I've been doing this UC scene for a long time. I've pushed off this scope for as long as I could but it's here...tomorrow. It's such a mental hurdle filled with fear. It stems back to the first scope...
Thanks you for your response. I feel like the mucosa healing vs symptom-free is a new challenge that I need to delve into and research. @imgardener2 Any specific sites or links you would recommend?...
So many things to address since my meeting with my new GI today. I ll start with the main one. I've been in remission for 5 plus years, taking imuran and colozal and feeling great, currently no...
Let me say first of all I have not been on here for a very long time. Thank God it's been going well. I came back to research something for a friend. Five years after being diagnosed with UC, I was...
My internist does my pap and includes this in the exam. I remind him EVERY year NOT to do a rectal exam. My GI is keen on this exam also and I believe more qualified. Both my internist and GI are...
I went on a six week liquid diet several years ago using Jini Patel's protocol. She makes a special liquid diet, but it's incredibly expensive. I did not have pain with eating, but was trying to get...
I too am intrigued by the UC/gluten connection. I've had UC for 5 years and in the past 2 have been tested for celiac due to family history and am positive for it. I have an asymptomatic form of...
I've been doing well and have not been on this forum in a long time. I have since been diagnosed with celiac disease. I had absolutely no symptoms but due to the genetic factor and my mother's...
My son was plagued with severe and frequent migraine headaches from age 6, he grew slowly but enough to barely stay on the growth chart, and struggled with anemia. When he was 15 my doc and I had a...
thanks for the encouragement everyone!...
This is the quietest post I've ever started. My initial response to the positive celiac was that it was somehow associated with my UC. I am understanding more as I research on it but would like to...
I'm reeling. Just got back blood test results from internist and I'm positive for celiac. I am currently stable with my uc and feeling terrific. The only reason I'd did the test was that my mother...
Just saw my internist/family Dr. He said something about supplements and probiotics that I'm questioning. I had never really discussed probiotic usage with him but he suggested that now that I've...
My kids have had it and now I've got it. It's the first that I've been sick while on this drug. Do I need to go/contact the dr or can I ride it out at home? Low grade fever/sore throat/headache etc....
Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of folks on here that are on imuran or its generic form azathiroprine There have been a lot of previous threads regarding the in/outs of this drug. I've been on...
I've used Natren's brand for nearly two years. It comes in powdered form and also capsule. The powder is a bit of a pain, with measuring and mixing but apparently more affective when you have...
Happy independence from UC! My thoughts are with you and mom!...
Let me speak for Imuran. Several of you mentioned how awful it is. It changed my life, but it did take a combination of imuran/prednisone until the imuran started working and I could taper pred. Up...
38, diagnosed at 34...
I found your site really informative. Thanks for your willingness to share. I think it would be a great way to intro my husband to the reality of what my having surgery would entail....
kwaa- I've been taking the probiotics for several years. Thanks everyone for your post. Mild nausea today, no reaccuring pain....
I re-read my post and I screwed up my left and right. My pain was in my right shoulder...otherwise I'd of been in the ER. Thanks....
Last night I went to bed feeling fine. I woke up two hours later with pressure in my stomach/sternum and pain radiating up into my left shoulder. This was not uncommon before during during the days...
Elephantlover: I second Judllyn, my first thought when I read your email was that it sounds like C.diff. I would cconsider this especially with the recent hospital stay. Hope you can get to the...
I to have pan-colitis and had a terrible flare last year and came out of it just as last summer started. If I had one word to sum up that summer it would be FOOD. It was wonderful. It was glorious....
Spent some time with the insurance agent yesterday. BC/BS will consider me five years after surgery to remove the colon. With my low lifetime coverage this will be yet another factor into the surgery...
Where do you go to get coverage for this pre-existing condition? I currently am self-employed and covered but a plan that is pretty pathetic. It's pretty frightening cause the lifetime benefits of...
My doc was the one who commented on the smell and visual evidence for c-diff that he saw during the colonoscopy. My sis who's an RN said a distinct smelling D is often a clue to c-diff. (what an odor...
At my last scope with a new GI he saw c-diff and afterwards was "hopeful" that is was the underlying cause of all my issues and not UC. I was doubtful cause UC was a part of my life 3+ years. So...
In a pinch I tried a very small disposable baby diaper when things were desperate and accidents were frequent. I found it actually worked really, no shifting, etc. I wore it like a pad tucked between...
I use Healthy Trinity. It's pricey but I am pleased. I take it daily and will drag myself out of bed to take it if I forget. Does anyone alternate brands? Would this be beneficial?...
Thanks for the insight. I'll check out the Viactive....
I have been chugging more pills then I can count for the past couple years. I suddenly am having a gag reflex with my calcium pills. Is there any calcium brand out there that is not chalky. Perhaps a...
Supernurse- Peeps candy are bright yellow/green/pink/purple sugar coated marshmellows in the shape of baby chickens, rabbits etc. Stick with the cadbury eggs...peeps are a love 'em or hate 'em kind...
There is a current thread about elevated liver enzymes, but I am wanting broader input regarding Milk Thistle. Does anyone take this or have any "testimonies" as to its effectiveness? I am dealing...
Because of my past history with this Doc I trust his call. I was just getting to the point where I was relaxing and the blood test were almost rituals...that will feel different now, I think. I need...
I got the results of my abdominal ultrasound yesterday and they are unremarkable. I spoke with the GI and his remark was that it "bears watching" but is not suggesting further testing at this point...
Again I stress not to underestimate the potency of this product. I was following a "stout dose" protocol for several months and was subsequently diagnosed with C-diff. One cannot prove these things...
Thanks all for your response. I had the abdominal US on Friday and expect to get the results tomorrow. I am not exactly sure of the numbers, but have a hepatic functions panel, a cbc w/diff and GGT...
Do you mean 3-5 days?...
Oil of oregano is a very potent anti-fungal, anti-viral. In my experience it was really important to treat it as I would an antibiotic and take probiotics simultaniously. I used to drop the oily...
I have been reading this forum for a very long time but this is my first post. I am currently 3 years into UC and doing better now then I have in a very long while. I say that with incredible...