I was hospitalized for UC in September 2010 and did get a blood clot. When I was hospitalized again for UC in February 2011, they gave me Lovenox injections each of the 5 days I was there and thank...
tank89 I truly understand and sympathize completely. I have lived with this disease for 50 years...yes, you read correctly. I got this (diagnosed as IBD) when I was in my twenties and am now a...
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Please tell me what mp stands for in all these discussions. Everyone talks about being on 6mp...I guess I should know what it is but I'm clueless. thank you...
I'm always too hot. I don't understand it because most people with UC or any chronic illness are always freezing. I cannot tolerate heat. I know we're told that cold drinks are bad for us but I...
I notice that most people eat and drink fruits and fruit juices. I've been afraid to try raw fruits because they're supposed to be too harsh for our systems. I am very limited in my diet as I seem to...
Pain medication such as percocet can definitely help with the D as it has a constipating effect. Why don't you want to take it? I'm so sorry you're in such pain, but try taking the medication. It's...
Just a quick "thank you" to all who gave me tips on supplementing my potassium. It really helps to know that we care about each other. This can be a very lonely disease....
Hi all.. I have a question nobody has discussed. When I get a UC flare, I deplete my system of potassium and then I end up in the hospital with all low vital signs. I get very sick from potassium...
My GI didn't give me the pain meds....my dentist did. I had some problems and had to have a pain killer, so I have a refillable prescriptiion. I told my dentist about taking them for my UC. I don't...
Does anyone ever take pain meds? Sometimes if I want to have an afternoon out I'll take one half of a Lorcet and I find that helps tremendously. The doctor doesn't like it because he says that people...
I knew it was the lialda giving me the cramps because I stopped taking them for a week and all the pain subsided. I went back on them for a week and the pain came right back. I did this twice. The...
I was put on Remicade infusions and had a violent reaction to the second one. That night I had 3 hours of the worst cramps and runs I've ever had. I refused to go back again. However, I seem to have...
Lialda put me in the hospital. All the mesalamine drugs give me bad cramps and runs. My colon was totally messed up by them. According to the Mayo Clinic some people have an allergic reaction to them...
My uc was so bad that my potassium level and blood pressure became so low that I was rushed into the hospital and told later that they did not expect me to live. After telling me this my dr. also...
Thanks for the cymbia information. I don't know why I can't get it. I've thought of surgery but I think I'm too old (in my 70's) to try it. If I must I guess I'll have to stay on prednisone......much...
I had two infusions of remicade and 8 hours after the second infusion I had such violent stomach pains for 3 hours that I refused to take any more. I also had cramps and runs between the first and...
I have had bad colitis for most of my life and after being hospitalized 3 times I was diagnosed with severe UC. I got very sick from all the meds I was given such as asacol, lialda and remicade...