New here, Many questions.

Hi everyone I just registered and this is my 1st post.

 

 I'm not yet diagnosed but after much research I think i have left side colitis. (as the pain is only on the left)

 My doc tested for gluten alergy and that was negative. She perscribed Dicyclomine 10 mg but it hasn't helped much, i suspect because the problem is inflammation.

I guess the next step is colonoscopy (eek!).

 

 Okay here's my questions for the more experienced people here:

1. What are the most successful drugs in terms of remission?

2. Is chronic fatigue a symptom of colitis?

3. What types of herbs and suppliments should i take for inflammation?

(i already take probiotics, fish oil, aloe vera, zinc, multivitamin, antioxidant, and olive leaf extract)

 

I do have a few more questions, but for now i'll test the waters of this forum with those 3.

 

THANKS FOR READING AND ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE

 

 

Welcome to Healingwell. What other symptoms are you having at this time? When is your scope scheduled?

I take a lot of supplements such as boswellia etc. but that is just me, I have been taking supplements all my life. Most people do not find taking too many supplements helpful. I think one reason is all the fillers in those pills. When I buy supplements I try to avoid extras like magnesium stearate and propylene glycol.

But most here would probably agree that probiotics, vitamin D, and some form of soluble fiber such as psyllium in Metamucil or Citrucel are very helpful.

Even more important than supplements for me is watching my diet. Try going gluten-free for a few days and see if that helps. Lactose intolerance is another culprit that you may want to test for. A food diary really helps.

Yes ive had bleeding in that range, from just a bit on the t.p, to mixed in the poo or even just blood and mucus.

 I've done the exclusion diets to find the sneaky culprit, and for me i think it's saturated fats and refined sugars. I've been a vegetarian/vegan for many many years, so i dont react well to dairy and usually only have it in my coffee, or frozen yoghurt. The test for gluten allergy was negative, but I personally feel that the more natural your diet is, the better.  Ancient man didn't have all the diseases we have in the modern world, because he didnt eat the garbage we have, and he got alot more excersize.

 The past few days i've been feeling much better and i'm not quite sure why.   

It sounds as if you're doing a lot of the good possibilities, natural-remedy-wise.
I take melatonin as a sleep aide often, but it doesn't do anything for my UC. I know there was a clinical trial going on to see if it might be a UC treatment, so my guess is that it does help some people.

I've taken Slippery Elm and it has helped; I've also taken bee propolis. At first I thought it was helping, but then it seemed to stop having any effect. My only issues with the Slippery Elm is that it needs to be taken between meds, and that's hard for me to remember (I have small windows there, since I take meds four times a day.)

I've done well with fiber. I take Metamucil, my son's GI recomends Benefiber... some folks here do well with psyllium seed powder. Most easily available psyllium products that I've found are psyllium "husk" - and "seed" powder is supposed to be beneficial in regard to butyrate levels - so you might look into that.
My GI put me on fiber 25 years ago to bulk up the stools so I'd "never have to strain" and - that's been true. (But be careful starting the fiber; do it in small doses to begin with until your system gets used to it, and so you can tell if it agrees with you.)

I didn't have pain until about 20 years after I was diagnosed, just bleeding, mucus, urgency, frequency.

Keep us posted when you are scoped!