I agree with the chicken broth and applesauce, also jello, rice, mashed potatoes are good....
@ Sue: Yes, I go to a cardiologist every 6 months now. He's of the same mind as my surgeon and my primary. Walk, walk, walk. My primary wants me to work up to 5 miles a day 3 days a week. That's my...
Is it just me or do you find it weird that the number of people with UC or Crohn's continues to increase? I can't believe how many people in the US have it and the boom in ileostomy care. It's got to...
This has been very helpful. I thought maybe alot of it did deal with the chewing so I'd gotten a recipe from a friend to start blending the greens up and drinking them instead and he was like - no...
I don't even say colon, I tell people my entire large intestine was removed. That sounds more shocking. :) Then the response is, "You can live without that?" "Yeh, who knew?" "How did that happen?"...
My surgeon wanted me to walk...and I didn't do it much. I regret it now. I can barely do any aerobic exercise because I get nauseated very quickly - especially swimming or any jumping activities....
The State Dept for the US requires some vaccinations and others they recommend. For the shots that are recommended, are you getting them? Why or why not? I'm traveling out of the country in a few...
I completely understand what you are going through. I had the same problem with my loop ileo. Some days I let it get some air...by that I mean I laid on the couch with the bag and ring off and put...
I don't want to sound like the doom and gloom person. And REMEMBER EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT. I had a horrible time with my second surgery. I had a different surgeon and because I had my...
I went from 148 lbs to 112 when I was diagnosed in Jan 2010 with severe UC. I didn't respond to any meds and had to have my colon completely removed followed by 2 more surgeries for a j-pouch. I...
My doctor has told me not to eat green leafy vegetables of any kind no matter how they are cooked because I can get kidney stones because I don't have a colon to absorb the minerals in them. I...
I had severe hair loss after my second surgery to construct a j pouch after a severe flare up earlier in the year where I had to have my entire colon removed. I think it's the lack of nutrients your...
I was diagnosised with severe UC in 2010 and didn't respond to any meds including remicade. I had to have emergency surgery and have my entire colon removed and a ileostomy and later that year...