Awesome! I've been in a flare for about a month, after 3 years of being on a remicade-induced remission. I was hoping to go med-free and in remission after having my son 4 months ago... I know I need...
Hi all, I just hit week 12 on Humira pen injections. After stopping remicade due to the intense psoriasis for past 3 years. It has been up and down in regards to pain and side effects, even when...
I'm shooting over here from the UC forum as I have remicade induced psoriasis. I have had this since '09 but for the most part it was managed with topicals and pred. occasionally when it was really...
ai, glad you joined and posted. This forum has been extremely helpful and powerful...even as just a reader from time-to-time. Form your post and as DB says it is a normal party of UC flares to have...
I developed psoriasis due to remicade infusions. It started as patches and got increasingly worse and then moved onto my scalp. I have now continued to have scalp psoriasis since '09. My hair is now...
HI ALL!! I hope every ones new year is starting off well. At least it wasn't spent in the hospital like last year for me, however I have started a flare {blood w/stool & now blood w/o stool} the...
i seem to have the same problem right when i get out of the hospital. did they have you on IV steriods? Becuase my doctor said that might be the cause for me to have a little relapse after i go home....
I was switched from 9 Asacol daily to 2 Lialda a day a few weeks ago. I read in previous threads that a few people were on it. My doc said it was just like Asacol only i take less pills. And from...
Everytime i have flared since being dx (a year and a half ago) has been during finals!! Every time I enter finals season my mom always freaks out at me giving me advice to calm down and destress, i...
It can be really hard at first to tell people around you what is going on. It is totally normal to feel embarrassed about it, it is a very ackward thing. I let myself go 6 months without really...
i had one done last summer becuase i was on pred for 6 months ( i wonder if they will have me do another one for being on pred for 4 months this year?) It was a super simple thing, all i did was show...
I feel the same way. It is difficult to know how much this effects you and can bring you down let alone what your family and friends go though as well. I feel guilty when I'm in a flare or having a...
for me i know that i had high anxiety, and very high stress before dx with UC. But i really do not think that the UC or meds have helped any. I think i get more anxiety from the meds, especially the...
I wouldn't say i have fear anxiety, its more of a stressful anxiety. But I also feel like my mind is ALWAYS working, I am always thinking and over thinking about everything and anything. I get really...
has anyone tried any anti-anxiety medication? My mother suggested that I might give it a try and talk to my doctor about it. I have a very high stress personality, I have been doing pretty well for...
has anyone ever noticed or had any problems with the Asacol tabs not being completly broken down in your system? When I peek in the bowl to check everything out I've noticed like little asacol...
When i first started bleeding in the summer of 06 i called my doc after a month of not telling anyone and hiding it. I finally thought i was going to die and called to make an appointment. And told...
recital meds always seem to make my UC worse and irritate my colon. When I have used them it makes my D and urgency worse. So my doctor stopped prescribing them and just wrote it off as not working...
Yesterday I just started getting this horrible stabbing pain in my head, right on my left temple and it is a sharp pain that comes and goes. It has not gone away completely since it started. Has...
thanks for the advice! ~ediekristen- have a wonderful trip as well!! My stomach really acts up when I'm nervous too. Luckly all my friends know and understand my condition which helps out alot, but...
i was given Hyoscyamin SL TB 0.125MG, you just dissolve one tablet under the tongue every 6 hours as needed. When I was at the peak of my flare these worked wonders and were the only thing that...
I'm planning on leaving for a road trip with some friends on Friday to head to DC (from Michigan). I'm currently not having any major problems with my UC but I am still very nervous about the whole...
i have found that being on 40mg of pred. is just bad for my system. I was on 40mg for about a month and was scared to taper becuase i was still having so many problems; increased # od bms, alot of...
i can totally relate! It seems that we are in totally the same situation, and as much as that sucks it is so much better then knowing that i am not alone! i feel the same way about pred. and the...
My docs had me on prednisone while i started taking my 6mp. And as i tapered down the pred. the 6mp would be taking effect was his logic. It seemed to be alright. Although i have abnormal liver test...
oceanberryb- it is my pleasure to provide you with a little laugh! I'm glad you enjoyed it. As for the low residue diet, it is going really well. I really think that it has helped me alot. But it is...
oceanberryb- i have the same problem with sleeping! When i'm in a major flare any movement in bed and i feel as though my insides are going to fall out of my butt! How strange. Sometimes reisting the...
if you are still having symptoms and seeing blood it seems to me that that tapper seems rather quick. I don't know what other people are on but mine is a taper of 5mg every 2 weeks! I know that...
i have found that when i'm on 40mg of pred it makes things worse! its not until the tapper is started that my BMS start improving as well as pain. For some reason the 40mg just tears me apart and my...
thank you all so much! this is such a blessing to having so many people that truly care and can share their stories as well. It is so great just to hear that you are not alone and that people DO feel...
THANK YOU! This artical is inspring, and very powerful! I sent it to everyone in my family (mother, father, and boyfriend) and i know they will pass it along. It has always been hard for me to talk...
thanks tab! i read your post and your two words brought tears to my eyes (no really now i'm crying) but in a good way! I feel like there is no one here to understand, i have plunty of people to talk...
I try to take all my meds after eating somthing. I don't eat full big meals becuase it kills my stomach. But I also take alot of meds all at the same time, so I just like to clump them all together...
I am sooo annoyed at all of my family, friends, any one i meet. I feel like my UC is ALWAYS the topic of conversation. Everything we do deals with food. My friends say lets go out and get a pizza,...
Prednisone tapering can be tricky. It takes a few days for your body to be at the actual level that you are at. And the longer you are on them the more side effects you will get. I normaly have...
I am convinced that antibiotics are the blame for my UC in general. I had surgery and was put on antibiotics and a few short weeks later i started seeing blood in with my BMS. Since then i have only...
I currently have 3 GI's "working together" I had all my records transfered and the film from my colonoscoy copyed from when i was first diagnosed and in the hospitital. It was great becuase now i...
what is the SCD diet? i have not heard of it before? I don't eat pastas becuase of high egg yoke, but i eat all the rice and bread i want (white of course)...
thanks gdfairy! I will for sure check it out! I have the cook book "eating for IBS" but i find that so much of it is food that i am trying to avoid so when i make something i have to do alot of...
i have been told that anything acidic; oranges, tomatoes, things like that may cause problems. That they irritate the stomach and colon. So it does seem possible that you are experienceing problems...
MXB05 I talked to my doctor about Remicade last week, and although I am not in a place to be thinking about becoming pregnant it is still a concern. My doctor told me that it does not have a nedative...
My GI and i have already mapped out that Remi is my next option if I can not get thought this taper of prednisone (it is my 4th cycle on pred.) and i have only been diagnosed for a year! So i really...
My period is driving me crazy!! I use to be on the pill so i knew when it was coming and how long it was going to last, then at the same time i was diagnosed with UC they found 2 blood clots and...
thank you everyone so much! I will try to go through and answer everyones questions. I really am so greatful for all of your in put and support! I am in the middle of my prednisone tapper (25mg!) and...
I was diagnosed in 2006 with very serious UC, i was hospitilized for 10 days and recieved 3 blood transfusions. I have since been rehospitlized twice, both time recieving more blood transfusions, the...