Thank you...I was only taking 3 lialda daily then I was bumped up to 4 bc of the flare. What kind of rectal meds? I tried them with my last flare but they did nothing to help, however it might have...
I tapered from 40 mg of pred 5 mg every 5 days...finished last Thursday and today have blood in my stool...not really more frequent bms and not too much pain etc...called my doc but just wondering if...
My first pregnancy was great we had a healthy daughter at 38 weeks I flared for 2 mos during that one. I had awful anxiety during the pregnancy and I'm pretty sure the stresscfrom that caused...
When I'm flaring I feel like I have the flu if it's really bad flare. I had h1n1 last year and it didn't effect my uc at all and seemed to last and be as bad as most everyone else....
None at all. I switched from colazal to lialda bc I was forgetting to take all the pills with colazal I started with 4 lialdas daily now I'm on 3. I've had uc since dec2006 but this is only my 4 th...
I was on pred during my last pregnancy too but was on colazal too. I have been on lialda for over 2 years and have been symptom free until now. I'm thinking the hormones and stress has causedvthis...
Amk77 I always wondered about what my scope would look like when I was in remission for a long time. I always figured there would be some sort of evidence that the disease had been there...guess...
I'm definitely going on them right now. Thank you so much I'm looking forward to feeling better for the last couple months of pregnancy. I am actually seeing the gastro tomorrow i will ask about...
Thank you for such a quick response. I've had d 2 x this morning which felt like a flare but then the rest of today has been fine so far (granted I'm not really eating or drinking anything) I'm on...
Last pregnancy I had a flare that lasted 2 months and the docs last resort was prednisone. This time I'm having odd symptoms for the last 2 weeks diarrhea and nausea also at night the diarrhea does...
I started flaring about 5 mos. into my pregnancy (right around the big ultrasound) they tried to treat it with cortifoam, canasa, entocort, until after 2 mos the doctor finally settled on 20 mg....
When my doc puts me on pred for my flares it usually takes about 2 weeks but he puts me on a low dose (20 mg). Good Luck!...
my dr. still wants to see the info, but i did order it. I've spent so much money on everything for this disease in the hopes that it would work. What's another $100 right :)...
ahhh, well that would be good for me then since i'm in a flare....
what do you take the aloe elite for and what is it supposed to do for you. i ordered some b/c i read it on a lot of peoples signature that they take it, but didn't know why. my dr. wants me to fax...
a lot of times when i'm in a flare i don't eat, or i eat very little. that can cause tmc too? it seems like you can't win....
thank you all so much!...
ElaineNY I can't wait to read b/c I'm trying to decide on a trip for next summer and am already worrying about going b/c of the uc. I'd love to read it. It doesn't completely stop me from going as...
i think it's so weird that they never mentioned to this to me before. i had no idea how serious it was or i would not have taken it. but i know i need it sometimes. ugh....
thanks! so i guess i'll use it sunday but only use it when absolutlely necessary. it's so nice to have people to ask these questions to. no one i know has this disease let alone understands it....
great i just wasn't sure. thanks! he just kind of scared me into thinking i should never ever take it....
I've been having a flare and my dr. put me back on pred, plus the colazal, etc. Anyway, he told me the other day to stop using immodium b/c it can cause some pretty serious issues. Does anyone else...
this website has been incredibly helpful to me i plan to help it! thanks for the heads up!...
that's what they first diagnosed me with but once the blood started and they did a colonoscopy they found it to be much worse. it originally only started as ulcerative proctitis. is a 2 month flare...
oh thanks! i love being a new mommy :)...
got it. it all makes sense. i just need to understand this disease better. thanks for the help....
so i could have inflammation throughout my entire colon but only the rectal area would be causing the problems i'm having and the further up it moves the worse the flare. so i should treat it where...
I wondered too though, if it is pancolitis, does it make sense to treat rectally?...
The only reason I didn't think I was flaring was because when I asked about the mild inflammation in my colon the dr. said it wasn't a flare. Plus all my blood work came back normal. I guess like I...
i have one from my last flare from the 10-15 a day bathroom visits...i just used the prep. H suppositories and the pain went away and it has gotten smaller...it's still there a little bit though. my...
that would be amazing....
good luck!...
Question for you all who have been dealing with this a long time. I think i am currently starting to have my 3rd flare ever (but second one this year). My first one this year was during my pregnancy...
with me i made sure before i left i went to the bathroom and then everywhere i went i had to know where the bathroom was. on the way to work in the morning i took the side streets all the way instead...
thank you for all your suggestions. i think i should probably get a better one than i am currently using!...
I just had a baby and am freaking out that Im going to have another flare. I had one during my pregnancy (around 20 weeks) and it lasted 2 months. I guess because of this my UC went from Ulcerative...
ok i'll look for the culturelle right now and try online for te other stuff. thanks again...i just don't think i can handle a newborn and a flare!...
where do you get those at? i can go get one right now. i would love to avoid a flare if at all possible. i have cabin fever as it is, if i get a flare i won't go anywhere until i'm better. i'm not...
I had a pretty long bad flare durign my pregnancy and my newborn is now 3 weeks old, i have been on augmentin for an infection for a week and am starting to feel like i might be in the beginning of a...
i think it's totally normal to feel panic and anxiety from having ulcerative colitis. trying to get to the bathroom in 15 seconds is tricky even when you know where your bathroom is. i had my first...
i had that same problem and i just had to wait until the prednisone kicked in. my flare lasted 2 mos and i was up 2-3 times a night the whole time. hope the pred kicks in soon and you can get some...
i was on 20 mg for almost 2 weeks for me to get back to normal and get the flare under control. I would assume if you're on 40 you'll prob see results much more quickly! Good luck! Oh and I already...
ya, today is exactly two weeks and i started seeing improvement on saturday. i was starting to lose hope b/c i've been flaring for 2 mos. i know pred can cause some pretty nasty side effects, but i'm...
thank you so much! for everything!...
My doc kept me on meds and I flared anyway...but i take 9 colazal a day plus right now 20 mg pred and 2 cortifoam enemas daily. both drs (gi and ob) agreed that those drugs are fine to be on while...
the pred is finally working have been on 20 mg for two weeks now and have seen relief in the last few days. haven't noticed side effects just yet. am really happy just to be able to join the world...
I'm feeling so much better! Finally...i have been on 20 mg of Prednisone for two weeks with no side effects so far (knock on wood.) No more D and no more urgency, just 1-2 semi-normal bms a day for...
no, but I really hope you can figure out what is going on, those are such a pain!...
Congratulations! That's great news!...
i had nausea during the first trimester and only vomited once. i never noticed it bothered my bms. in fact during my first trimester i didn't go to the bathroom but maybe once a day which was GREAT!...