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Posted 8/21/2014 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
It took me 8 long years to get in remission. You can see by my signature that I took a lot of medications to get any relief. The lifestyle change helped the most!
Unfortunately I tried to stop taking my lialda completely a few weeks ago and I have had a few days of symptoms. Hopefully just a minor setback, but I know how out of control this disease can get really fast!
Posted 8/22/2014 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
This was my first major flare since being diagnosed. It took me a year to get back to remission using prednisone, colocort enema, cortifoam enema, imuran and then rowasa enema, and apriso once I got into remission.
Posted 8/22/2014 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
I have been in a constant flare since diagnosis. Symptoms came on over night.

I have tried all the stuff out there. I would still be flaring if it wasn't for: Remicade, Azathioprine and prednisone. These three things are the only things which helped me gained remission but if I drop it, I will flare again.
Posted 8/22/2014 9:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi there. I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago and started on prednisolone 40mg for 2 weeks with a 5mg/week taper beginning 1 week ago. Im on 3.2mg Asacol for maintenance. Luckily i noticed a difference right away and for the last 4 days ive been lucky enough to have excreted the little known and rarely achieved "ghost poo". No blood, no mucous, perfectly formed 10 inch log of beauty. Until today however when i had broken pieces of mucous and blood filled misery. Last night was the first time i didn't take VSL#3 and Psyllium husk powder( with Lacobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Fruco-oligosaccharides) and Aloe vera juice (because I was away from home). Feeling somewhat dejected and having realised that complacency is not a good idea Im still grateful im away from the months of 25BMs, anaemia and 25lb weight loss.

Im an Optometrist and deal with Ocular inflammatory disease secondary to IBD fairly often and the variance and unpredictability of this condition seem to be more pronounced than other conditions I see.

Onwards...and good luck!
Posted 3/23/2015 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Remission is possible ! I was diagnosed 4 years ago, and finally feel like a normal person again. I had no remission during that time, meanwhile getting worse all the time. I started on asacol, then onto steroids ( hair loss, moonface, and no better), and finally started humira just over 6 months ago. And my life has changed ! I honestly never believed I would reach this stage. I ended up with pancolitis, living life from one bathroom trip to the next, and having almost daily accidents. I felt like a failure, like a teenager who never manages to pass their exams, and letting everyone down. I started with humira injections once a fortnight. And at first, i thought this would just be the same old story. But my doctor didn't give up and made me start once a week injections. And little by little, things have just got better from there. Today, i actually took my rescue kit out of my handbag and left it at home !! A huge moment for me. I don't know how long this will last, but for now I feel healthy and strong. So please have faith. remission may not be possible for everyone, but I felt like a hopeless case and have actually achieved it.
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