I actually live in Utah, but my brother will be moving to Mendocino. He is willing to go anywhere if it means that he can see a really good doctor. I will give Dr. Lawson a call and see what kind of...
I have UC and my youngest Brother was just diagnosed with Crohn's disease while he was living in Brazil. With in the next couple of weeks he will be returning to the USA and I told him that I would...
After being diagnosed with UC in 2006 I was started on Mesalamine. With in a couple of week I was feeling much better and I was able to obtain remission for a few months. I then caught a cold which...
I believe you that the prednisone is causing your indigestion. For me I get severe indigestion every time that I am on the stuff. When ever I am on the high dose I have to double my PPI (acid...
Personally I wouldn’t take Flagyl unless I get C. Diff. because it is one of the few things that will get rid of it. Having had C. Diff twice now, it is not something to be trifled with, and so I am...
If I’m on high doses of prednisone for a long period of time the worse the symptoms are for me. As for the Cushing's syndrome (moon face) I get it the worst right after tapering as well. I have also...
I have had C. Diff. twice now and it is far worse than a regulare flare. I almost lost my colon the first time because they couldnt get it under control....
I had heard that there is a lot of controversy over using the Fleet phosophosoda because of the high content of sodium, being really hard on your body. Some hospitals have even stopped using the...
My GI doc said that once you get C. Dif you are more likely to get it again, so every time I have a flare I make sure to get tested not. I am pretty sure that my first C. Dif. experience came from a...
I know fist hand the affect of the lovely C. dif. At the end of 2006 I was hospitalized for the first time, and was fortunate enough to catch a hospital case of C. dif. It didn’t manifest itself...