went docs after tlkin on here and being told by alot of people, i sud b on more meds than 4 asacol tablets a day. flare ups have been so painful. doc gave me a can thats like an areasol, tht u put...
me either - neva smoked and neva will...
with the spinach, can it be raw? or cooked - does it have to be canned?...
i have a doctor that i cn see day to day , but then i see any that is free and mine always busy. or there is my consultate in the hospital which is just for my colitis, and i cn only see him evey 6...
thanks for all the help , im not who a HR person is, im in the uk so it mite b different?...
i work in a school and they dnt like u havin time off, why would i need disability insurance? i have spoke to the main boss - headteacher. still no understandin. it hard enough tht i dnt fully...
i get quite abit of pain in the tummy, and all of a suddend i need the toilet , pain gets worse. i dnt have to let stools out to have blood. sometimes its just blood. hope tht makes sence? i go...
work have been told all of it. but they seem 2 think it like a cold , will just go away wit meds...
Is the bleeding from hemis? a fissure? soz i dnt know what tht means? and im guessin the colitis is the cause, i do bleed all time, not yet stopped...
no im in the UK , also you say not to take when bleeding, i always bleed when goin toilet. ???????...
Drinks - does it matter if you drink fizzy drinks, soft drinks, milk, pure juice etc?? has any 1 found out if it bothers them more? and with liquid diets, and spinish diets etc how do they help? say...
i spose wot im askin is will it ever stop?? hatin it as wrk never understand tht i dnt understand the condicton myself and wot sets me off, and whn i have a day off there like u need 2 try come in...
how do you know if your flare up worse? as mine always seem the same since ive had it, always bout same amount of blood in pan, same amount of pain etc...
ive only been given co-codmol for pain, but dont seem 2 be doing anything. when u say Have you tried using fiber? Fibercon, Benifiber, etc? - im not sure wot that is? sorry to sound stupid ....
i havent had diareaha before while havin colitis , altho last 2days i have had, i was goin to get some tablets for it but the pharmistis said you cant take them with inflamed colon so she said not to...
thanks 4 all everyones oppions, im hopin to c my doc soon to tlk 2 her , see what she says....
I used lubricant , really cudnt do it. im very funny bout the area. i know everyone prob feels the same but i cnt have my self or my partner touching it let alone sticking anything up there....
enemas...
i did have suposatories, but i cudnt take them, i got very upset and it was uncomforable, so doc changed me ova to asacol. hasnt changed since then...
oh , i take co-codmal 4 pain, and pill(birth control), also have an inhaler for small asthma....
i take in total 4 asacol 400mg tablets a day. 2 in mornin and 2 in evenin...
yh i have been anemic for the last year, iron tablets have helped, i have a blood test bout every 3 months but i book them normaly, just to see how things are going....
oh and also im in the uk so my doc dnt see me when i need to, i can talk to his secutairy but still dont get me an apointment. i do get to see a normal doctor which then recomends nothin cos thr...
thank you for all you great replys, all is helpin and the question about bleedin, yes i do pass quite abit , which my docs knows about... i was given meds that i had to put in to the anus, but i felt...
Hi im new 2 UC forum.. i was told in May 08 that i have colitis .... to be truthful i still dnt really understand what sets me off, how long does it take? what should i look out 4. im 23 yrs old and...