I take my morning pills with a Danactive yogurt drink. They are very small and tastey and they help carry the pills down. I take around 20 or more pills in the morning so the drink is perfect for me....
Cooking at home......crab legs, pan-seared scallops, baked potatoes, wine, and the hot tub. Oh yah, my husband too!...
PalaceDan, Thank you for your insight. I know I am being too hard on myself. I would just like to see some minor improvements. As you stated I will never be a fast runner either, it's just...
Boy do I remember those days..... This half marathon is March 7th at Disney World..I'm hoping the excitement will carry me through. Plus I heard there are a ton of porta-pots throughout the race!...
I was wondering if anyone has started running after their diagnosis and can't seem to make much progress. I was diagnosed in 2002 and had started running sometime in 2008. I know I have made some...
You could always add Milk Thistle to your supplements. It helps process things through your liver. Perhaps with that, and increased probiotics your body will rid itself of the shot or at least help...
Fruitgirl, I see most of the replies are funny and positive, and by no means do I want to change that. I think this story is positive in the end. I met a girl last year that I transported to...
Ricci, I am 33 and just really started running regularly. I have found that even if I'm not feeling that great before I run I don't seem to have any problems during the run. I just go to the bathroom...
B H, I say go and enjoy yourself. I travel a lot with the military and for pleasure and I find that my colon loves to be outside the US. I recently went to Serbia for a month and ate on the local...
Canadian Chick, My safe foods are usually really soft foods like oatmeal, eggs, the cooked spinach everyone talks about on the forum, pretty much in my mind it is always things that don't require a...
Just from my experience in the ambulance world, I have transported 4 patients to Cleveland Clinic that were post surgery from having UC most of their lives, then developing dysplasia/colon cancer. I...
Johnny K, I sincerely admire you for your committment to the United States, and to yourself. I have been in the Air National Guard as a medic for 14 years. I have been full time for the past 4 years....
gdfairy, I have been on entocort twice now in my 7 years with UC. I didn't see results until about a month after taking the 9mg dose. At that point I only stayed on it for another 30 days then...
Time is up......
I can feel the minutes ticking by......minute by minute /community/emoticons/confused.gif ...
unclebubba...... You are such a funny guy /community/emoticons/turn.gif WHat would we do without your great sense of humor????...
Hi Crohniac! Welcome to the forum. I have been through the MEB process a few times, and I work in the MEB process, so I could talk to you if you like. My e-mail is available on the left icon. Feel...
I travel with the Air National Guard. I am in a medical squadron, sp we get to go on a lot of humanitarian missions. Its an awesome career!!...
Thank you cfromutah. I will be traveling to Antigua, Italy in June, Serbia to live in a tent for several weeks, and Hawaii all in the next few months. I would really like to maintain this diet if...
I guess this question is for cfromutah, or anyone with experience traveling while trying to maintain the spinach/sunflower seed diet. I have a big year of traveling, with my first trip being to...
unclebubba, I am from NE Ohio as well. LOL /community/emoticons/turn.gif Fuzypants...
My big problem is refried beans, any sandwich from Quiznos, and popcorn. I got cocky around Christmas and ate popcorn at a movie and paid dearly for that for a few weeks. I always mess up and eat the...
So yesterday I ran the washing machine and came down the basement to find water everywhere, as the main drain had backed up. What a mess. I expect this every few years because I live in an old house,...
unclebubba, If you can get to a Donato's Pizza sometime, they have a gluten free pizza. Made with soy or something. It's not too bad....
Unclebubba, Feel free to e-mail me. I have it avaliable on my posts. I also grow all my vegetables, and love gardening. I am unlucky however that I travel A LOT with the military so I am forced to...
Unclebubba, Thanks for getting back to me. I am in Mansfield, half way between Cleveland and Columbus...Sounds like you have a pretty cool job. I am down here in the Air National Guard unit in town....
Unclebubba, I was just wondering where in NE Ohio are you located? I saw one of your postings about the Cleveland Clinic, that is where my GI is. Fuzypants...
CONGRATS!!!! I know you are exactly the guy I want protecting our country.....I mean you have survived a major UC flare, and that's a battle in itself. Best of luck to you, and again THANK YOU. Air...
Glad to hear it MemphisMarine!! /community/emoticons/cool.gif Where are you at with the career decisions? I know that can be a major added stressor....
MemphisMarine, I was just checking in to see how things were going for you? Any improvement in your symptoms?...
I am in the Air National Guard. I think active duty may be different. However, I am on an active duty tour, but I am currently world wide qualified. I am a med tech so the information is readily...
MemphisMarine, I'm sorry to hear you are not responding to the prednisone. That was always my "cure all" medication. However, I have made a personal vow to not use it anymore. I am not comfortable...
MemphisMarine, I do apologize that I have no e-mail access at this time. I will be back online Dec. 18th. I am an academy with no access to any e-mail, not even my normal military address. Good luck...
MemphisMarine, I have been reading this forum for a few years looking for a fellow military member. I am a E-7 in the Air National Guard. I also am a medical technician, that happens to work with a...
What a great idea! I am thankful for many things as well.....but I will pick my top 5. 1) Still being in the Air National Guard after almost 14 years, and serving proud! 2)Finding this forum (its not...
quincy I am using the Rowasa enemas as much as I can. Sometimes it isn't at night, but it's when I can lay down on my left side for a while. My gi doc started me on Entocort last week, so I'm hoping...
Hello everyone wondering about the flu shot. I am in the military and am "required" to get a wide variety of immunizations, which can be really tricky with our beloved disease. I am medical as well,...
Thank you kazygirl for your hilarious descript ion of the love tunnel. I am lucky to have a fiance that is understanding of my current flare of 6 weeks. This is one of the more serious ones. We are...