Leicestershire, England...
i've been on azathioprine for a long time now, about 13 years on between 50-150mg, currently 150mg. i've not had any problems with it. had blood tests everyday at first but now only every 3 months...
thanks for the replies i get quite a bit of weight bearing exercise at work, i'm a carpenter on new build housing. the iv infusion doesn't sound like something the nhs would cover but i'll find out....
hi all, has anyone taken alendronic acid for osteoporosis? i've been taking calichew tablets for a while now because of weakening bones, i had another bone scan recently and my gp has prescribed...
i've had a similar thing before when i've been flaring pretty bad, i thought it might be clotted blood?...
very interesting. does anybody know if these enema kits are available in the uk? sounds like its worth a try. i wonder if my girlfriend would be a good donor, she's thai and eats VERY hot curries, i...
my advice would be to just keep trying new things and hopefully you'll find something that works for you, wether its a change in diet, probiotics, the spinach and sunflower seed thing, things like...
i just started taking it a few days ago and it seems to have helped a lot but its a bit early for me to say just yet so i didn't do the survey. i've tried lots of probiotics before without much luck...
i would stay away from the sunflower seeds for the minute because they can irritate. i think i've heard people on here mention sunflower butter? might be better not sure about the spinach, i used to...
thanks a lot for the replies, much appreciated and very helpful. sue and peter i will have a look at those sites thanks...
thanks for the replies! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif it seems like theres no other meds to try. i've tried asacol and that made me feel terrible. can't get remicade on the nhs. now even...
hi everyone, hope your well, i normally post on the ulcerative colitis board so i'm new here. i'm male, 28, live in england. i've had uc for 14 years and am in the middle of a flair. the doctor has...
hi everyone, i often read read the posts hear but its been a while since i posted myself, hope everyones well. here is my current situation i was doing really well up until august when things started...
i'm on azathioprine and i get the same thing if i'm not carefull. if i am in the sun for a while i make sure to put on plenty of after sun when i get home, and drink plenty of water. i was really...
thanks for all the replies everyone. sorry about that Elaine! sounds like it could be just another of UC's wonderful ways of torturing us, doh! /community/emoticons/eyes.gif hopefully it will clear...
hi everyone hope you're doing good. i've been doing really well over the last few months with only occasional blood and normal BM's but over the last few days i've felt some discomfort in my tail...
i noticed that some eastern lagers are made from rice, i don't know if there's gluten in them but its worth checking out. tsingtao (not sure if i've spelt that right) is one of them, they have it in...
i would think that if your not bleeding thats a good sign its not a flare....
hi, i've been taking azathioprine for 12 years now and i've had no problems with it. i had to have bloodtests every week at first, then every month, now every three months. so if anything was going...
i had very dry skin afer coming off prednisolone for about 2 months, particularly around my mouth...
i had one without any meds and i wouldn't do it again. i'd had sigmoidoscopies before which were uncomfortable but not too bad, so i thought it would be alright. it was very painful...
the enemas i've had are called predsol...
i had joint pain, especially in my knees, when i came off prednisone. i think fish oil helps...
hi jon, have you tried prednisone enemas? i think that the side effects are not as bad as with the tablets. i'm the same its very frustrating. i've been on 100 mg azathioprine for about 12 years now,...
thanks a lot for all the replies. i'll try another one and keep searching for the right one...
hi everyone, i could do with a bit of advice. i've read that when taking pro biotics they can make you bloated and have wind at first, well this hasn't happened to me. they just seem to make me feel...
damo how are you doing now? hope your still good. i've been taking almost a double dose of pro biotics for just over a week now, it seems to be making me worse so far. i feel like i should stop...