The first time I was put on 6-mp I began having really high fevers after the 2nd day of taking it. I discussed it with my GI and he said it was a rare side effect that only about 2% of people get...
I use flora dix liquid iron supplement and it's great! it's all natural and ive never had any problems with it....
Weird! I had been feeling better and was almost back to normal after a flare and a flu. And then last night I had really violent chills as well and my temp shot up to 103.8. Then today I felt better...
Thanks for this question! I was just going to ask something similar because i have been on 6-mp for about a year now, and the last 7 or months have been great, which for me is a record, but i was...
I would like to add a question to this if i may: 4. what has stopped flares in the past? thanks!...
According to my doctor the "regular" flu kills 30,000 people a year in the US alone. I totally have a flu right now, the results have not come back yet to confirm if it is of the swine variety or...
I brew my own kombucha and love. I drink it all the time, I have since before I got UC. My roommates think its the best hangover cure there is.. other than that. I know its great for you but it...
sara14- do other dairy items give you discomfort? thanks!...
hello all, i am curious about cottage cheese. i don't do dairy at all. i was vegan for a looooong time and had really bad reactions to dairy that i accidentally ate when i was still vegan before i...
fried foods, as so many other have said....
UCwarrior- it tastes kinda vinegary. a lot of people don't like it, but once you develop a taste for it you are totally addicted. I drank it for years before I had UC and still drink it now. I love...
Ucwarrior- i brew the actual cultured tea, with the mushroom and all that, and buy synergy brand when im out of the house and craving some booch! I did go and see a dermatologist a couple years ago...
Hello, I have been noticing recently that I have very dry patchy places on my scalp that are kind of scaly. I've looked up the symptoms on the internet and it sounds as though it may be psoriasis....
if im having a rough morning i will take it to work with me and then insert it while on my lunch break...
my boyfriend and i are going as beavis and butthead...hee hee...
I ate something that was artificially sweetened and it totally messed me up! I had really bad D and felt like I had gotten kicked in the colon! It could be because that was the first time in my life...
Hello all, i accidently left my canasa in the trunk of my car and then when i went to open one it was all melted n gushy. can i put them in the fridge to firm them back up??? they are so expensive...
i second the putting it upside down notion, i do that with all my natural butters, but what i do is store it upside down for a day, and then open it, mix it, and store it right side up in the fridge....
You guys are the best, thanks!...
OK, so I know this is random, but I have found the members of this site to be so helpful and knowledgeable about UC stuff, i thought someone may know the answer to this. Sometimes when I had-boil...
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YES!!! The wafers helped me sososo much! They did add gas, but they helped everything else so much!...
Hello all, i started using canasa every morning, and cortifoam at night because i started bleeding as i was tapering off pred, and so far so good, the bleeding has basically completely stopped and...
I am in San Diego too!...
metamucil fiber wafers. Are you in san diego?...
Thank you so so much to whoever posted about metamucil fiber wafers on here. If you have not tried them yet, I would!! I had started bleeding again, and going to the bathroom about 5 times a day (D)....
Hello, after reading good things about the metamucil fiber wafers on this board i decided to try them, so yesterday i ate two in the afternoon. before yesterday i had been going about 5 times a day,...
Hello, I say a gyno today and she rxed progesterone for me to take for 10 days. She did this because for some reason or another (UC, meds, low body weight, who knows?) I have not gotten my period for...
Wow Christine, we are totally med twins! Anyway I heve basically been on pred since dxed. I have had a couple of 1 month breaks from it, but ive been on it pretty consistently since july 2006. i have...
Anything deep fried...
I tried acupuncture for about 5 months when first diagnosed. It was pretty expensive and did not help me. Im not saying that it does not help, or cannot help anyone, but i personally was not helped...
My Dad has lung cancer, and was having a serious problem with nausea, he couldn't keep any of his meds down, but then his Dr. perscribed droabinol, that may be spelled wrong, but its a pill that has...
Hello everyone, I have a question concerning canasa suppositories/cortifoam. Basically I had been doing really well, and then after 8 days of being on the 5 mg dose of pred (I have been tapering...
I tried it when first diagnosed. I went once or twice a week for about 6 months. Didn't notice any improvement because of it....
I think its probably common with people who are diagnosed young. I lost soooo many friends when i was diagnosed as well, but as others have said I also found out who my true friends were and consider...
My first GI wanted to put me on ADs immediately when i was diagnosed. He said that ADs were actually used to treat people with UC. I declined though, but have also wondered if they would help me. I...
piper chris, I do have below normal body temp, im usually at about 97.1. and i have really low blood pressure too. I guess now that you mention it that combined with the pred im on and tapering...
Hello all, So recently ive noticed that my arms and legs will randomly feel kinda numb, does anyone know if this is a side effect of 6-mp? thanks!...
Thank you all so much for your replies!! I bought some salt-free mixed spices that have dill, fennel etc in them. we'll see how i do!...
Hello all, So i know that many people talk about sugar alternatives, but does anyone know of any salt alternatives? I am a full blown saltaholic! I put salt on EVERYTHING, even sweet stuff. Then i...
yes, i have found if i don't get too stuffed i feel waaay better....
The only thing i have found that i seriously cannot have even a little bit of EVER is fried food. I keep a food journal and im sure that these wonderful little deep fried samosas they sell at the...
Sushi is one of my favorite/least troubling foods! I love love love it! I mostly eat raw salmon, I used to get really bad bloating and gas after sushi, and was worried that i couldn't eat it, but...
I always heard that artificial sweetners were worse on uc than actual sugar, is that not the case with stevia? Thanks!...
I have read that you are not supposed to take calcium with other meds, does anyone know if this means 0ther vitamins or all other meds? for example, is it ok to take calcium with colazal? i take so...
I haven't gotten my period since feb. Ive been if its from low body weight, or meds. Im 5'8'' and 108 lbs, so it may be from that, but im also on pred and 6-mp. I never thought id miss my period but...
Thank you so much for all your responses, I am so excited for this trip!...
Thanks so much for the info!...
Hello! I am (yay!!!) going to Australia this summer with 2 of my siblings. I am a little nervous because I will be ending my pred taper while I am there and dont know yet if the 6 mp will hold me in...
I was wondering if people were still having good results with this, or if anyone noticed no change, or just what the latest is....