Hello, I was hoping someone may be able to help me with this question. I have recently tried to fill my Lomotil prescript ion and had some problems becasue of shortages within the pharmacies. I have...
Hi there everyone. I have a friend whose daughter may be diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis here shortly. While I deal with it daily and have a 10 year old son who has the same symptoms but diagnose...
what is that? anything to stop the throbbing and pain would be great. The tylenol and other heavy pain killers they've given me don't really do anything but make me queasy so anything else I would...
Qunicy : yes I have tried the 5 ASa and no results....I will go into my profile and change my signature Imagardener2: I haven't heard of this but would like to know more....the only thing I see in...
P.S. sorry about the spelling...I tend to do that when I am upset and typing fast :)...
I go to see my GI tomorrow and would like to take some new drug treatment suggestions with me thatn maybe some of you have tried? I am currently on Imuran but I am getting skin ulcers and the scary...
Thankyou for replying so fast. Waht did your doctors do when your blood came back normal? Did they keep trying to treat you? I am just so scared they will write me off and not help me anymore because...
I have been suffering froma severe flare-up of UC for 5 years now. I have tried everything and am now on Imuran watitng for the next trial drug to come out. My bleeding has slowed considerably since...
Hi Judilyn, I have been tried on Lomotil, which I am currently on and dexamethosone and prednisone but the prednisone was not supposed to be used on my because of a pre-exisitng thyroid nodule wich...
That is an excellent idea and now I am taking my mother with me. She tends to speak her mind to say the least so I am a little nervous but I need to do it. She actually did alot of research over the...
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no I didn't sign anything, I went in for a scope last week thinking they were doing it to see how badly things were in there and now they are pushing these studies on me . The nurse that is in charge...
Hi all, well I went to the doctors for the follow-up yesterday to my colonoscopy. I was told it was moderately -florid ulcerative colitis and pamnceolitis. There are ulcers everywhere to say the...
Thanks guys for the info, I definately don't drive on these...I take them at night before I go to bed. I do find they make your head dizzy and when you stand up quickly they make you dizzy...not a...
I was at the doctors today finally to get something for pain releif and I ended up with soemthing called Tridural. I was just wondering if anyone has tried this and if it's worked for them. I am on...
There is a nasty gastro bug going around again...some of my friends who are nurses have been talking about it. I don't know where abouts you live but I am sure if it is going aroudn and you have an...
Thankyou for that, I am definately going to write this down and take it with me. Last night was soso for pain because I think I was still kind of out of it from the sedatives they gave me but today...
Well has tje scope yesterday, feeling a little ruff today...sore for the most part and STILL running to the bathroom. The doctor told my husband that I had moderate-sever UC involving the entire...
Sweetie31105, Thankyou for responding to me. While I hate that you and others have to go through this horrible disease, it does bring me some relief that you know what it's like, so I know I'm not...
Well, I am anxiously counting down the time now for my scope tuesday and have to say I am TERRIFIED!!! I am wondering if anyone could tell me what the best pain reliever is to use with UC. The pain I...
Also another thing I noticed whenever I had hair loss starting from treatments, I also had my periods cease as well....
I lost about 1/4 of my hair while on Remicade and Prednisone. I: have always had really thikc hair so this was devastating to me. It all fell out around my bangsg and the top of my hear. It would...
I take lorazepam...when the panic strikes I take one and dissolve it under my tongue asap. While I wouldn't recommend taking two because it can knock you on your butt and make you really sleepy, I...
Hi all, I had a question maybe someone would like to answer from experience. What would you consider a sever flare-up compared to a minor flare-up? Over the last 24 hrs I have been to the bathroom...
okay, so last night I was so sick but oh so hungry that I had a nice tall glass of milk...I felt great and content for about 15 minutes , then found myself RUNNING to the bathroom ony to notice when...
Sorry Quincy, to also answer the question about the blood and mucous...yes it is blod mixed with mucous....sometimes alot of mucous but lately alot bright red blood as well. And yes it does feel like...
Thankyou so much for the understanding. I am feeling a little relieved already knowing that there are people that truly do understand and I don't feel alone. I am just so panicked that after all the...
Thankyou to everyone who has replied and helped more that you know. I am going over all that you have said and suggested today. I am ging to try and get a clear head to figure this out and what is...
This is a response to Quincy, Thankyou for welcoming me to the forum. I am currently on lomotil and pantaloc for the indigestion. We stilll don't know if it involves the entire colon because the last...
That's what I said about waiting until it wasn't as flared up but unfortunately , my insurance provider is pushing for the scope because he says htere are no markers in my bloodwork to show severe...
Hi, I am hoping someone out there can understand this and maybe give me some feelings on this. I went to see my GI specialist today to let him, know I was in an extreme flare-up for the past three...