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Posted 3/14/2014 11:15 AM (GMT 0)
I had a sigmoidoscopy in February and it showed inflammation at 30 cm. Doctor prescribed hydrocortisone enemas and mesalamine enemas. I took hydrocortisone enemas for 14 days and success with no blood and finally less urgency.

Now I guess I am back at square one because the blood is back. I will call doctor again today, but does anyone here think that I should start the hydrocortisone enema again.

I do not want to go on pred, never have been on it, but doctor always brings it up, I am the one who suggested hydrocortisone enema, which while I was taking it thought this was the trick.

I am so depressed thinking of how I can get my situation under control.

Thanks all.
Posted 3/14/2014 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
I would take the enema.

Get better soon.
Posted 3/14/2014 11:43 AM (GMT 0)
so are/were you using the mes enemas too ?
Posted 3/14/2014 12:04 PM (GMT 0)
yes, doctor had me on mesalamine enema in am and hydrocort enema at night. I stopped the hydrocort enema at night after 14 days 2/11/14 - 2/24/14 and continued using mesalamine enema and have reduced the mesalamine enema to about half the bottle a night every night since. I also have been using mesalamine suppository every third day am. now 3/14/14 blood again.

i am currently talking asacol hd 2 pills 3 x a day.
Posted 3/14/2014 12:37 PM (GMT 0)
sorry cc - should have read you sig first eyes


my only suggestion would be to take a good look at the supps you are taking and try to decide if they are helping or hurting - it's so hard to know for sure when our bodies are a mess -

I have been gradually weaning myself off of things - quit doing probiotics about 3 weeks ago and haven't noticed any negative response - maybe a little improvement actually -

is blood the only issue right now ? maybe just see what happens in the next few days -

that's all I got -

sorry you're feeling a little down -
Posted 3/14/2014 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
Thank soystud for your well wishes, I am constantly trying to find things that may or may not work, but i am very interested right now in the use of nicotine patches as I was a former smoker and was diagnosed about 5 years after quitting smoking.

any thoughts?
Posted 3/14/2014 1:08 PM (GMT 0)
I would jump on them with all you got ! bgirl seems to be doing extremely well and so are others -
Posted 3/14/2014 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
I would do the hydrocort ones till you get things back to no blood and do the mesalamine ones nightly...for a long time. You have inflammation to 30 cm. Its going to take a while to heal that even if you aren't having symptoms.
Posted 3/15/2014 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
No one hates pred. more than I do, but it does bring the flare under control. A short course should be cheap and have few side affects. It may be what you need to stop the simmering inflammation, as that could cause long term damage too. I'd try the Nicotine first, just in case!
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