I've had epilepsy for a little over 10 years and the medications I've been on and am still on is Lamictal 350mg twice a day and Keppra 1750mg twice a day. They are really really not controlling my...
What other medications are there for Ulcerative Colitis that has worked for others? Yesterday I stopped taking Lialda. Big mistake I can tell I definitely need some sort of UC medication. Any...
@iPoop I have been off the prednisone for about 2 months now. I saw no improvement with it at all. The doctor was trying to help me gain weight and it did not work. My acne was troublesome before the...
I have been on Lialda for about 7ish months. I have noticed some changes that my gastro doctor isn't really paying any attention to and I want to see if any of those who were taking Lialda for...
@pb4 Thank you for the response! It has been very helpful with all these responses and I'm pretty sure it was mucous. I haven't had any so called looking "worms" like I thought I had lol. But I...
@Canada Mark I really appreciate your response! Thank you. @iPoop I am definitely going to nip-this-in-the-bud. My gi doctor gave me a enema that I am suppose to take during a flare, but I asked him...
I'm still constipated (again sorry to much information) but I mean that's ok right? No need to worry? I started taking my fiber vitamins again. I'm almost thinking it could be a flare up. A little...
@kazbern Lol! Yes I do chew my noodles. I was just saying it was ironic that they both looked the same. And @toomuchpoopin I always thought there was a possibility that after you eat you can...
Thank you very much Katmom and pink1! Like I said I'm feeling fine. I have a good appetite, I feel perfectly normal. Do you guys think that cleanses are bad for you? I never read up much about them....
Exactly I didn't think it made sense to go and most likely just be sent home. Plus I'm really backward about these kind of medical things. I have such a difficult time talking about this stuff lol....
@kazbern I never thought of that! It could be. It just didn't seem like the "normal" mucous I've had. When I wiped there was a little blood but no mucous like stuff on the toilet paper. When I used...
Last night when I used the bathroom I was constipated and finally had relief. When I went to flush I noticed my stool had white/yellow stringy stuff all through it. I've never seen anything like it...
Also I have epilepsy, anxiety, and depression. My medications I'm on is Keppra 1750mg twice a day, Lamictal 350mg twice a day, Lialda 1.2mg twice a day, Tamazapam 30mg at night. I've been diagnosed...
My doctor is going to put me on prednisone and I was wondering what anyone's side effects have been also has there been any success with it? My doctor is putting me on it because one my hair has been...
Notsosicklygirl, are you still taking mesalamine? And if so how long did you take it before your hair started growing back and not falling out so much? Lol it's gross my hair is all over the floors...
Also I do suffer from stress and anxiety but ever since being diagnosed with epilepsy I've had those problems. I'm a wife and a stay at home mom so yeah stress is going to be there, but it's...
I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and GERD in May of this year. I was prescribed Lialda twice a day and it seems to be making my hair fall out. I've always had thick and I mean thick hair. I...
@garylouisville Mornings are my worst. But I have no UC flare ups or symptoms. The only issue I have is being nauseated. The thought of food makes me want to vomit. Dinner is my best time to eat. It...
@quincy I am on Lialda 1.2mg two times a day, and then for my Epilepsy I take Keppra 1750mg twice a day, Lamictal 350mg twice a day, and Tamazapam 30mg at night. Oh I also take Zegreid for my GERD. I...
Everyone is different and this is such a tricky thing. It's pretty much trial and error. For me it's dairy, grapes, greasy hamburgers, caffeine, apples with skin, soda makes my stomach bubbly a few...
Ever since I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and I think it's called GERD anyway ever since these problems have started I've noticed my appetite is decreasing severely. I was never a big women...
Has anyone ever had extreme fatigue,headaches, and depression from this? I seriously feel like I'm crazy because none of my family understand what it's like. No one can understand what it's like...
@sherbear46 Exactly! It's like you have to force feed yourself because you know that you have to eat, but just the sight or thought of food is enough to make you want to vomit. Plus it's a bummer...
@embersglow1 That is a lot of great information! Thank you so much. I will definitely be using all those suggestions. Thanks again!...
Thanks everyone! :) @ xspartanx I'm going to try the food log. I really have had a hard time giving up dairy but I'm finally going to have to. Another thing I've changed is eating close to bedtime....
UC people.. I need some advice. I'm losing a good amount of weight. And I didn't want to and I wasn't trying to. Back in March I was 140 size 8 to 10 pants. Now I am 128lbs and losing. I'm so hungry...
Does anyone have information on Achalasia? May 13th to now have been very stressful and informative. On May 13th I learned I have UC. Then on June 13th I learned I have Achalasia. On the Patient...
DBwithUC- Thanks for helping me figure this out. When the doctor was explaining it to me I was still a little tired from the anesthesia. I feel silly for not knowing about the information on this...
They found out that I have distal esophageal chalasia, gastritis So does anyone know what that means and have any of you been diagnosed with it? If so what diet changes have you made? And what are...
On Friday I have to go for a procedure where they put a scope down my throat to my colon. What's that like and two are apples with skin ok to eat with UC?...
Thank you Thundercloud, Jim and Sophia A! Your help is greatly appreciated! I'm also going to search for a new pillow too....
Thanks Jim61938. It's just hard to get to the doctor because I can't drive because of my Epilepsy. My husband works all day. What do you think about steroid shots? One time I brought it up to my...
I've had some awful neck pain for years which causes me to get headaches. I'd say probably all of my seizures and sleeping in a wrong position have messed with my neck. But today I've never ever had...
On May 13th I was diagnosed with UC. But the thing was they did not give me any dietary restrictions. I've done a lot a lot of research and it seems that it's just a trial and error thing. And while...
Hey Jrl. I have been on Keppra for over 7 years now. As a matter of fact when I have a seizure the first medicine they go to to tweek is the Keppra I currently take 1750mg of Keppra twice a day and...
Were you able to communicate during this? Any time I've had a grand-mal or petit-mal seizure I've never been able to talk at all. I can't make sense of anything going on and typically I black out....
Izzy5 I don't know if this helps or not but when I have a grand-mal seizure I black out and it feels like I went to sleep, but come to find out I had a seizure. I was jerking uncontrollably, I lost...
I believe I had my first seizure at 13. I woke up in the morning to get ready for school and my lip hurt I thought I had a chapped lip. I looked in the mirror and my braces were busted there were...
@garylouisville I'm am not on Prednisone. I was on it when my symptoms first occured (but I wasn't yet diagnosed with UC) Prednisone made me break out with a rash all over my chest and arms. So I...
I have been recently diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on May 13th of this year. My doctor put me on Lialda and I've noticed my hair has been falling out. I have thick hair to begin with, but this is...