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So i haven't posted on here in a very long time because i was doing alright, but i was wondering to those of you who went through college having u.c, just how do you deal with it there..? it just...
Thank you!! Thats probably what im gonna end up doing Quicy, thanks for the suggestion :)...
So in the past month ive gone from considering surgery to now in remission. After having colonoscopy i found out that my medicine had not been going throughout the whole colon but had completely...
Eat alot of red meat, and take iron...
1. December of '03, i was 10 2. I kept telling my dad about it, but he didnt think it was serious so a month later when i was still telling my parents about it they decided to take me to a doctor,...
it should start within a day or 2....
uhhh have you tried canasa, imuran, lialda, colozal, asocol, or remicade? You could take gas-x and imodium...
Some peoples colons gets irritated if you eat corn or spicy food, but some dont. In your case apparently it does get irritated, so i would stop eating spicy foods and corn. By the way, how long has...
Hi Emory, i dont know if this applies to everyone or just me, but i find that if i even think about whether or not i have to go use the bathroom it sticks in my brain and i cant get it out and i...
Sometimes its hard to stay awake because of the premeds they give you...
I wish it were that great for me :( it was at first but now after 2 weeks its effects fade...
My family likes to say those IF YOU JUST.. stop thinking about whether or not you have to go, IF YOU JUST... eat better and so on. I've been diagnosed for almost 5 years, at first i didnt even really...
Goodluck!!!...
I cant have the ileostomy because i play basketball and football....
OH wow 40-50 times.. cant you suffer from malnourishment from that? the most I have gone is 20 a day...
Everytime i took Remicade my remission periods got shorter and shorter :( now im down to flare up 2 weeks after a remicade dose, but i can only take it once a month.....
You could try taking lialda, you only have to take 4 pills of it a day. Its for mild-moderate colitis....
Im stopping the treatment after the next 2 doses to see what happens. I'll keep you posted...
Ohh.. im not gonna be getting a ileostomy then if i even have the surgery, im going to see the surgeon in novemeber....
how would they see the pouch..? isnt it inside your body?...
Ask your doctor about remicade its a very effective treatment...
Pretty sure insurance doesn't cover it because its not approved in America yet (you have to order from Europe). It costs 700 dollars every 6 weeks. My GI didnt really recommend it because non of her...
how long did it take for you to recover??...
how has it changed you if you dont mind me asking?...
Hi Hamley, im 15 and was diagnosed almost 5 years ago. When going out try to keep your mind of the disease and whether or not you have to go to the bathroom and that stuff. Eating popcorn and spicey...
If your condition is very bad the doctor should probably put you on prednisone...
Forgot to say that when taking this around the time for your next dose you will have to go to the bathroom alot and get alot of gas because the worm is on its way out...
Hi everyone, i was diagnosed with ulceritive colitis almost 5 years ago (i am 15 btw) and i have honestly run out of options. My doctor has said ive tried every medication they have out there. Has...
I lost around 30 pounds last year because of a flare and because i stopped taking prednisone, but losing weight this way isnt exactly the healthiest way.....
Hi, i have been taking the worm therapy for almost 1 year. I haven't really had any improvement, but the doctor said it was a long term medicine that could take up to two years....