Hi Sodbuster: I am usually a fan of generic medications but in the case of Rowasa, although the contents may be exactly the same as brand name, the APPLICATOR is NOT!!!!. Not only is the plastic so...
Dear UC Spouse: I forgot how old your husband is? Mine is 63. I have nothing to say re schedule of meds but it is so important to get a skilled doctor with interest in you isn't it?. Good luck on...
Is there a possibility it could be c-diff?. The colitis without blood was different from the colitis due to UC for my 63 year old husband. He was admitted to hospital last week for what was thought...
Oh please keep us informed re Eric and the progress My husband was diagnosed Nov 2 and was very severe and I am thinking we will go the same route as you.. He is on 200 mg imuran and with nausea and...
Dear Lizzielu Are you also lactose intolerant? I did not think the low residue diet restricted dairy............. I do agree with the veg juices recommended esp low sodium V8 ( look at the label to...
Dear UC spouse: You do not say what age your husband is... and what meds.? My 62 year old marathon running fit husband was diagnosed on Nov 2, 2007 and was in hosp for 11 days over Christmas. As of...
Just some thoughts re rowasa: all the suggestions re getting the air out first are very important, but in this vein my husband found a very big difference between brand name rowasa and generic. He...
My 62 year old husband was diagnosed with what is now fulminant ulcerative colitis Nov 2(colonoscopy )after first symptoms ever sept 27 07, started on rowasa and Lialda and then 60 mg prednisone and...
This is a topic my husband & I discussed last night. He has only been diagnosed Nov 2 07 and no response whatsoever to Lialda, rowasa and prednisone. If in the end he has a stoma: i was reading that...
I have to tell you that I just LOVE reading these posts: i am a UC wife and am trying to prepare myself and then subsequently my 62 year old husband IN THE CASE we need an ileostomy. Your...
We are not sure if it is working or not but my 62 year old husband is to have a flex sigmoid to-morrow ( same DR who did the colonoscopy Nov2 and made UC diagnosis).. so we will see if there is any...
OK I am over here from the ulcerative colitis. My husband is really not responding to drugs eg lialda and now 3 weeks of prednisone and Rowasa. .... I think there are some more pharmacological...
Thanks for replies and suggestions: it means a lot... Onwards... Thanks, Chloe...
HHaving had bloody diarhoea for 7 weeks and now after colonoscopy and medication( for 2 weeks) and new diet,( for 5 days), my husband is having completely formed stool ( since wednesday)with still a...
It was 10 days on Sunday since diagnosis of UC for my 62 year old husband ( we thought a fit marathoner) and 10 days on Lialda ( 4x daily) and generic Rowasa. As instructed by 2 doctors he "ate...
Well it is now 10 days since getting the diagnosis for my 62 year old husband, and have been following the posts since then and it is all so helpful. My husband started on 4 Lialda each morning and...
So there is no way this could be celiac disease I suppose? My grandson was diagnosed with this at 15 months... Of course this most likely was already considered but it is so hard to think of these...
Thanks so much for all the words. It means a lot. In addition what we are dealing with is a "cold": sore throat, some fever ( all started a bit before the colonoscopy and pills) .......... we don't...
This am after colonoscopy, my husband ( 62) was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This afternoon he started on Lialda and this evening the Rowasa. Oh yes this is a new world......... I mean if we...