Are we just a bunch of crybabies?

Your signature indicates that you follow the SCD diet and it seems to be working for you. For me it isn't the SCD but a food diary to isolate food triggers such as shellfish and gluten. Very effective in my case and for many others here. There are not many doctors who would give us much info about diet.

My “med” of choice is powdered psyllium seed. It is my STOPPER that nips symptoms in the bud and kept me in remission for the past 5 years. I learned that from this forum as well as suggestions for probiotics, fish oil, anti-inflammatories such as curcumin, etc., just check out our signatures to see the wide diversity of what works individually for us.

Not every alternative supplement works for everyone but this forum is a valuable resource for new ideas. We even learn about how surprisingly effective conventional rectal enemas can be and that is a topic doctors seem to be reluctant to discuss.

Of course there are conservatives here who make it a point to emphasize the conventional line that diet and supplements don't work for them. Much more so on the other HW forums. But this UC forum is so popular because we can learn so many ideas from so many that would be hard to find anywhere else.

It is what it is.....Some are whiners all the time, some are sometimes, some are never. We're here for many reasons. and I'm grateful it's available.

Many things add up to the activity...not only the posts, am I correct? From what I observe, there are a lot more guests (and probably unlogged in members) than logged in members reading this forum. There are also spammers, multiple identities. weirdly created posts that aren't legit, etc.

I find it more interesting as to the conclusion that being crybabies is the reason this is the most active forum.

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I think you're being facetious about us being "cry babies."

I agree with what others said and would add that most of what I read here is people asking for advice and people providing intelligent, creative, and often well-researched advice. Very little whining (but whining is ok, too!).

Since there are so many treatment options and variables with UC, getting multiple opinions is invaluable. I may not have ever learned about curcumin, grape seed extract, resistant starch, or rectal meds without this site and I'm very grateful it exists.

Also, I'm a know-it-all and love being able to dispense advice. 😀