Hi I just had my first remicade infusion Friday I go back In for another one next Friday. I noticed that at night I had severe cramps and I still have cramps from time to time. I am also on predisone...
I suffer from uc for a few years. I have tried so many different medications and nothing worked. I am still on 60 mg of predisone with the remicade....
Hi I finally had my first infusion of remicade this past Friday. I really did not notice any side effects at first. At Night I noticed severe cramps. I noticed they come and go is this normal....
My doctor had me on 60 then do 50 for 2 weeks 40mg for 2 weeks and so on. As soon as I hit 5 mg all my symptoms came back.p.s. im back to 60. I am doing 60 for 1 week then taper off 20 this time and...
Im a sub teacher and I cannot leave the class..Do you know how much fun that is. I go across the hall and ask the teaher if they can come in for a min and watch them. Also if you work in Sp ed, you...
Thanks everyone for your responses. I was wondering for those who took remicade any side effects? My last Dr told me people have died from taking it.Got to admit , kind of scared me. I am looking...
thanks Lonie, I tried the pentasa rowasa canasa pred lialda..hmmi im sure there are a few others in the mix that Im forgetting the names of. nothing seems to work for me and im a nervous wreck. What...
Ok, I have never been on Colazal, but I did take lialda for a few months. I was taking lialda while I was doing a decrease of pred. I can tell you this I noticed I was getting horrible stomach pains...
I was with my first bf for about 4 yrs when I was first diagnosed with U.C. I was scared that he would leave, but he was so understanding about it. I broke up with him and started dating .Thankfully...
20x today. Spoke to my Dr and he told me that I need to up the pred and once the flair stops go see him and he is going to start remicade. He told me I am the perfect canidate for remicade. please...
THe first time I ended up in the hospital I not only was going to the bathroom about 40x a day but I started to vomit no matter what I tried to eat or drink. I talking lite broth soups. I looked so...
enjoygolf said... Tried the steriod foam doesn't work for me. Scheduled to talk with GI Monday will suggest suppository. Haven't tried a probiotic. the Rowasa and lialda meds are running over $1100 /...
Captain Ca-Ca said... A little hard to follow your history logically but I'm getting the picture of someone who might be self-medicating to some extent, the lomotil for example. You need to know that...
kazbern said... What about mesalamine enemas? How long did you use the rowasa and how often per week? Have you tried steroid enemas or suppositories? How far into the colon does your inflammation...
I did try aloe pills, but I stopped after a about a week. I also tried align but stopped. I know I should start the align again. I did google alternative cures for U.C. and aloe pills was something...
Ok, first off thanks so much for the replies, makes me feel good to know I'm not alone. I must admit it's hard die people who dont have u.c. To understand what life is like. I was diagnosed about 7...
I my name is Elizabeth and I am new to the site. I would also like to add that I have been on Pred for almost a year and have noticed my hair got really thin. But I also notice that I have new hair...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help me with a few questions I have. I was diagnosed with U.C. about 7 years ago. I ended up in the hospital with it once for U.C. flair up and then again a...