Thank you for the suggestion, Sarah, I've edited the title and initial post....
And I get very frustrated when a doctor tells me there are no side effects with a drug. I know better than that....
Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I guess I want a doctor who will talk to me about the treatment rather than treating me like a number and another perscription. Is there anyone who is going to a...
Does anyone have a GI doctor at the Cleveland Clinic that you highly recommend? And then, also, does anyone work with a nutritionist, homeopathic practitioner or other alternative medicine doctor...
I'm sorry to hear you're having a hard time. I battle depression, too, when I'm in a flare. It's easy to worry when you're so washed out. See a counselor if it gets to be too much - there are good...
Thanks, mods, for your answers and time spent....
Doctors PRACTICE medicine on us, that's why they call them "Practices"....
REALLLYYY???? Nice! I had no idea, Red!!! I have a couple I'd like to put on....
Wow, if we could just get some studies going with this forum! I know all of us together could conquer this disease. Wish the website would give us the capability to take polls...........I think it...
Yes, I had many signs as well. My mom says that I had D so bad at two weeks old that the doctor took me off milk entirely - Mom says they gave me barley water. My mom used to get pissed at me as a...
I've been to My Profile and typed in the whole thing, hit submit, a screen popped up confirming I was done. That was Saturday, I think. Anyway, many hours over what it should take and I still don't...
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the doses of this probiotic and buying it over the counter. I could have asked more questions the day I was calling doc/pharm/ins, I would have, but I have...
I, too, have had success with nicotine therapy. I really wish the doctors would at least mention this to us. I made another thread today, so I won't go into the details. I do, however, feel like I...
Absolutely agree, greenenergy. When I first picked up my prescription, I tried to take one packet the first day. And, my oh my, the cramping that I got was excrutiating! It felt like the worst period...
Did you recently quit smoking?...
VSL#3 is very expensive. I believe this over-the-counter strength can be in capsule or powder form. VSL#3DS is D ouble S trength and only available by prescription. Beware that your doctor and...
notsosicklygirl, I'm not on any prescription med from a GI doctor. I had such terrible side effects when on meds and was recommended surgery at the Cleveland Clinic back in 2007. I was on a regiman...
I just realized that I did post in September. So, my bad on the misinformation about not having posted here for a long time..........lol, so much for my memory....
I've been a member here for years but have rarely posted in the last several years. I know the topic of nicotine has been discussed ad nauseam. However, this has been so dramatic I just had to share....
Wow, it's been a long time since I posted on this site. So, I had a colonoscopy yesterday and my UC is spreading and is now around the curve of my colon. I quit smoking 6 months ago, so I'm pretty...
Yes! Every month on my second day I have rectal bleeding as well as vaginal. And awful pain....
I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis about 6 years ago. Went for a colonscopy about four weeks ago and was told my UC was in remission and I had IBS and hemorrhoids. I have pain and bloody D as...
OK, at 47 minutes it all broke loose. It's been close to an hour now and I'm out of the bathroom for probably only a couple of minutes....
It's been 45 minutes and nothing. Is this normal?...
Well, I just took the Fleet. How long will it take to work?...
And I took a Xanax a couple hours ago and another one about a half hour ago, so I am wayyy calm, lol. Slow motion, actually. Currently drinking lime jello. One hour to go before the Fleet stuff....
So the bleeding will come afterwards? I hadn't thought about that. What do you think the chances are they will find polyps? Do they find polyps on all of you during your colonoscopies even at young...
I'm 38 and was diagnosed at 32....
I don't understand what you mean, Red. What are you talking about getting something to help me relax before the scope - I'm going completely under. Do you mean like taking Xanax or something before...
Not eating much helps tremenously. But, at the same time, don't NOT eat and let your stomach get so empty because then when you do put something in your stomach you'll be in the bathroom instantly....
Thanks, Red_34. I'm very weepy today. Combination of fasting all day yesterday and on into today and dreading 5PM rolling around when I have to down the Fleet Prep (totally off-topic here, but why...
Thank you all for your responses. You've eased my mind. I've had UC for about 6 years now and have not had a colonoscopy for about four years. Have absolutely refused. But now, well, things are not...
Thanks, bellski. Hopefully the ulcers won't open up. I know I'll be weak the way it is with not eating and don't want to add to it with severe bleeding....
I'm bumping this so it doesn't drop to the bottom of the page. I'm really stressing about this issue....
Glad to hear I'm not the only one this happens to. I do not take birth control and am extremely regular with my period. Without fail, I journal about everything so I'm able to track this, about 10...
Just a simple question: How bad does the bleeding get when taking the stuff required in preparation for a colonoscopy. If the ulcers have been relatively quiet for a couple of weeks, do they open up...
I drink almost every day in moderation. It's nice to have a couple of beers or a couple glasses of wine when I get home from work to wind down. Anyway, it's had no effect on my UC. I will say,...