I also had a harder time with my Crohn's post-partum. I had the worst flare about a month after my daughter was born, and it took months to get under control. Looking back, I would have been much...
Good to know!! I had a horrible reaction to the sedation I was given during my last colonoscopy and ended up in the ER after vomitting for 2 days straight. I've said I will never have another, but...
Just to give the flip side.... I've been on a low dose (50 mg) of 6mp for about a year and am doing great on it. It did take some time to start working, so I was also doing a prednisone taper as I...
i cancelled my appointment at the "wellness center" after deciding it was a bit too kooky for me and made an appointment with a dietician who has experience with IBD. I've never had much luck...
Has anyone had any luck with this type of alternative treatment? I am considering making an appointment, but on the fence about whether it's worth the money. I'm fed up with my meds because after 1...
I've had a pretty positive experience with 6MP. I've been on it for a year and have not had any symptoms of Crohn's (or UC, not really sure which I have) for the last 9 months or so. I was on...
I was very nervous about starting 6mp and in fact put in off for months until I was desperate for relief from a nasty flare. I started with 50 mg, then went up to 75. My blood work showed elevated...
I take the generic Colazal. It worked really well for me for several years, but recently it doesn't cut it alone. i take 3 pills 3x day. It is a maintenance drug so it probably won't cure any major...
Up until 3 months go, I never had any joint pain. Then I started noticing pain in my fingers overnight. I would wake up and feel like my hands had been clenched all night and were cramping up. My...
I also swallow all 3 at once :) I have my package insert. Yes, it says "capsules may be swallowed whole or may be opened and sprinkled on applesauce, then chewed or swallowed immediately." It also...
This is my experience with 6MP. I was also terrified of it, and put off taking it for months. I was flaring really bad, but was just so nervous about moving on from Colazal. Colazal worked for me for...
I will have to look into resistant starch- one more thing to consider! It would be so nice if there was an easy solution to this disease. It's hard for me to believe all the doctors that say there is...
I post occasionally in the crohn's forum, but my GI now thinks I have UC, not crohn's. My symptoms are more in line with UC. I'm currently on 6mp and will probably want/need to stop it soon. I'm...
I was only on Colazal during my pregnancy. I was one of the unlucky ones who got worse during pregnancy, then much much worse after birth. Now Colazal isn't cutting it so I'm on 6MP. We want to try...
I work with kids, though on a small scale than you would as a teacher, and have been on 6MP for about 5 months. I haven't gotten sick more than usual. I wash and sanitize my hands A LOT! And I did...
I have a question about coming off of 6mp. I started 6mp just a few months ago, in September 2012. It took a few months to work, but I'm doing pretty good now. My GI told me that his plan is to have...
OK, thanks. I will try both of those things! Basil...
I have been on 6mp for about 4 months and my hair is shedding a lot more than is typical. It's not noticeably thinner yet, but it might be if this continues. I'm wondering what other people's...
I also had a chronic productive cough for a year. I was put on an inhaler, antibiotics, allergy tests were run... nothing helped. Finally I saw an ENT who did a scope down my nose into my throat and...
I have started having flares before my period ever since my period returned after having a baby. I never had this happen before the baby. My flare will last 1-2 weeks and then go away on it's own....
I'm newly pregnant and having a flare too. I'm 7 weeks along, and my Crohn's has been acting up the past 2 weeks. I stopped my meds about 6 weeks ago, and was doing fine until recently. I'm going...
Me too! I haven't been able to make sense out of what I can eat, even with the help of a food diary. I'm currently doing SCD, which I do think is helping immensely. I'm in the process of moving...
Hi ibdoer, I know exactly how you feel, and I was in the same position when I got married about a year ago. I was diagnosed about 6 months before my wedding, and was so stressed out about being sick...
After having a phlegm producing cough for the past 8 months, it was discovered that I am highly allergic to a number of environmental allergens. My current problem is that my insurance is not wanting...
My HMO didn't cover Lialda either, so I take Colazal instead (which comes in generic form so it's a cheap co-pay). I at one point also used the Canasa suppositories and while I was very wary of them,...
sickandlucky- diet is so complicated! I've never been able to see a clear correlation between any particular foods and symptoms for me.(which the exception of indian food which always gives me a...
Hi mv4au! Welcome, you sound a lot like me! I'm 30 recently married and take Colazal, which was helping tremendously until about 2 months ago. I've gotten so much good advice, and it's so nice to...
Thank you for your responses! I'm feeling a bit better now, and I'm glad I stuck with it. Hopefully it will get easier now. i ended up calling in sick to work, so i'm going to take advantage of...
So I decided to give SCD another try after a failed attempt last year. I did the intro diet for 2 days. Yesterday, Day 2 of the intro diet I was starving all day even though I ate 2 eggs for...
For me, it's a natural weight loss tool. I never have to worry about gaining a few pounds because I'll probably just loose them during my next flare. I've also gotten incredibly comfortable talking...
The blood has been both on the stool and on the toilet paper. I am a "bleeder", so it may be wishful thinking on my part that this latest round of blood is something other than a flare. I guess I'll...
Stick with SCD for at least a month, and if it helps, then continue!...
I'm wondering if the bleeding I've been experiencing the last couple days could be an internal hemorrhoid. I've had bleeding before that was caused by inflammation in the colon, but that was...
I was curious about this too. To piggyback on this question, is there a difference as far as effectiveness between the VSL#3 capsules and the packets?...
I've been asking myself the same question, except that I take Colazal. I was in remission for about a year until I had an anitbiotic induced flare. Before the flare, I was reaching the point where I...
I'm moving to the Pasadena area in about a month and am wondering if anyone can recommend a good gastroenterologist near that area. I have a doctor on the westside, but with LA traffic and my pretty...
I was just wondering this myself. I tend to get D 15 minutes or so after eating. I'm trying to figure out if there is some connection to the food i just ate-- but I can't imagine it's possibly moved...
I think it's completely natural to feel anxiety related to urgency. Nobody wants to have an accident, and so it can be very stressful when urgency makes your questions whether you'll be able to get...
Try a beginners or gentle yoga class to start. They are usually very easy on the body and very relaxing. I wish I could afford to regularly go to yoga classes, as I find the class environment much...
Thanks for all the recommendations for probiotics-- I'll definitely look into that. I'm no longer on the antibiotics, I've been off them for about 3 weeks. I need to ask my pharmacy what they were so...
I've been enjoying a few months of symptom-free living, but now my symptoms are starting up again. I'm 100% sure this is due to antibiotics. Even my meds, which put me into remission about 10 months...
I'm new to this GERD forum... I've been having what feels like a lump in my throat for a few months. I just recently noticed that the feeling usually occurs after eating. So after doing some research...
Nope, not taking any beta blockers. I'm getting a Z-pack prescribed by a family member- doctor so I hope that does the trick to clear up any possible infection....
I haven't had any basic pulmonary tests done-- the doc has just listened to my lungs which sounded clear. This may be TMI, but with the coughing asthma that's been mentioned, would that cause green...
I normally post in the Crohn's forum but thought the nice people over here may have some insight into this never-ending cough I've had since April. It began after a bout of the flu. The cough stuck...
I had a video endoscopy done few weeks ago and just got a message from my doctor with the results. He said there was no active crohn's in my small intestine (yay!) but that there was an area of...
I'm on Colazal and it has helped me a great deal. I noticed an improvement within 1-2 weeks on it, and it gradually helped more and more. If you've been on it since October and you're still that...
My GI said my bloodmarkers were more indicative of Crohn's rather than Colitis, but this wasn't 100%. My physical symptoms and colonoscopy results could have gone either way....I'm still not totally...
I know exactly how you feel! I was doing really good on SCD until I went on vacation in December. I haven't been able to stick with it since then. A big part of my problem is that I pretty much feel...
I work full-time. I am basically symptom-free at the moment though, thanks to Colazal. When I was in the middle of my first flare a few months ago, I was really starting to wonder if I would be able...