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Posted 11/28/2011 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Its only been a month but i cant seem to get outta this flare....
There was a problem at the pharmacy and I was given brand Asacol instead of generic....i have taken both before with no problems....but had been taking generic for awhile....as soon as I started taking brand Asacol my symptoms started acting up....I realize this is essentially the same drug and shouldnt put me in a flare....but it did....i feel like this drug no longer works for me. I am afraid of starting Imuran which my GI says is the next step. I have taken 6MP before and it made me really sick. Any tips on what a uc must have in their diet....or should have....all i currently take is generic asacol 8 pills a day....calcium with vit d and minerals...i ran out of probiotics...i just moved from the us to canada and they dont carry the one i used to take...and the ones ive tried dont seem like the work the same. I also dont taper well off steroids i do 5mg until 20 then cut by 2.5mg

Bee propolis, curamin, tumeric, spinach and seed, physllium, peppermint oil? help please
Posted 11/28/2011 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi UC-V-

Where is your UC located?

A few things that might help are VSL3, mesalamine enemas and pysllium seed powder. The pysllium seed powder has really helped reduce my BM's and firm things up. I'm at 5mg of prednisone right now and I've never felt this good at this low of a dose of prednisone. I believe the pysllium is the main reason why I am tapering successfully.

You might want to consider a short course of Prednisone to get yourself back on track and use the VSL,enemas and pysllium while you taper to hopefully avoid a relapse.

Good luck!
Posted 11/28/2011 8:50 PM (GMT 0)
I have pancolitis
I had tapered to 15mgs but started flaring again and went back up to 20mg. I am going to try the pysllium powder thank you. Its just so frustrating sometimes :S
Posted 11/28/2011 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
I definitely share your frustration, it seems like everything is good on the higher doses of Pred but once you get down to a certain level, it all goes to hell. I've had two unsuccessful tapers from prednisone. I'm currently on my third try and holding strong at 5mg. I definitely recommend the pysllium seed powder. I take 2 teaspoons, 3x a day and it has really helped. You have to start slowly with it and build up the amount you take or you might get bad gas and bloating.
Posted Yesterday 12:16 AM (GMT 0)

UC-V said...
Its only been a month but i cant seem to get outta this flare....
There was a problem at the pharmacy and I was given brand Asacol instead of generic....i have taken both before with no problems....but had been taking generic for awhile....as soon as I started taking brand Asacol my symptoms started acting up....I realize this is essentially the same drug and shouldnt put me in a flare....but it did....i feel like this drug no longer works for me. I am afraid of starting Imuran which my GI says is the next step. I have taken 6MP before and it made me really sick. Any tips on what a uc must have in their diet....or should have....all i currently take is generic asacol 8 pills a day....calcium with vit d and minerals...i ran out of probiotics...i just moved from the us to canada and they dont carry the one i used to take...and the ones ive tried dont seem like the work the same. I also dont taper well off steroids i do 5mg until 20 then cut by 2.5mg

Bee propolis, curamin, tumeric, spinach and seed, physllium, peppermint oil? help please

" curamin, tumeric, spinach and seed, physllium,"

Sounds good...I would add salmon, plain yogurt with active culture, VSL#3DS, chicken, sulfasalazine, Librax, Mebeverine, Immodium.
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