HELLO EVERYONE!

Hello people!

I've been lurking around this forum since 2008, the year when I got diagnosed.

I have tried Remicade, Humira, Entyvio, LDN, all 5asas, corticosteroids and went off all meds last year after experimenting with Menthol cigarettes(international brand) and it put me into good 95% remission state for close to a year.

I just started flaring up again 2 weeks ago after getting food poisoning.....
Started out with mucus/gassiness then i'm sure you know what... blood then D

Any helpful would be very appreciated.

I guess it's time to hit the mesalamines again or I could try something drastic but I'm just out of new treatments.

I'm just hoping that this flare will die down without me having to get hospitalized... fingers crossed o_o

If you haven't used mesalamine enemas then now is the time to get some and use every night for a week and see if bleeding stops (then you can work on other symptoms). They are expensive with my high ded. insurance (I get mine from Canada but still cost $$) but are the only RX that ever helped me. Diet modification is also a big factor for me but takes a while to get figured out and doesn't work for everyone.

Thank you everyone. I totally forgot about the possible intestinal infection. I'll definitely ask my gi know about it.

Imagardener2, I have a question about your diet. Eating potatoes doesn't get you bloated??

It seems like my digestive system's ability to digest food in a timely manner has been greatly affected. It takes me hours sometimes and I get food coma veryyy easily now. This drives me insane because I feel so useless and lethargic for hours after eating.

the lethargy after eating could be diabetes. you need to have blood sugar checked.