Does anyone else have problems with blood in their stool from their rectum and having to go 3-4 times a day when you are not even connected? Should I panic?...
He has a raw spot on the right and below his stoma. It is quite a large spot below. I think some of it may be because he has a really odd shape right now. I am having a hard time getting the shape...
Does anyone have any ideas on what to do for raw skin around the ostomy. It is really red and sore. Help would be appreciated....
I mentioned to him that someone on here thought he could be having a prostate infection. He figured he will talk to the doc when he sees him. I had to be tactful. He is feeling useless and less of a...
You get 100's of little bile colored balls in the toilet that are toxins and possible stones. I mean hundreds. I was a non believer till I tried it the first time. My mom is a health food naturopath...
Does anyone know of any over the counter rectal meds? Hub has had severe pain and can't eat for a couple of days. Has spent 31 of last 60 days in the hospital. He does not want to go back. Says he'd...
Kathleen. Have read that too. Kim, He was just trying the yogurt, the diet itself seemed to contradict many other things I have read so just the yogurt and mainly because his sister knew someone with...
I do liver cleanses once in a while and am always shocked at the results. I don't use commercial products. Use natural, grapefruit juice, olive oil and food grade epsom salts. I agree there are alot...
I was wondering about doing a liver cleanse because of all these toxic drugs but don't know when would be a safe time. HAs anyone else done any liver cleanses and do you think it would affect the...
Are you kidding. SEX? He has been so sick with this that he barely makes it through the day. That would be completely cruel and insensitive for me to even suggest sex, He can't even eat right now....
Has anybody had any issues with goats milk? We tried the yogurt recipe in the SCD diet and he is now back into another flare. Well actually still in the same flare since this whole thing started. he...
Spirutein is a soy based powder, no dairy, no gluten. It comes from health food store. We have been trying to avoid dairy although he does eat cheese sometimes when he is needing some flavor. His...
Thank you for all the replies. He doesn't usually eat after 7 and goes to bed around 11. Sometimes has a protein drink "spirutein" but not always. He tried gas x doesn't seem to help. We have some...
Does anyone else have problems with gas mainly at night. Hubby seems to get most of his gas as soon as he lays flat. He has some gas all day but the worst is at night. Is this normal? Any ideas to...
Thank you all for your input. I am hoping if this helps with relaxation that it also helps with the moodiness from the prednisone. One can always hope :)...
We are thinking of switching him around so he takes his second half of the prednisone at dinner instead of at lunch. Does anyone think that will help? We have the air on in the house and it is...
I am on here for my husbands sake. He still isn't feeling up to sitting at the desk on the computer...
I will pray for her. Have you heard bout silent unity. They are a 24 hour prayer service. You call or email them and tell them the persons name and what is going on and they put them on the prayer...
Any one try accupuncture? Someone we know recommended it and I wondered if any one on here had tried it?...
Thank you for the advice. He told the doc but she just said you are going though 'menopause" and laughed. She said she had no idea what to do except deal with it as it is probably just a side effect....
Hello all again. My husband is struggling with terrible sweating every day. Does anyone have any ideas? It is driving him crazy....
Hello in Seattle. My husband also sees a doctor as part of a bigger practice. They are in Olympia. Don't know if you want to drive far or not but they are good. There are 2 there that are better than...
Hello. I was wondering the same thing. The doc put Jim on the 6MP last week. He is still feeling worse than he was. Still losing weight. She called and left a message this morning that the blood test...
:confused: Hello. Jim just went back to the doctor and they now are trying him on 6MP with the asacol, prednisone and omeprazole. I am just wondering risks vs. symptoms etc. Any info on this would be...
Hello, I too have that book. I know quite a few people who swear by that book. They didn't have anything wrong though. I have been trying to incorporate it with what is allowed with the colitis. DO...
Hello, quincy The egg yolks give him gas. He hasn't been having any bread or crackers or anything because I was told that would be too hard on him. Soft foods only.... I am ready to take him back...
He is having pain all over the whole area. They haven't been able to do a scope all the way in because he was so bad in the hospital. I have been giving him a capsule probiotic in the daytime. We...
Thank you all for the help. What a nightmare trying to get this right. Now he doesn't want to eat anything because he was in so much pain last night. I appreciate all the answers as this is so...
Thank you. I have been keeping a very detailed diary right down to ingredients in cooking but wasn't sure where to start looking. How far back. He had two bad nights in a row and they started around...
Hello again Jim had a terrible attack last night and we are trying to figure out which meal it was. So we are wondering how long it takes to get to the colon. Any help would be much appreciated....
I feel so bad for you. My husband has gone through almost exactly the same thing almost word for word with the exception of staying in the hospital with more complications. He lost 50 pounds from not...
Hello again. I posted yesterday and wanted to do a follow up post about work. My husband is a commercial crab fisherman like on the deadliest catch. He was just diagnosed with SEVERE UC and spent...
He has really sever UC. It was so bad they could only go a little ways in with the scope. They said they will have to wait till it gets better to do a full scope. He is really having a tough time...
They have him on 12 mesalamine daily 40 mg prednisone daily, oemneprizole. He has been taking Tylenol PM to help him sleep. They were giving him sleeping pill in the hospital and forgot to put that...
Thank you Sue. He is having a hard time with this but does not like to read or do this kind of forum info. I was planning on trying to get him to a group meeting but he can't even think about going...
I also wanted to ask about weight loss. He has lost 45 pounds in the last month due to this and I am trying to get him feeling better but he needs to put some weight on he went from healthy 195...
Hello. We are new to this forum. My husband just got diagnosed with UC he is 43 yrs old and has been healthy all his life. He just spent 14 days in the hospital with what the GI doc said was one of...