It could be from the Prednisone...it's a great but awful drug! I was hospitalized in July for one week and had IV steroids then went home continuing on tapering from 60mg..total of 2 months and thank...
I've been on 75mg of 6-mp for 5 months and at the beginning i was getting weekly CBCs. Now it's once a month. The only side effect for me is losing lotsa hair...my dr. said if I can't tolerate the...
Good luck! make sure you don't drink even water in the am.....
my GI is great! thank god, my colonoscopy went well. I get one every year and by far this was the best prep ever......
My doctor has the best prep- take 2 ducolax then later on during the day Miralax with Gatorade! I used to take phospha-soda and I would vomit. The Miralax is a powder that dissolves in the Gatorade...
I've been on 6-MP for 5 months and I've lost about 30% of my hair. It started right after I stopped my prednisone and I was on 6-MP for 2 months at that point. For the past 3 months I continue to...
Has anyone taken the nicotine patch and gotten better. I just started the nicotine patch and was wondering when I should expect to see results? How do I know if it's getting worse?...
I was watching ABC World Tonight with Charlie Gibson and they were talking about how Vitamin D can significantly reduce your risks of cancer.......
I quit smoking 5 years ago and my gastro put me on the patch to see if it would control my UC..my dr. said if the vomiting continues to switch to a smaller dosage...thanks for all of your replies!...
I just started the patch today and have been vomiting....anybody have the same? if so for how long does it last? I'm starting with the 21mg....
Hi Comedydork! Yes, your hemoglobin count is an indication of how your iron levels are doing and since they are good, it must be something else. It maybe your Asacol. I know fatigue is one of the...
Unfortunately, I had all of the same side effects/allergic reactions with the Lialda as I did with the Asacol. My dr. immediately took me off b/c I was experiencing about 41 side effects:( I felt...
I know Lialda has the exact same molecular formula as Asacol. The only difference is that it's a stronger dose per capsule (1.2 grams vs 400 milligrams). So it's more of a convenience factor more...
Thank you for your feedback Judy! My brother-in-law is an executive at the National Kidney Foundation and also sent me a couple of articles on this as well after I mentioned to him that my dr....
My former GI uses it himself and loves it. They sell in on the shelf in Duane Reade in NYC or you can order it off the web....
B/c I'm severly allergic to 5-ASA's and before putting me on Prednisone my dr. suggested Avandia. Interestingly, it's a diabetes medication but there have been studies on it being effective with...
When I went on Asacol and Lialda I experienced major gas. I would ask your dr. if it's the Asacol. When I stopped the Lialda my gas subsided quite a bit....
Has anyone taken Avandia to control UC?...
Try Desitin baby diaper cream with Zinc. Worked great for me!...
Thank you Princesa for your reply! I asked my dr. why he wasn't concerned and he said that my blood counts were high and iron level is really good. What I do get nervous about is the colitis...
Thank you Old Hat for your reply!!!...
I took the apple cider vinegar with the mother in it and it definitely worked. I stopped taking it though and replaced it with probiotics b/c the vinegar was making me bloated but I think it was b/c...
I would suggest a probiotic instead of taking Nexium for instance...I have found that drs are so quick to say that everyone has acid reflux when in fact it can be corrected easily without drugs. The...
a great one is Multi-Sorb by Country Life b/c it's a softgel. It absorbs in the stomach so you get the full benefits of the capsule vs the enteric coated ones that start to break down in your...
Hi Old Hat- I noticed your comment about Dr. Ullman. Have you had experience with him or know others to? I recently switched to him b/c I heard he's one of the top gastros in NYC that takes...
I'm severly allergic to 5-ASA's and my dr. took me off of them. I visited with him the other day and he wants me to try the Nicotine Patch since I'm a former smoker. He told me if that doesn't work...
my dr. said always use Tylenol vs Advil and a nutritionist said this as well....
I visited my dr. the other day and he said he's not concerned about the bleeding...i thought that was strange...why would he be concerned? What does long-term bleeding mean?...
If you are taking a 5-ASA drug, most likely your decreased libido is caused by this...I was on Asacol and it's one of the side effects....
[tr ][td class=msgThread2 vAlign=top height="100%"]I started taking Fiber Smart probiotics and it really helped me for 4 months then I switched to a more potent one called Healthy Trinity by Natren....
It's possible that the Asacol is doing this...I could barely wake up in the am to go to work..I was dragging my feet and as I would walk to work, I could have literally fallen asleep...I was...
Anemia is a side effect in 5-ASA drugs...maybe it's from the Pentasa you're taking...My iron level counts were almost non-existent and I had to take iron supps for about a month and now my levels are...
Probiotics are subjective. [tr ][td class=msgThread2 vAlign=top height="100%"]I started taking Fiber Smart probiotics and it really helped me for 4 months then I switched to a more potent one called...
My new dr. told me that you should have colonoscopies once you've entered your 7th year of disease. But my old dr. did one every year for me and I've had the disease for under 7 years.....
Fortunately, I never been on Remicade but I have had cold sores for 12 years. Drs have given me all of the herpes meds and nothing works like Lysine. It's an amino acid that you buy at your drug...
The latest one is Lialda but haven't heard on a new one coming out in July...
[tr ][td class=msgThread2 vAlign=top height="100%"]A good Probiotic helps reduce yeast. ...
It sounds like you are experiencing side effects from the Asacol. I experienced about 41 of them when I was on it and my dr. took me off b/c I'm clearly allergic to 5-ASA drugs. If you go the the...
I started taking Fiber Smart probiotics and it really helped me for 4 months then I switched to a more potent one called Healthy Trinity by Natren. Then I got a flare 1 month later so not sure what...
unfortunately, joint pain is a side effect of 5-ASA drugs....I had almost every side effect when I was on Asacol, Lialda and the Rowasa enemas and my dr. took me off b/c I was clearly allergic. I...
My husband and I are planning to start a family and I'm really nervous about trying Avandia or the nicotine patch b/c when I google the drug with pregnancy, it suggests NOT to take during that...
My dr. told me that I can try Avandia (diabetes medication) or the Nicotine Patch b/c I'm allergic to the 5-ASA drugs. Has anyone tried either one of these alternative therapies? My dr. doesn't want...
Try Desitin baby diaper cream with zinc. It works like a charm:)...