I've never been able to get away without using Prednisone to end a flare... I dont mean to be pessimistic, and I did try, but in the end I broke down and took the gd steroids. My hat is off to you,...
Hey all. Havent posted here in a while. Im wondering if anyone here whos on Remicade has had nausea problems after being on it for about 8-9 months. yay nay? Any other side effects I should know...
Wow, what an overwhelmingly positive response....
Keep a food journal, its probably one of the best things you can do for yourself. You'll learn over time what your body responds well to and what it has a hard time with. The more you learn/know, the...
Works. Really, I've been on it for a few months now, and I'm surprised to say that its been going really well. I feel kind of tired and weird the day of the infusion, but other than that, it seems to...
:mad: :mad: :mad: yes this definitely happens. Its a steroid so you probably going to feel like your on speed, even after you've tapered off. Fortunately its not anything serious, so just try to take...
Thanks NuffinButtTrouble, what diet are you talking about? I was planning on trying a raw diet, I'm vegan so I'm already half way there. The problem is that the detox is really intense and your not...
He's actually the 3rd GI I've been to. I feel more comfortable with him than the others, especially when it comes to Remicade. He's one of the more prominent figures in the use and research of the...
He kind of understand the hesitation, but isn't really concerned with it. I've been in remission for up to 2 years after a round of Prednizone, but he feels the need to start immediately. Instead of...
Hiya. Met with my GI yesterday. He says my only option at this moment is Remicade. He's convinced that as soon as I'm done with this round of Prednizone(20mg at this moment in time) that I'll begin...
Honsetly there isnt much to be done about pred side effects. For Acne, the best thing I've found are Aveda cleansers. Much better than anything I've every been perscribed. I use the Purifying Gel...
hahahahahah this is terrible but true...
Great thread. Most things have been covered, as much as it sucks to have UC it does change your outlook. When you feel good you appreciate it differently. You watch your stress. You eat better. For...
I apologize for that comment. It was pretty bitchy. I didnt mean to imply that people here are lazy. I like this community a lot and I'm sorry if I offended anyone. I've been pissy all day. I think...
Sounds like its not working. Imuran is a little different because the liver is what converts the compound into 6MP. Its a different process, but it seems to work when direct 6MP dosent. I tried both...
Is that his full dose of 6mp? Or is he still in the initial 2 weeks? It takes a while for that stuff wo kick in. There is also an alternate to 6MP called Imuran. It might be worth looking into that...
I know I feel pretty tired the good majority of the day. This happen to you/most people?...
Thanks, this is helfull. I'm curious weather its something that you have to do 100% to see benefits. Let me know what happens....
I'd place money on the prednisone. That stuff dose terrible things to general well being. I had several knee injurys when I was younger and now every time I'm on pred, any physical movement is...
Don't be lazy people, being vegan is easy. The vast majority of animal products have horrible amounts of hormones, anti-biotics and such that are far more damaging to you than any roughage. This diet...
A raw diet dosen't necessarily mean that what your eating it literally straight out of the ground. There are a few different processes that are used in the diet. Pickling, fermenting, pureeing and...
Wow, thank you, this was very inspiring. How did you find out about him?...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c181/Scabtree/TwinPeaks-TheBlackLodgeresized.jpg A location in Twin Peaks. *Am I not allowed to post images in this forum?...
So I ate dinner at a raw food restaurant last night. It was a spiritual experience and I think I'm going to try a raw diet (As best I can). I'm already a vegan and eat a decent amount but I spoke...
Really interesting thread here... I believe 100% that most of the meds they put us on are as much if not more dangerous that cigarettes could be (imagine smoking a pack of PREDNOSONE A DAY!!!!). I'm...
I havent. Do tell....
I'm a Vegan and I can honestly say that it has been the single best thing I've done for my UC. It didnt "Cure" my UC per-se, but the flares I had before I stopped eating meat and dairy were far more...
I will do ANYTHING to avoid surgery. I'm 26, its not time for that yet. The thing is, I flared for about 6 months a just dealt with it because I knew that this was the road I would be taking once I...
It sounds like this doctor is actually pretty good. He's not quick to assign aggressive drugs and he takes time to listen. Thats more than I can say for the good majority of the doctors I've come...
http://cafeaman.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/03/avocado.jpg lots of them...
Are you off the Pred? because that DEFINETLY does it, but only as long as your on it. I've never heard of Asacol causing that kind of problem....
Hi All. I don't post here as much as I'd like so I'm going to be more active starting now. I'm going to start with a rant about the past few months and some of the frustrations I've been through....
Thanks Sherry, I was diagnosed with UC in 2003. Since then I've been on Asacol, Prednoesone (uuuggghhhh), and some enemas whos name I cant remember. Docs have been pushing 6mp since the beginning and...
How many of you have been on 6-MP and/or done a decent amount of research into it? I've been doing quite a bit and found that one of the delayed effects are that it could cause cancer....