I know that weight resistance is great for strengthening bones but we must replace the depleted calcium too, through supplements or diet. Bones can't strengthen without the building blocks -...
Hi Jimmy, thank you for your reply and your concern. I was really just sharing the fact that I've had a positive experience for once in my UC journey, but I have no desire to stay on Pred for any...
Hey all, I just wanted to post about my latest experience on oral prednisolone. My doctor prescribed it 3 months ago for my current severe flare-up but I held out on taking it until a few days ago. I...
I've been and off anti-depressant/ anti-anxiety meds for 14 years now. When my anxiety and depression were at their worst I had forgotten what it was like to feel happy and normal. The meds were a...
I have UC + IBS + gluten intolerance. My mum has UC. One of my sisters is coeliac. On my mum's side of the family I have cousins and aunts with UC and coeliac. Everyone carries something problematic...
Me too! Loads of water and fibre helps, but sometimes nothing works. I take herbal laxatives called Colax, they have Aloe Vera, Liqourice, Rhubarb, etc. Controlling the flare with meds is the best...
Hi Jelynn22, I'm on Imuran for Ulcerative Colitis and my consultant told me that another patient of hers recently had a healthy baby and was on Imuran throughout the pregnancy. I think the dose and...
I just looked it up. It's known as Mesalazine here and is in Pentasa enemas, which I used years ago to no effect :-(...
Hi Quincy, I'm allergic to Salofalk and any of the "asa" drugs. Pretty much any salicylates I think. As far as I know I've never been offered the mesalamine enema so that's either because it's a...
I've no problem with rice. I eat wholegrain, wild or basmati rices. I cut out all gluten for 6 months a few years ago when on an exclusion diet. Many of my relatives are coeliac. I now avoid anything...
I've had the same extreme reaction to kleenprep combined with picolax. I get feverish and vomit and the pain is excruciating. I sometimes react that way to the enema option too though. I think it...
To be honest I wish my doctor had fast-tracked me. I had 5 years of a flare before I was hospitalised and put on a combination of Imuran and Pred. It changed my life! I lost most of my twenties to UC...
Stress is the primary cause of my flare-ups. I have a long history of anxiety and took medication for many years but the best treatment was Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, it teaches you how to manage...
Thanks guys :-) Sue - that's what I thought but wanted to believe there was an alternative explanation. I think I have only about 10 inches of colitis, my mom has far more but she's never as ill as I...
Hi everyone, I have severe colitis but it's in the lowest part of the colon which means it's mainly proctitis and so my symptoms are often opposite to most people's here. I haven't posted in a few...
Thanks Sherry :-)...
I'm in Dublin, Ireland (Republic of ...) :-)...
It depends whereabouts your UC is. Oral steroids will affect your entire body so if you can reach the inflamed area with foam or retention enemas then they are a much better option as you are far...
Hi everyone, I hope you're all well (relatively speaking!). Since I last posted here I've started my latest treatment for UC (severe proctitis). I've been "flaring" for over 18 months now so the docs...
AshNH - I went on an exclusion diet a few years ago (Not good for me - I got VERY skinny and weak!). I found out that wheat, especially white flour, milk, spices, garlic, onions, alcohol and, oddly...
Ooooh, that doesn't sound like fun! Thanks again, I think I'll be on pred for at least a few weeks though. Gotta do something :-(...
Pb4 - I came off meds altogether because it was considered that I had a very mild case of UC and therefore just trying to relax and changing my diet was supposed to be all I should do. Unfortunately...
Thanks everyone :) I forgot to mention that I had an allergic reaction to Salofalk so I can't take any salicylates (sp?). I will ask my consultant about starting oral pred at the same time as Imuran....
Hey, I just returned to Healing Well after a LONG absence because of issues with my UC but.... my depression is totally under control for the past year. I tried the Cymbalta and I'm still taking it....
I'm back :( I was diagnosed with UC (mainly proctitis) about 2 or 3 years ago. I was in remission for a little while and came off all meds. Then it returned a few months later and those meds no...
Hi Carly J, To be honest I've accepted that I will probably always have "an anorexic mentality" and recurrent depression, I don't think they go away entirely but so long as they're not actively...
I went from a size 6 (U.S. size 2) to a size 14 (U.S. 10) in six months thanks to Zyprexa. I was anorexic and bulimic when I started Zyprexa, so it was probably a combination of the physiological...
Hey everyone, I originally joined Healing Well because I have Ulcerative Colitis but now I need advice from this forum too,... hopefully you can help :) I've been treated for depression for the past...