Hi. has anyone had luck getting this oil for their condition? I have UC now for over 10 years and would love to try it but can't seem to find the real legit strong stuff. Please any info let me know?...
Hey scarecrow, how r u? Been trying to reach you. Could you please help me out and let me know Chinese formula you are using or have used in the past? I was reading a post from several years ago of a...
I live in the Philadelphia area and want to get this done! I've had UC/UP for over 5 years and I can't take it anymore. This seems like the most logical thing to get done. I've had urine test done...
Thank you all very much! I'm really interested.......
Hi all, I have UC/UP and I live in the Philadelphia area. Does anyone know of any doctors that will do this procedure (Fecal transplantation). There are alot of articles about it being the answer to...
I have all of them... I don't understand? I had a flex sig about 7 weeks ago and my doc said i no longer have Ulcerative Proctitis, but just IBS/IBD b/c there really no inflammation. My symptoms are...
OK, i've ask questions about this before.... The raw root is too much for me. So, I read that it's great to put a tea spoon of turmeric powder in warm milk and drink... Now, is turmeric powder the...
thanks sarmiento.. What brand clacium/magnesium do you take and strength?...
I have IBS and I don't take any supplements... Should I be taking a B-complex and multi-vitamin? Any other vitamins?...
Hey everyone, I''ve been on Xifaxin for about 16 days now and my BM are actually worse. I know that this can happen, so I'm sticking it out. Tomorrow I will start neomycin too along with the xifaxin....
This is an interesting subject, Mast Cells. Alot of my symptoms fit having excess mast cells.. Just curious to get some info....
I've been on xifaximin since last wednesday night. I'm taking 2-200mg pills twice a day. So a total of 800 mg a day for 10 days... I see my GI on Friday and that will be about day 9. Nothing has...
Well, I just schedule an appt with my old GI doc to see if he will do the small bowel culture to see what bacteria I have and a sensitivity test. My appt is may 22, so time will tell. I'd rather get...
He wants to put me on Keflex.... I have no idea why?...
Well, I haven't said yes to the antibiotic yet, b/c I'm not sure if it's a good idea... Hopefully, someone on here has used it and can give me some info on it....
Well, spoke to my GI doc today.... He wants to put me on Cephalexin (keflex). Has anyone ever taken this? Is this drug absorbed in the blood or gut? I googled it, but couldn't get that info! BTW, my...
Does anyone have any experience with prebiotics? Any good, cheap ones out there?...
Well, I definitely have proctitis....haha! And I think I'm allergic to all cillins..... Man oh Man, I'm really getting fed up with all this shit!...
What did you take the keflex for? Is it a bad idea to take?...
Hey everyone, I had the breath test done today, and it was 100% positive. I had no methane, but the hydrogen was very high. There are two different toxins that can be let out, either methane,...
No it hasn't affected my UP. I'm feeling much better lately.... I haven't gone back up to 200mg of zinc yet... Not sure if I should?...
Hey everyone, I began taking zinc b/c of seborrhea dermatitis and these nasty plugs that come out of my pores and scalp... This also includes the dandruff and flakes that come along with it. I also...
Hey Everyone, I am on day 7 of taking 200mg of Zinc. It definitely has made a difference with my skin and the plugs. It has decreased by at least 50%. By the third day, it seemed like it was 90%...
Hey all, I just took four 50mg zinc capsules. This will not hurt me, right? HAHA....I was alittle nervous about it, but said to myself, that if I feel ill or not myself, I would just go to the ER....
yea, he's being pretty cool. He said it's the most accurate way to test for it. He said the organix test I took was not and laughed. I personally believe the organix test is accurate as alot of...
I thought it was common. I thought many people with UC/UP have gotten this done. It's a definite. I go to see him in about 2 weeks and he's gonna give me the script to go to another hospital to get...
Hey everyone, My GI doc is gonna send me to have a breath test done to see if there's an overgrowth of bacteria in my small intestines. He says this is the most accurate way to test for it. I really...
Well, just got back from Whole Foods and there was one bar of soap that had 10% neem oil in it. It also had lavender and chamomile in it. So I didn't buy it. I forget the brand. Does this look like a...
THanks PSA... I will first try the neem soap for my face and see how it works. Maybe I'll even clean my hair with it..LOL... We'll see. I will ask my doc to culture since he will be in there(no pun...
Hey PSA, thanks for getting back to me. I not sure which one to buy b/c sometimes my skin is oily like and then sometimes it's dry with the plugs... Well, either way, I have the plugs. Last night, my...
Hey everyone, thanks for the replys. I appreciate it. I've been having a tough time lately with things. My skin is itchy, dry, red, inflamed, with plugs all over today. It sucks... My skin is very...
hey subdued, that's pretty much on the point. There plugs, but sometimes they fall fall and are shaped like balls. But, yes that's it. Some are small and some are big. The derms also thought it was...
OK.... I have UP and this awful skin/scalp problem that has been with me since my UP started almost 4 yrs ago. Now, this is only on my scalp(hair) and entire face(my forehead the worst, then elbrows...
Hey Redee2moov, What kind of doctor are you seeing? Where are you from? I'm from Philadelphia and I was being treated by a holistic/MD who had me on various products, but many of them did not work.......
Is this a good probiotic to take? Does it have to be refrigerated? where do they sell it? At CVS or Rite Aid?...
Hi everyone, I'm currently taking saccromyces bolaris (Sp?) for bad bacteria in my intestines/colon. I bought some fleet enema's and I wanna empty it and fill it with warm water and one of the...
Just wanted to know what's the most accurate/reliable test that will state if there's a bacterial problem/ small intestinal bacterial overgrowth going on and what medications are responsive to that...
Hey everyone, it feels good to be back. I'm still continuing with the turmeric, but I feel awful today. Not really with my stomach, but my seb derm on my face looks bad today and i'm really tired....
I took my turmeric already. After i skinned it, it was about an inch and a half long and about 3/4 inch wide. I only ate that one. Jeez, tumeric is very strong. It's insane!!!HAHAHA... I'm gonna keep...
PSA, I just bought some fresh turmeric from the asian market. It's called yellow turmeric, but after I skined it, it's orange. I only ate one. It's about 2 inches long and about 3/4 wide. I remember...
So today I went and saw my GI doc. It's been about 8 months since I've seen him. So I started things off slowly, but when I asked him about fecal transplant, he said 'What! You dont need that. You...
Hey PSA, are there any big name store's that I can buy turmeric from?...
Hey Dr-A, I also take Lialda. I take 4 a day in the morning for a total of 4.8 grams a day. You only take 1 a day? It doesn't do nothing for me. Im also using canasa every night. I also have...
What is essential and most important in healing the intestinal walls? Supplements and food wise?...
Hey PSA, Thanks for getting back to me. I will definitely try it out. I will also look into all the information too. How much of it do I eat at one time? Only in the morning? How long after can I...
Hey PSA.Delhi , How do you go about growing turmeric? Are curry and turmeric the same, or is turmeric in curry? I know curry has a bad smell/taste, from what I've heard. I would rather get the real...
I go to my GI on Friday at 2:30. I do want to get a real stool culture done, but what do I tell him? He just gonna go through quest labs, b/c thats what they do here. How does it work where you live?...
Oh wow that sounds more like the way it should be done. I'm from Philadelphia, PA and we get 1 container vial that has some liquid in it and we put some feces in it and shake it and take it to the...
Is a stool culture the same as analysis? I had an analysis done, and it came back fine. It was from quest diagnostics. I know they are not that reliable... I just now had alittle diarrhea and mucous....
I had an organix test awhile back. It showed that I had high numbers of the toxin that clostridial species lets off in the body. It 3,4,deh..... It's a very long word. I was 120 times greater....