Hello everyone! My last GI doc retired and now I moved away for grad school and am in need of a new doctor. I'm not sure how to go about doing this. Do I have to ask for a referral from my old...
Hello everyone! I have been lucky enough to have been in remission for the past 3 years!!!! My doctor told me that only a few things could bring me out of remission 1)not taking my meds 2)getting the...
thanks guys. i'll continue to research and look into the issue. :D it seems like fertility does go down but that more than likely a person with the surgery can still conceive. THANKS!...
I got my navel pierced 2 1/2 months ago and it's healing nicely (takes at least 3-4 months to heal completely). I haven't had any problems with it and would get another piercing again! Best of luck...
I've been doing a lot of research on different surgeries associated with uc and would like to know more about the effects of the j-pouch on woman's fertility. I heard that a woman might have a little...
PS: Thanks for all of your help guys! This forum is wonderful: you guys understand what I'm going through!!! Pb4, for the evoo, is your hair shorter? If short did you put it on your scalp as well and...
Thanks everyone. I started using aveeno calming face lotion and that's been helping a lot! It was the only facial moiturizer I used that didn't irritate my skin more and it is reducing the redness...
Hello everyone! I've been experiencing very dry skin on my cheeks with redness and flaking along with very dry hair that is now prone to breakage. It started happening within the last month and...
Haha, that's hilarious! When I had my colonoscopy I used a lemonade mix but maybe I'll have to use the grape kind next time to make it a little more fun! Is it okay to use the blue colored liquids...
great to hear you are feeling better poopy67! best of luck! :D...
thanks so much pb4! i'll check out my local shops and see if i can get something better because the stuff i bought yesterday looks like it just won't cut it. i appreciate everyone's advice so much....
Thanks for sharing everyone!!!! I'll try and update in the next few weeks and and see how my health is still doing. Ugh Just Ugh- Hang in there! Thanks for posting and wish you the best of luck in...
Hello everyone. I'd like to get your advice on probiotics. I've never really tried them before and any info you can give would be much appreciated. I picked up some probiotics at wal-mart yesterday...
Thank you so much everyone for the advice! So far so good so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I just started to take probiotics today so i'll see how that goes as well. Best of luck to you all. I wish...
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with UC 2 years ago and have been in remission for over a year. Unfortunately I got the 24 hour flu yesterday. From personal experience, did you fall out of remission...
Hi there! I don't have an answer to your question but I just wanted to let you know that I am also a 19 yr old college student and was diagnosed about a month before your daughter. So I can...
Thanks for the help guys! And you're right, I should definitely enjoy now and not worry about "if."...
Hey everyone. I just got into remission and would like some tips on how to retain remission. Any advice on supplements/oils/probiotics, foods that you personally avoid (I know it's different for...
Hi there and welcome to the forum! Well, I was diagnosed one year ago but have learned quite a bit this past year. First of all, stay optimistic! That is so important. Always take your medicine and...
I'd defintely see if maybe you can up the dosage of immuran. When I was flaring, I was on prednisone but I didn't notice an improvement until my GI increased my immuran from 100mg to 150mg. After...
I don't have any experience with Remi, but I do with prednisone. I've found that splittling my doses of prednisone up throughout the day helps. I usually split it into three doses and use my pill...
Hi, I was on asacol which didn't really work for me. I'm on colazal now and it's been great. I haven't noticed any side effects from it. Any side effects I do get, I attribute to the other medicines...
hello! i've been on immuran since last spring (150 mg) and haven't had any infections because of it. i also have to get my blood tested every month to check my white blood cell count levels. my...