Thanks everyone, some interesting stories, it's nice just knowing you're not alone! Craig...
Hi Quincy, The usual with me, constipation, white knucklers, blood, mucus, tenesmus. It also seems to be afecting me mentaly now, more than ever, despite the anti-depressants :( Craig...
Ok, I apologise in advance but I'm getting to the end of my teather! To cut a long story short - diagnosed over 2 years ago with Ulcerative Proctitis.... (latest scope Oct 2008) I've never had more...
Hi Londonred, Sounds like we're in similar boats..... I had to hound my consultant to let me try rectal meds. Firstly he gave me the predfoam a long time ago, but that stuff is a nightmare to keep...
Hi Folks, As always I'm poking around for some advice. After yet ANOTHER flare i've found some big improvements after pestering my consultant to let me try suppositories (can't keep the foam in for...
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Hi Folks, Just a quickie..... In a flare - again! Seems like as business as usual lately..... Are side effects to Pred dose related? For example, struggling to get lower than 10/5mg - if I was to...
Hey Everyone, So as I mentioned a week or so ago, the Doctor has bumped be back up on the Pred to 40mg daily for two weeks. It's been about 10 days now and i'm noticing improvements, but no-where...
Hey Dave, just thought i'd let you know............ After pestering my Consultant's secretary this week, and the appointmentd dept at my local hospital, I got a ancellation appointment for today :o)...
Thanks for that info Dave, I'll certainly look into those sites etc. I'm just down the road from Manchester, in Warrington, so not too far away, and believe me, it's still as rainy as ever. I'll try...
Hey snookiebow, i posted on this a while back. After finishing on Pred (for the first time) I had such bad Acne you wouldn't believe. I've tried, this, that, the other, and more besides. I can...
Hey Dave, Well.............. Cast your mind back to my original post....... (Reducing asacol or not) I spoke with my consultants secretary today (12 days later ). "The doctor said, refer back to your...
Dansky thank-You I was tring to get across my frustration with both GP and consultant. (The consultant who still has not called be back after 8 days) . I can switch Consultants, but have to go back...
Thanks everyone. I know i've prob gone too fst with the pred, but after hvaing suffered for over 12 months, and constantly being told "it's IBS " or it's in my mind, I feel I have to do things for...
So.... I posted a few days ago "Tapering Asacol - foolish or what" Anyway, I know i'm flaring, and it's faster than ever before, so like we all do, it would be nice to try and 'nip' it in the bud no?...
Hi Quincy, thanks for the info. It does seem that I have been mis-informed along the way, you're right. I think i'm gonna try increasing the Asacol to 9 per day, 3x3. in terms of eating, I'm eating...
Thanks everyone, i'm really getting some good advice. What I always wonder, is,will upping my ASACOL now help me, with me being so constipated. (Can it get to the source if you know what I mean?) Any...
Thanks everyone for advice so far..... I wsa on pred for 3 months, most of it @ 80mg, then worked down, so you can imagine the side effects. I've always read and understood that 5ASA's are for...
Hey Quincy I know - In hindsight, if it isn't broken, don't fix it, ir. Leave the ASACOL alone! I'm currently on No pred at all. I'm having BM's but passing generally mucus/blood and very very little...
Hey Not posted for a while, but here goes By some strange idea of the mind, wanting to get as 'drug' free as possible I decided to start tapering my meds a few weeks ago. I wsa taking Asacol 2tbs x 3...