Hi from Oz! gee, I'm a bit late with a response! I have been diagnosed with Advanced Fatty pancreas Disease, and was told that it can be reversed. I was prescribed a supplement which is the enzyme...
Hi, does anyone know if long term use of Somac has a cumulative effect? I've been unwell with stomach problems, headaches etc, and noticed yesterday that it was beginning after my Somac had been...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Hi...re itchy rashes, Rapaid skin relief cream contains Aloe Vera, TTO and Vit e, and CAN be quite soothing for itchy skin. Unsure if it's available outside of Oz...
My gastroenterologist, who is very respected by both patients and the medical fraternity, thinks that IBS is not a diagnosable illness, but a "cop-out" !! I was told by a few gastro spls that I had...
Hi all posters! Has anyone ever experienced symptoms such as stomach ache, nausea, etc etc from a bad tooth? I'm beginning to wonder if this is happening to me as symptoms have appeared since a tooth...
/community/emoticons/idea.gif I was prescribed prednisolone in april 2012, for a rash, which ha now been diagnosed (eczema) and treated, but.....even though I tapered the drug,having been on it for...
Just wondering if all of you good posters are from the same country? I can't understand why your symptoms are not controlled? PS: see my other post re Somac etc, and very best wishes to you all....
Hi Maria. I'm from Oz, and saw your post. My gastroenteroligist prescribed Somac for me years ago...I take 40mg x 2 per day and have never felt better, plus limiting some foods such as curries etc....
Hi Lozzie! I suddently developed eczema on my lower legs, and managed to track it back to when I cut down and removed a diosma bush! Even the cat was allergic to this bush! Until recently,...
/community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Oh dear RAM, I can so relate to this! I have been on and off of Prednisolone since april 2011 because of a skin rash. I've now found the answer to the skin...
This is interesting and I hope that all of you find the correct diagnoses and help that you deserve and need. Does anyone know if an adult Asperger sufferer can also be very very manipulative? My...
holes96 said... Thanks for your replys I am not celiac but when I do eat wheat I don't feel the affects straight away its just a few hours afterwards I start to feel them I was wondering if I had a...
Acid is the enemy of these conditions. I take Somac twice per day which prevents the acid from forming, and do not eat acidic foods or spicy foods at all. My Barrett's Oesophagus (we spell it like...
Very dangerous ifora coeliac sufferer to eat gluten and other foods associated with it. This is a life long condition and you can not become tolerant to it as coeliac disease is not an intolerance,...
Heat, as in when you're in bed at night, makes itches worse. I have been using Ice Gel..usually used for sports injuries!!!! it cools and takes away the itch. I don't have hives though, it's a form...
Grendel said... Just curious, has anyone in this thread also had enlarged lymph nodes along with all the other symptoms? I have alerady been checked for lymphoma but curious if others suffering from...
Hi Kate and thanks very much. My rash and itch has gone with use of Ice Gel, although I'm still on Predn isolone atm. True test will be when I'm off of this medication in a few days. I can only use...
Does anyone know if biopsy results are ever wrong? I have just been diagnosed with ezecma, despite two previous biopsies a year or so ago, not showing this? I would be interested to hear if anyone...
And thanks for your tips also, but aloe and nil else worked on my very persistent itch! I believe that menthol is one of the most cooling/soothing antidotes for itches, but whatever works for you!...
Hi. I've suffered from itchy skin condition (on and off) for over two years now, following an insect bite. The only med that has helped is Prednisolone, which is not a drug that I wish to take at...
A friend was tested via biopsy for Coeliac disease, and was told that this is the most accurate test. This is in Australia so maybe different. My Gastroenterologist also said that IBS is a "cop-out"...
Just read that vit B5 can assist with kick-starting adrenal glands following w/d of Prednisolone. I'm going to give it a try, although my symptoms aren't dreadful, they are making life a little...
This is interesting as my gastroenterologist states that there is no real condition known as IBS! He said it's a "cop-out" when the doctors are unable to make a diagnosis! I have proven this after...
Hiya Nafs, I was diagnosed with Barrett's Oesophagus (symptoms like yours) and now have an endoscopy every two yrs and take Somac twice a day to reduce the acid. I am very into looking after this...
dencha said... Wendy, here is another resource...this one from Brisbane, Australia: http://www.brisbanebariatrics.com.au/anti-reflux-surgery-brisbane-bariatric-centre.html There is a movie button...
As s/o with Barrett's, and taking Somac each day (kept well under control with Somac), I have not ever heard about this surgery??? Is this site predominantly other than Australian? Thanks for any...
I can relate to many of the posts regarding w/d symptoms, and relieved that the nasty symptoms WILL recede, given time. Re the post about HIVES, pred was prescribed for me as I developed skin rash...