy said...
Opioids don't reduce inflammation, nor does the Tylenol in the vicodin.

q

They tylenol is only in the vicodin to keep you from abusing it. The daily maximum is set by the high amount of Tylenol which the liver can only process so much of.

For me, the vicodin did reduce the inflammation otherwise the high dose of blood thinner would have resulted in bleeding, yet my condition was just like not having UC. I am still doing great so I think it left me in pretty good shape. I have introduced a lot of fiber products to make up for the lack of vicodin. The downside to the vicodin is the memory impact the following day.

sorry im a bit slow, but do you take Vicodin every day? and if you do how much?
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