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Posted 11/21/2018 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
People who post here are in all different stages of UC, some with terrible symptoms trying to get through each day without loss of dignity. I've been there and grateful for this forum to read about others enduring the same issues. Over the years it gave me hope and also many different points of reference other than just my doctors, none of whom have ever had UC and only see it from their clinical point of view.

Wishing everyone a healthier Thanksgiving, eating whatever makes your gut happy. In my case it's a perfect holiday because of turkey and potatoes. Going to make carrot cake this year. I've had a great year UC-wise and personally.

Looking back at my worst UC symptoms just leaving the house took great courage and caused high anxiety. Things got better, not quickly and took a lot of trial and error because my gut did not get better with standard RX pill protocol. It took years of diet control plus RX pills plus other steps along the way (mesalamine enemas, VSL#3, oil of oregano, etc) but my life now is pretty great. UC will always be with me but other people have bigger non-UC problems.

Stay healthy and safe on this busy holiday, don't drink and drive even if your in-laws are obnoxious (mine are passed away, were never obnoxious but some others have been), things WILL get better.
Posted 11/21/2018 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Happy turkey day to all, try and enjoy yourself some and be safe. Keep your fingers figuratively crossed that Friday the 23rd morning won't be worse than horrors of Friday the 13th!
Posted 11/21/2018 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Imagar….and everyone else....THANK YOU for sharing on this forum. I wish I could express just how helpful you guys have been....both with information and just sharing your stories. I tend to share way too much useless babbling when I'm in a flare, but that's when I read and soak in the information from everyone, the most. We all have SO much to be thankful for. This week I found out a friend was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and it's not looking good at all. Poor guy was having symptoms and was, like many, too embarrassed to go to his doctor. Be thankful we are all still here and able to share! Have a really happy Thanksgiving and stay or get into remission for a very loooong time. God bless everyone.
Posted 11/22/2018 5:13 PM (GMT 0)

imagardener2 said...
it gave me hope and also many different points of reference other than just my doctors, none of whom have ever had UC and only see it from their clinical point of view...

Things got better, not quickly and took a lot of trial and error because my gut did not get better with standard RX pill protocol.

Getting on milder meds with few side effects was not an option for me and I really did not not not want to get on the harder stuff that would mess with my natural immune system. I began this forum searching for any examples from those who were able to manage their disease without meds. But most of those people have no need to remain here once they attain remission.

That is why it was so refreshing to see your experience that diet was key to your remission and meds were relatively ineffective. I wasn't going to get that information from doctors or even from most of the threads here. But it gave me hope to chart my own path even though you warned it would take a lot of trial and error. It was worth it.
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