Hey, things have gotten much better..you all were right. One thing though that someone mentioned earlier..is i squeeze the hell out of that bottle, and still always have around a third of it left....
Great, thanks for all this advice. I feel better about this. Even with the very small amount i was able to retain, it did help, because i did not wake up with that massive urge to run to the...
Hi, Thanks for the response. I actually think even though i could not retain a lot of the fluid, that it did some good. I did not wake up with the same urgency to run to the bathroom like I have...
Ok, i think i just wasted an hour of my life. Has anyone that used the 60 ml Cortenemas had trouble keeping the liquid in the very first time you used them? i'm pretty flared down there. If this...
Well...i just talked to my dr. Tonight I start on Cortenema's. Not looking forward to administering these. Luckily i've handled prednisone well in terms of side effects and improvement(knock on wood)...
Ok, thanks for your response. Yea, it was so frustrating, cuz..even though the rectal area looked inflamed in the colonoscopy, I had really felt fine. I was in such bad shape a year ago..that I...
Hi, It's been awhile since I posted on here, but...about a year ago..i had a colonosocopy, and the whole colon was a mess. I incresed my Imuran, went on tapering preds, then off the preds to...
Hi. Thanks for all the responses. Let me know if anyone has more opinions. I will def. have a long talk with my doc. At this point..i'd almost rather just do the surgery and be rid of this whole...
Hi everyone. I tried a new GI doc because I had not been thrilled with how my current doc kept trying me on 5-asa meds that didn't work. I've been on azathioprine and off and back on low dose...
Hi Erin. The VT is actually for Virginia Tech. Proud '98 graduate :) I live in Northern Virginia. Go Hokies! sorry..i had to throw that in there. Thanks for your response. I feel better seeing that...
Hi. Thanks for the replies. I have decided to try a new doctor. A co-worker of mine has a GI doc he recommended who i'm seeing tomorrow. I know that that i will probably only ever respond to the...
Hi. I had a question about Entocort and how it has worked for anyone using it for U.C. I was diagnosed with the left-sided U.C. back in early '04, and none of the 5-asa type meds ever worked for me,...
Hi Catherine. I'm also a new member. My reaction to mesalimine wasn't as bad, but my dr. kept trying me on the different 5-asa type medications, and all of them made me feel a lot worse than I did...
Thanks for the reply. Yea, I am only on 50 mg Azathioprine, but i'm going to start 100mg soon. Maybe that will allow me to totally kick the preds. At least for awhile. I can get to where I only take...
Hi. I'm 32 yrs old. Unfortunately Imuran was about the last of the meds(along with prednisone) that worked. None of them ever did. I tried all the mesalmine drugs, as well as all the sulfasalizine...
Thanks. I think what i may try to do is up my Azathioprine from 50 mg to 100 mg, and try my best to rid myself of the prednisone. I'm not sure if that will happen, but...this Lialda is giving me...
Hi. Thanks for the responses. Yea, I have tried all those 5-asa drugs. I can't even remember some of the names cuz it was a long time ago. None of them work. Even if I take 5mg prednisone, it makes a...
Hello. I've had U.C. for about 4 yrs now. All of the normal meds(colozal, asacol, and now lialda), seem to make my symptoms worse. The only thing that has ever worked for me is Azathioprine(imuran)...