I have been taking 7 Asacol with no problems, and my GI gave me a prescript ion for Apriso just because it's fewer pills to take. He said i could take 2 or 3 Apriso once a day instead of 7 Asacol in...
I have UC and MS as well. My MS has not been active. I was diagnosed with severe pancolitis in June 2008. I have basically been flaring (thankfully not severely) since January 2009. I have been on...
I had MS for 19 years before I developed UC--luckily, my MS is stable and I am not impaired at all. But really, you can't live worrying about something that may never happen. Enjoy your life today ....
Just curious--What is the degree of systemic absorption of Cortifoam? I am almost done tapering off prednisone and I'm wondering how much actually gets into my system from the Cortifoam. Am I not...
I've been on 60 mg of pred for 5 days, and split the doses into one morning and one at 5:00 pm. I eat dinner at around 6:00, and usually have something in the evening because I am desperately trying...
I am flaring (not as badly as my first time last summer), and I have my usual morning runs to the bathroom, nothing all day, and then I'm up in the middle of the night at least three times, sometimes...
I had been on Asacol 12 pills/day since June. In November, my doctor told me since I was feeling great, no symptoms, to take it down by 2 pills a month until I was at 8 pills a day. I did that, and...
I craved sugar like never before this summer. The only thing I could do was stop eating it. I would instead have fruit, cottage cheese with some sugar free vanilla syrup, Sugar free hot cocoa,...
I haven't tried it, but I really, really miss popcorn!...
I take Asacol 12 per day. I was originally told to take 6 in the morning, and 6 at dinner. That resulted in terrible fatigue, and a general sense of disorientation. When I switched to 4 pills at...
Definitely look for another job--there really, truly are friendly, understanding workplaces. It is NEVER worth it to be so unhappy at a job....
Yes, It seems curcumin is quite the drug to be taking. I took too much of it for my MS. which may have been part of my UC problem. Before I was diagnosed, I was taking about 50,000 mg of turmeric,...
What a great story--thanks, and good luck at school!...
I got back to kickboxing, weight training and yoga last month. It just feels so good to move and be strong. Yoga keeps me flexible and also helps with balance and strength. I personally like...
Thanks--that's wonderful advise. I have started eating rice, potatoes, pasta and bread, and nutrition labels are the highlight of grocery shopping. I like that it's not a "you blew it--back to the...
Actually, I currently have no UC symptoms...so I don't know that it's a fungal problem. Eating sugar itself doesn't bother me at all, and the calories certainly won't hurt, so maybe I'll just indulge...
I eat a lot of fruit and have 3 slices of bread--one in the morning, sandwich at lunch. I know it's not enough, and it's hard to eat a lot of food at one time. I eat more complex than simple carbs....
Over the past two months, I have lost a scary amount of weight, I'd say 30 pounds by diagnosis (severe UC). Naturally I was afraid to eat, but gradually started in and began working out. One thing I...
I added it back while I was still on prednisone (this is all within the past 2 months). I have a cup and a half--nothing like my pre-UC 4 cups, but I missed it and it helps move things along in the...
Thank you for the information--I enjoy visiting local wineries in the Hudson Valley and know most of the growers personally and was feeling sad that I couldn't enjoy a good glass of wine every now...
Whe I got out of the hospital I was afraid to eat anything. My diet consisted of scrambled eggbeaters, lunch was a ham or turkey sandwich with swiss on white bread, cottage cheese, and tuna. NO...
I get enough protein, but there's no way I could eat enough food to get the amount of healthy fat my body needs. So, I bought some good quality extra virgin olive oil and fill a shot glass half full...
L-glutamine is supposed to help with mental function, according the site I buy my supplements from....
I take the capsules, CVS generic psyllium fiber, because name brand Metamucil is about 3x more expensive. It says take 5 a day on the bottle, but I take 2 and it helps a lot. I think it's a matter of...
I drink lots of water all day, take two metamucil capsules at dinner with about 12oz of water, and I also eat nectarines, plums, peaches and apricots, with skin removed. Watermelon and crushed...
I was diagnosed with UC last month, and after I finished my prednisone, my doctor prescribed 8 weeks of Entocort. He said it is nearly as effective as prednisone, without the side effects. It seems...
Hi Catherine, I'm pretty new here as well--so sorry to hear your story, but like others have said, at least you are alive. I was put on 12 Asacol/day last month. SInce then, my liver and pancreas...
I was diagnosed last month (6/9) with severe ulcerative pancolitis. MY CT scan showed thickening and inflammation throughout, with the worst in the descending colon. The same day as my colonoscopy, I...
My doctor mailed me the results of the bloodwork I had done on 7/3. The liver enzyme ALT was 114 IU/L. The normal range is between 0-40 IU/L. My bloodwork from before I was on Asacol showed an ALT of...
didn't take it on Friday and my fever disappeared. I took 3 on Saturdy morning, and while there was no fever I got a severe debilitating headache that lasted all day and all night. I really don't...
OK, I have been taking the Entocort EC (3 capsules in the morning) since Monday. On Wednesday, I started running a fever after dinner. It was about 101 degrees, and I felt like I had a fever but not...
Thanks for the replies! I just got back from the pharmacy. I am in fact going to be on 9 mg/day, though I swear he had originally written 3 pills twice a day. I will be on it for 8 weeks. I am not...
Hello, I saw my doctor on Thursday, and he prescribed Entocort EC capsules, 6/day for eight weeks. He said that budesonide does not have the same systemic side effects as prednisone (which I just got...
I take 2 Metamucil fiber capsules with dinner to soften my stools a little (and get some more fiber). They have helped a lot....
I adore apples and used to eat one every day. I will try one peeled, because I really miss them (along with popcorn, which I am NOT going to try!)....
I agree with keeping a food diary. Just try a food and see how you feel. I eat very small meals now, but eat more often. It's terrible to not know what to eat, and worse when every book you read says...
I like hamburger chips, dill spears, and midget gherkins! I am not happy looking at a life with no pickles, so I'll add them to my"to try" list and hop they're ok.....
I don't know if this will help you, but I get that tight feeling in my abdomen (I just assume everything is from Asacol), and I find it very helpful to lie down on my back and stretch my arms over my...
My head feels strange when I take my morning Asacol. I actiually have to go lay down for about 40 minutes and then I'm okay. It's not exactly dizziness, my body just feels incredibly tired but not...
I'm on 12 a day right now, but I figured that was to get me into remission--I am hoping the maintenance dosage is smaller. Seeing my doctor next week (with a list of questions!)...
Thanks for posting those! (prednisone down to 20 mg)...
I weight trained and did kickboxing before all of this started. When I am off the prednisione, (at 20 mg for the next 5 days, then down to 10, then off), I am hitting the weights mainly to build bone...
Diagnosed UC about 2 weeks ago. For the past few weeks I have been taking 12 Asacol pills (6 in the morning and 6 at dinner) with great results, BUT. I wake up and feel great! Then I have breakfast,...
I'm afraid my symptoms will come back, After what I have been through, I don't think I could deal with that right now....
Hello, I was diagnosed with UC after 1 month of very bad symptoms--bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, often couldn't make it to the toilet in time. After 4 weeks of this, everyone thnking I had some...