Arsenic Suppositories - Acetarsol

ya, my results are the same as IAC - i always compare my colon to my skin - i spend a lot of time in the sun, but not all at one time - if i were to spend all day today in 100 degrees with my back and head exposed, i would get burnt to a crisp ! avoidance is the only prevention, and time is the only healer -

same thing with certain foods - avoidance is the best policy - i can eat them occasionally, but if i go hog wild, i'm in big trouble -

IamCurious said...

imapro(ctitis) said...
Day 10: The last 3 days have been one hell of a ride with fullspecked days. I've eaten loads of foods that I know I shouldn't.

When I eat something bad there is nothing that I can take to prevent symptoms from returning. Supplements can allow me to recover more quickly but symptoms end only when I stop eating the offending foods.

I have no idea what it could be.. I'm suspecting it might be the soya milk that I've been drinking lately..?

What supplements would you recommend me to start off with since the only one I currently take is Actimel?

notsosicklygirl said...

iamapro(ctitis) said...
Day 15: I feel like I'm back on square 1..

Last night there was a bit of blood and this morning there was lumps of blood and mucus.. happy days happy days.. heh

I don't get it anymore, I just don't understand what I'm doing wrong..

One positive thing tho; I went from 3 BMs on day 13 to 2 BMs yesterday and today I have had 1 BM as of now (it's 11.40 am)

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. With every medication, there are some who respond, and some who do not. What other meds are you taking for your UC? I wouldn't give up a hope, a day with 1 or 2 BMs sounds great to a lot of us... It takes time to heal.

It's so hard to tell yourself that when the medication works wonders at first and then it just.. stops.

I also take Pentasa, 4g a day, nothing else.

soynomore said...
ya, my results are the same as IAC - i always compare my colon to my skin - i spend a lot of time in the sun, but not all at one time - if i were to spend all day today in 100 degrees with my back and head exposed, i would get burnt to a crisp ! avoidance is the only prevention, and time is the only healer -

same thing with certain foods - avoidance is the best policy - i can eat them occasionally, but if i go hog wild, i'm in big trouble -

That's true, a new way to think of my colon:) !

notsosicklygirl said...

iamapro(ctitis) said...

notsosicklygirl said...

iamapro(ctitis) said...
Day 15: I feel like I'm back on square 1..

Last night there was a bit of blood and this morning there was lumps of blood and mucus.. happy days happy days.. heh

I don't get it anymore, I just don't understand what I'm doing wrong..

One positive thing tho; I went from 3 BMs on day 13 to 2 BMs yesterday and today I have had 1 BM as of now (it's 11.40 am)

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. With every medication, there are some who respond, and some who do not. What other meds are you taking for your UC? I wouldn't give up a hope, a day with 1 or 2 BMs sounds great to a lot of us... It takes time to heal.

It's so hard to tell yourself that when the medication works wonders at first and then it just.. stops.

I also take Pentasa, 4g a day, nothing else.

Trust me, I can relate. You're taking the most mild drugs for this illness. You have tons of options. Hopefully you don't have to think about them if the arsenic gets you into remission - but there are options. Things will improve. If not with this, with something else. Don't worry! Have you tried mesalamine or steroids enemas?

Oh I didn't know, I just take what the GIs tell me to take really.. I haven't tried any enemas, only mesalamine supps and steroid rectal foams. The doc just changed from pentasa supps to pentasa sachets, never mentioned enemas..

Day 20: long time no see (kinda, only 5 days but it feels like an eternity)

Things are going pretty well over here in Rectum Land. *fingers crossed* I think the soya milk was like a devil in disguise because as soon as I stopped things started getting better.

I'm back to 1-2 BMs a day, and today I actually didn't pass any stool for the whole day (I don't know if I should be happy or worried??). The only time I went was in the morning to let out all the leftovers from the supp!

(Also a quick sidenote, I have no idea if there has been any blood with the poo.. will try to be more observant)

It's because of how you are healing... The constipation still means there is inflammation but extremely limited and much less. Don't be worried but just continue them and it should improve. This is when you can add fiber supplement slowly to your diet. It will bulk and soften/fluff the stool....and get your gut functioning evened out.

q

quincy said...
It's because of how you are healing... The constipation still means there is inflammation but extremely limited and much less. Don't be worried but just continue them and it should improve. This is when you can add fiber supplement slowly to your diet. It will bulk and soften/fluff the stool....and get your gut functioning evened out.

q

That feels really good to hear! Will try to get ahold of that supplement.

iamapro(ctitis) said...

iPoop said...
I skip the occasional day since having uc, and before uc I skipped lots of days.

I'm not sure what you mean..? Sorry, wish I did tho

Some times I have zero poops within 24 hours, and usually that's once a week. Before I had uc, I would only poop several days during a typical week (maybe IBS-C). Perhaps this is clearer?

4 weeks of Acetarsol have come and gone. I'm definitely in a much better place with my UP compared to when I started taking it, but am I fully in remission..? I'm actually not sure of that.

(+) : I have 1-2 BMs a day, all of type 3-4 (solid).
(-) : There's still mucus. There was a bit of blood yesterday morning.

I'm currently on 4 g of Pentasa sachet and 500 mg of Asacol suppositories. Started the asacol yesterday after seeing the blood, haven't asked my doc if I should but I went with my gut feeling (and finally took the advice of many in this forum about getting some "rectal ammo" lol) and this morning there was no blood so yay!

Well, I guess that's gonna be it about the dreaded arsenic supps. Thanks for everyones support!!

quincy said...
I would suggest the supps twice a day for sure.

Part of healing....still fragile with some bleeding.

The longest I was on nightly enemas was 4 months....then the tapering to maintenance....takes a while. You really are on minimal rectal ammo 😉

Thanks for the updates....remember there are also steroid supps if needed.

q

I'm just kinda scared of taking more than 500mg because I haven't told my doctor/nurse..

I have tried steroid supps (prednisone) but they literally did nothing at all.. kinda weird because so many say that it works wonders *sigh*

Good luck with the new plan! Please continue to keep us posted. It does seem that the arsenic supps had a positive effect (if not perfect) Kudos to you for trying something new and different-- a real pioneer in the fight for our butts :)
B

Hi...well, since it's only proctitis, lol....you should be dealing with it to cover the area above it. As well, you really should be on oral mesalamine, low dosage.

If you have that many supps, then use them twice a day.

Have you only been on supps? The reason I asked if you were in UK is that is a 1g foam enema available that you could consider...it will get into the sigmoid. easy to retain. Maybe it's available in Sweden as well?

q