Thanks, potato. That is actually on our list of next-steps, a hydrocortisone enema. I'm glad to hear it was actually more effective for you than the prednisone. quincy: I increased the Asacol about a...
Thanks for offering a measured voice on the prednisone thing, mh53mike. I wouldn't have given it much thought before reading some of the posts on this forum, which kind of scared me. But feeling...
Hi-- A question or two for those of you with more experience with this disease than I: how do you know when you're coming out of a flare? I started a mesalamine enema last week, in addition to my...
Hi Brandon and everyone-- I sympathize so much with what everyone has been saying, from the lack of understanding from close family members, to the embarrassing and personal nature of this @#$)(*@)...
Honestly, I think my situation is more like the other poster who started the thread "it's not WHAT I eat, it's THAT I eat." Nothing seems to go down better or worse thus far...though I am still...
Like you, pb4, I wasn't overweight, either, despite my horrible eating habits. I think that has been part of my problem in terms of kicking the sugar habit: until now, anyway, I never felt or saw in...
pb4-- My acupuncturist isn't -- wasn't -- suggesting fruit or the sugar therein was bad. I think it was just an extreme suggestion for getting rid of sweet cravings that, in my case, would morph from...
You're right, of course, pb4. And most of the time I can tolerate fruit; I couldn't manage to go without it, since I typically eat so much in a given day. So even though I really, really want grapes...
I tend to agree with you, FitzyK23; our bodies know what they need more than we consciously do sometimes. Like with the tomato craving, perhaps I was in need of lyc opene. If only that applied to my...
Thanks for the tips! I have kicked the sugar habit before, and before this recent flare, was doing okay in general, in that most of my sugar came in the form of whole grains/complex carbs, with a few...
Hi-- Just wondering if anyone has cravings for specific food when they're feeling miserable during a flare, and if those cravings signal a) something your body needs or b) something your mind needs....
Hey Christine1946-- Sorry to hear that you can't keep those flares gone for good sans the pred. How frustrating. Have you ever tried the Specific Carbohydrate Diet? I've read the book, and *if* she's...
Well, if I must try the prednisone, I admit I'm feeling a little better about it. I'm also feeling better because I was actually able to sleep through the night! A small but important victory! But,...
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts. I will probably go back to my GI soon to get her perspective, see my holistic MD and find out what he has to say, and then head back to my nutritionist....
Toriblue-- I'm sorry you're having to spend your anniversary on the couch. These flares take so much away from us, and it just seems so unfair. How is the SCDiet going? Sometimes I'm convinced I'll...
Thanks, SunshineonmyFace. No, I have not gone on prednisone yet, and don't want to, especially after reading some of the accounts of it here. But sheesh...the worse I feel, the more I think I'll try...
Hello all-- I am feeling really discouraged today. I've been in this flare since mid-August, and on my new med regimen (12 Asacol a day and 1 Canasa at night) for a couple of weeks, and don't feel...
I saw some of mine back in March, when I was first diagnosed. It was kind of like being on, or at least witnessing, the Incredible Journey, and I remember hearing bits and pieces of what the doctor...
Hey, sore_guts: Does eating the white whole grain bread while flaring bother you at all? I have real trouble with the low-fiber diet suggestion, too, especially since I've gone to such lengths to...
Hi-- I've been in a flare for the past 5 weeks or so, with urgency, diarrhea, cramping, blood, pain, etc. I went to my GI and she increased my Asacol from 6 pills a day to 12, and started me on...
One more question (one my GP sub couldn't answer): is there a general association between UC and reflux? Is it that the diseases may be associated, or that the meds for one produce the other?...
Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts. I went to see my GP today -- actually, not my regular GP, but a "sub" -- and she thinks it's heartburn, maybe acid reflux, as a response to increased medication....
Hi-- I am pretty new to the group, and to UC, really. I was diagnosed in March, with a mild case of UC/proctitis. Started taking Asacol (3x2/day) and was fine until about a month ago, when I started...
Hello- I am new to the group, and happy to find it. I was diagnosed with a mild case of UC in March 2008, after I had a colonoscopy to see if endometriosis had penetrated my bowel. It had not, but...