Thank you for the support! This site has been a great resource. I am definitely going to pursue some sort of therapy in the near future!...
Hello everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this. This is basically a quick summary on the problems I have had in recent years and some questions on what actions are best to take in my...
Hey guys, Sort of had an answer to this question almost a month ago, but I am even more in remission then I was then (so happy about that). At that time, I was still at the tail end of a pretty bad...
Thanks again for the responses.. I like the positive story Habshockeyfun! The one thing I am worried about is if my insurance covers the Remicade... I heard it was REALLY expensive... as in thousands...
Actually that question was directed at clonehead about the Remicade, I must have gotten the names mixed up. Also... a 6 year remission sounds REAL nice right about now. lol...
Thanks for the replies.. interesting stuff. That makes a lot of sense. After this last colonoscopy on Feb. 5th (had a nasty flare but it only lasted about a month and a half) My doctor wants me on...
Hey I was curious. Does anyone know the stats on the death rate for Crohn's vs colitis. I know they are both fairly low. I would think Crohn's would be higher because of the extra complications that...
Hey, I am looking for some success stories because I am trying to stay positive with this disease.. It seems like everything I read on here is horror stories about going through every single medicine...
Thanks for the responses! I am just trying to stay positive and hoping for long remissions to come...
Well the same thing just happened to me.. My old GI said it was colitis, but the new one claims it's more like Crohns. With what I have heard, rectally spared Crohns points more toward an IRA.. If...
I had the same problem for a few weeks on the tail end of a flare up.. I would just watch it closely and if it gets ANY worse, contact your GI immediately.. otherwise, it doesn't sound bad enough to...
So I just did my 3rd colonoscopy and my new GI says that he is almost completely sure I have Crohns now. (Crohn's in only the colon) I had thought I had colitis for about 7 years, but this...
We would also know when to stay away from each other (hence high doses of prednisone)...
Well I told the last girl that I was seeing on the second date about my UC and she was really cool about it. She also knew someone that had Crohns. It just kind of came up because we were already...
Okay, so my most recent colonoscopy showed signs of Crohns disease. The inflammation was really bad in some areas and almost nonexistent in others. That's too bad, I have a feeling Crohns is the...
Thanks for your input Matt! Yeah, I am going to see what happens when I run out of the Mangosteen and if I do see ANY return of symptoms, I will probably buy another bottle. The problem is a return...
Thanks for the replies, that helps me a bit.. It seems to be safe to take because I used to take it a few years ago occasionally, and it worked...
Thank you guys for the replies, I will keep all of that in mind! I am still recovering from a flare, but it is almost remission, and has been there for almost a week, but it still seems to be getting...
That's good, I hope the Humira works for you too.. Getting in remission seems like something your body randomly decides to do, NOT something the medication does for you.. but in the end, this disease...
Hey guys, I have one other question I wanted to ask you guys.. I have been trying to research on the internet to see if Melatonin affects Ulcerative colitis, but I have found nothing very reliable....
Hey guys, Right now, I am tapering prednisone, I am at 30mg today and tapering to 20mg tomorrow, I am going down 10mg a week and I have been on the drug for about 3 weeks now. I have been healing for...
Another class of drugs I have read about are biologic therapies or "TNF blockers" but I don't know much about those either, just that they are the newest class of drugs for UC.. ask your GI about...
I haven't had any experience with any drugs except Prednisone, Lialda, and Asacol.. Maybe you could try an immunosuppressant (I think that's what they are called) like Remicade or Humira, I have...
I love thinking about this stuff, it's such positive thinking. Also UCHater, that's a cool name! Anyway my idea of a perfect day would be to wake up around 8AM perfectly refreshed from the night...
Thank you for the replies.. In the past, I have been lucky enough to have been able to get off the prednisone but like I said, the second flare up didn't even respond to the steroids.. I already...
Hey guys, I wanted to thank everyone who takes the time to read and respond to this post. I apologize for the length. I am new to this forum and have read many many other posts on this topic and...