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I have been told before i cant give blood because of my condition, i didnt even ask about the meds..no point if they already said no, right ?...
well thats how it worked for me. Might not be the same for everyone. But steroids are meant to be a quick working drug. But the steroids only settled down 70-80% of the blood with me. The...
It really depends. Ive had steroids twice and they can work quite fast maybe a day or two to reduce the bleeding. Althought the steroids greatly reduced my bleeding it didnt completely go until i...
I used Picolax and apart from the obvious side effect (sitting on the loo for the rest of the evening), didnt have any problems. Didnt think it tasted horrible or anything. Good tip about the...
i class remission as having a major reduction in symptoms. I havent bled for nearly a year although i can still get cramps and D depending on what i eat. I think even when in remission you have good...
i can usually hold mine for about 5 minutes. I know what you mean, when the toilet is in sight you relax thinking "oh yes ive made it" which seems to make things worse....
Its a cancer risk not a cancer definate. Thats the point i was trying to get across. There wasnt any offence taken. Just dont want to develop a point and laugh culture here. We are all here to learn...
like i said each to there own !! ill take my risks, nothing is ever certain, dont be so naive and judgemental to try and undermine other peoples choices. I hardly think you are qualified after...
thats very interesting. i wasnt totally aware of figures for lymphoma. Im very aware of the skin cancer risk because of where i work. doesnt change how i feel though. Im happy on Azathioprine at...
Remember that transplant patients take a cocktail of drugs to stop organ rejection. Nopt just Azathioprine. They can also take prednisolone long term, ciclosporin and loads of other...
Ive been on Azathioprine for a year and although ive had mouth ulcers, sore joints, bruising easily and hair thinning on the odd occasion ive been fine. I work in a dermatology centre and yeah there...
The only pain i ever get is on the left hand side just above my hip. Apart from the obvious pain it also feels like its burning. Never had pain in any other place although i have pan colitis...
I get them all the time !! they can be so sore !! Dunno if you can get it in the states but in Uk you can buy adcortyl in orabase over the counter in most pharmacies. It puts a protective layer over...
oh yeah i know, i was just adding my preferred fish. I didnt know that about salmon . I know chickens are pumped full of all kinds of stuff....
yeah ok thanks. Think ill try it !! Think id more than likley prefer tuna and salmon to mackerel....
id try some simple emollient in the bath and moisturiser cream a couple of times a day, dermol 500 emollient and doublebase moisturiser cream are both good. If it persists then id ask your doc....
I always take it on in hand luggage and have a copy of my last prescription with me just in case....
I get the exact same pain from time to time and i always use a heatmat....
ive never tried it. might do though, is it really that good ? i always thought it would have the texture of mush....
ive looked it up in the British National Formulary Its called infliximab or Remicade and produced by Schering-plough Its costs the NHS £419.62 per 100mg....
The dermatologists where i work use Etanercept (which is used for posriatic arthropathy and very similar to infliximab) and i know they have to get permission from the primary care trust before...
think its called infliximab here in the UK they use it a lot where i go for my appointments, havent needed it so far though !!...
wish we could get that in the UK !! the trouble ive had before when shops wont allow to use the loo....
There is an increased risk of some cancers. i dont know alot about lymphoma but i do know that Azathioprine, 6mp and Mycophenolate do increase the risk of skin cancers. Transplant patients are...
I lost hair when i was on both Azathioprine and Prednisolone. It did grow back quickly once i weaned the dose of Prednisolone and eventually got off of it. I wasnt so bothered about losing the hair...
Id always eat before taking it. Maybe you could be allergic to the coating around the pill ? thats not unheard of....
we use these in my department salactol gel, Verrugone ointment and cuplex gel !! if you wanna look them up And also Marigold extract for the natural way...
see I work with Dermatologists and they know how to treat the eczema, just annoying isnt it. kinda like one thing after another. Just wish it wouldnt keep coming back when the treamtent runs out. It...
Ive been in remission with the old UC for nearly a year now. I'm just wondering if anyone else, gets a burning, dull ache feeling in the hips (mainly the left side). i only have it on and off and it...
who could ever learn to love enemas ? I know i couldnt. Patches did nothing for me...
I think this follows the same guidelines from the link posted. I found a book at work called the British National Formulary which i think is more pharmacy guided. The doses listed are...Azathioprine...
I work in a hospital and although i dont work in the Gastro department i still deal with Pred, Aza and other drugs such as methotrexate and mycophenolate. Pred is def used for short term. They...
Both of my major flares occured after stopping smoking. I tried patches, nicotine gum and a nicotine nasal spray the second time to try and curb my symptoms. Have been in remission for nearly a year...
ah ok then. I was just thinking that maybe i should have had another test before i started azathioprine and my doc didnt suggest it. thats a relief then. Apart from the side effects. How do we all...
Have you ever heard of a blood level or test called tpmt levels. I'm TPMT heterozygote and its got something to do with amount of azathioprine and i presume 6mp that a person can tolerate. Prometheus...
Ive been on Azathioprine (imuran) 150mg daily for the past year without any problems. I was under the impression they use it on a certain ratio of mg to how many kg you weigh. Least thats what we use...
ive been in remission for 10/11 months now and still have to go several times on a morning !! I think thats quite usual for most people here. Anyone find being constipated a lot lot worse than going...
I seem to have had a settled routine for the past year. Three times daily all formed and no blood for 10 months now. I have the odd day of maybe going more but apart from that all is well. Nerves...
I work in a Dermatology Hospital.. I deal Mainly with Kidney Transplant patients who use Azathioprine and Prednisolone long term. I deal with them because they tend to get skin problems i.e skin...
Hi there everyone. Dunno where to start really.... Well ive had indeterminate pancolitis for 3 years now and have been glancing at this site for a while now although i never got round to joining it....