I've made contact with several professionals and will be meeting with two of them Thursday. From my research, I've concluded I may be suffering from a dissociation disorder...
Hey everyone, been very very down lately... probably the lowest point of my life so far. A little back story.. I woke up one day early June 2021 and was put into this weird headspace feeling where I...
Hi, I used to have a case of UC, and got a total colectomy. It's been over a year since the ostomy takedown, and I was wondering if anyone has taken creatine supplements after their colectomy, and...
Hi, I'm new on this forum and wanted to seek some second opinions with this post... Just recently I reunited with a friend after a long time, and I've known her since I was in diapers. Currently, she...
I had a Total Colectomy in December, and I have been lifting and bodybuilding since. I was just wondering if any of you guys have used Creatine with your history and/or had problems with it. I've...
Thanks for all the replies, you guys have answered my question....
Hi, I was a UC patient up until 5 months ago, when I had an ostomy take down. My initial surgery was laproscopic-robot assisted. Ever since then, I have been working hard to get my beach body back....
Thanks for the replies, I will be posting a thread to the ostomies forum just like the mod said....
In the long run, I think surgery would do you the best. It'll improve your lifestyle, and allow you to get back to your normal life....
I would recommend a FMT. I had one, and it got rid of my CDiff for good....
i was around hemoglobin 4, and with that you can imagine my platelets are low as well. I lived through my surgery... and now im fine.. Good luck m8...
Hi, sorry to hear that you're in the hospital again. If it was me, I'd go with the surgery route because you won't have to worry about flaring ever again. Or even developing colon cancer later on. I...
Hey there, I'm 16 and I finished my last step of surgery more than a month ago. I had a two-step labroscopic surgery performed in order to prevent scar tissue from forming. There's nothing to be...
Id say either SCD or Low Residue is the best...
Thanks, I was told the J-pouch was more suitable to my situation. Especially that I'm starting college early, the Jpouch can hold my stool in like a colon, and I have the ability to wait to use the...
Thanks for the responses, I think I messed up my numbers on the range of people with the surgeries, I think yeah, surgery rate is around 20% of those with UC. Thanks again :)...
First thing, you will have to adapt to a new lifestyle with the ostomy. And, depending whether or not you have plans on taking down the ostomy, there will be no change. At first, you will have to...
I had just finished my second ostomy surgery (takedown procedure) about a month ago. Things are going great for me, and I really suggest doing this from the start if you don't feel like having to go...
Just got my reversal, good luck!...
I have the same kind of urgencies, I feel the gas, but the gas won't come out. I think it's just a process for your muscles to get used to releasing gas instead of stool. Also, try and wipe with...
Find something to do to distract yourself from everything around you. It helps me get my day going by faster...
Humira worsened my symptoms and caused my C-Diff to come back multiple times. It also created massive clots that passed through my stool. Didn't work for me, but it could for you!...
Use some creams that consist Zinc. Zinc helps irritated skin, and I use it for my temporary ileostomy. I had a skin break before, and it's almost gone. Ask your ostomy nurse to recommend a zinc based...
I'm 16 and underwent a total colectomy from UC. My surgeon plans on having my surgery before this christmas, but it depends on the test on my pouch this Tuesday (11/10/15). I am starting my college...
will do, I forgot there even is one....
I have, remicade worked better on me, while humira worsened my symptoms and caused massive blood clots to pass with my stool. Every person is different, so medications react differently....
I had a 2-step procedure myself (labroscopically) and had a worse looking colon than you (by the way you described it). I was very anemic (hemoglobin 4 during surgery) and also very malnourished. I...
Sundowner's Syndrome affects people with their symptoms when the sun sets. If this happens all day, I would think it's just dimentia. The Hep C wouldn't affect the Alzheimer's at all. Have you mother...
Hey there, I have also had dark thoughts because of my previous illness of UC. These dark thoughts eventually went away because I changed my lifestyle and got rid of my illness (via surgery). If you...
If I were you, first I'd leave the GE. Second, what medications has he taken? Because, sulfasalizine could help or a mesalimine based drug would also do. If the condition is really that bad, he might...
Hi there, I would recommend a CT scan to make sure the upper GI is clear, and to confirm the diagnosis. If there's no bleeding, I would assume that it could be IBS-D. If not, it could be another GI...