To me, remission means a return to my symptom-free, pre-UC state -- maybe one BM a day, ability to comfortably hold it if need be, no unreasonable urgency, gas, blood, mucus, etc. In 11 years, I have...
I had my appendix removed via an emergency appendectomy a few years after being diagnosed with UC. Its removal didn't impact my UC in any way. I recall seeing a study that suggested the removal of...
A valid rant, to be sure. I've been through roughly five GIs, and it wasn't until my latest, 8 years in, that I was Rx'd a steroid enema, which I found to be notably effective (unlike Rowasa, for...
One thing I failed to mention: The first day I took Metamucil, it was like the 4th of July in my colon -- endless gas and trips to the bathroom. But the next day things calmed down and then by about...
Eva Lou, you're my new hero. After reading this, I decided to give Metamucil a shot. After a few weeks of 1-2 tsps daily, it has helped significantly. I go less often (2-4 instead of 5-7), the...
Thanks for all for the replies. I tend to believe that the physiology of UC does not itself interfere greatly with Testosterone production. But I do believe that the goodies that UC often brings with...
Just wondering whether anyone has had a similar experience to mine. After battling mild-to-moderate UC for 9 years, I complained to my primary care physician about fatigue and, for lack of a better...
I know your pain, sort of. Airplanes I can handle -- it's cars that torment me. I have suffered from a specific phobia -- fear of highway driving -- since 2002 that, I have to believe, would not have...