I'm 39 weeks pregnant and am remission from UC. I just started taking Macrobid 100 mg twice daily for 7 days - for a bladder infection. I am sensitive to some antibiotics (they cause a flare along...
*UPDATE* My stool samples came back the other day. Turns out I got C. Diff. from the antibiotics i took and it caused pseudomembraneous colitis. My Ulcerative Colitis was not affected, but it caused...
Ask for a blood test to check your ESR. Your ESR tells you the level of inflmation in your body. my GI will not put me on pred unless my ESR level is over 30....
Christine1946, Do you find that by taking the flagyl along with your antibiotic that you do not have any flaring symtoms at all then??? I am so glad you said that! It makes alot of sense.... I will...
Thank you Quincy. I know that patience is a virtue and that it will all be worth it in the end. The longest I was on enemas nightly in the past was probably about 1 month as well, and then a month of...
I am also going to order the VSL #3 today :) I will let you know how that goes......
I know - I do not want to go on pred at all!!! I have been keeping up with the enemas nightly, and have increased the asacol back up to 3 tablets 4 times daily. I guess it has only been a few days...
I saw my Doctor and he sent me for blood tests to see what my ESR is (the antibody that detects UC and its severity) as well as several stool samples including c-diff. If my ESR is above 30 he will...
The infected piercing was my belly button, NOT my tongue or my ears (I''m not too sure where that came from). And I did everything I could to get rid of the infection on my own before resorting to...
Thanks kops2da!! That helps alot!...
I stopped the antibiotics after the 5 days. I figured if I feel this bad afte 5 days, what will i feel like after I finish the 10 days. i know you are not supposed to stop antibiotics mid-way, but I...
First I will tell you a bit about my disease.... I was diagnosed with UC in October 2008 and have been in near remission now for the past 3 months. I take 1200mg asacol (3 pills 3 times daily) and...
I have been dealing with the same problem... I can't drag myself out of bed in the morning, but once I'm up and moving I'm okay... I can't figure it out - I thought it might be iron deficiency, but...
I was diagnosed in Oct 2008 and had been unable to get into full remission until I started using 5 ASA Pentasa enemas. I had started using Entocort (corticosteroid) enemas when I was first diagnosed,...
I often get cystic acne that takes a very long time to heal... I have recently realized that Vitamin C is essential for tissue repair and healthy skin. Since we likely don't absorb it properly, I...
When I was on prednisone after I was first diagnosed in Ocotber I started on 40 mg - then to 20 mg - then to 10 mg - then to 5 mg for two weeks. I was only on it for 5 weeks total and felt great...
My mom has Crohn's disease and I was dx with colitis in Ocotber 2008. I do believe that IBD is hereditary and I think that it is there is a 20% chance that someone you are related to will also have...
Small amounts... I'd say usually about a teaspoon with every bm (not that I had measured it lol)......
I am using them nightly for one month (3 more weeks) and then I see my Dr. again... I am assuming then we will discuss tapering etc... I'm glad to hear that other people have dark stool with their...
I recently started using Pentasa Enemas nightly last week... By the morning after my first does, there was next to no blood and I had less frequent bm's - what a difference!!! I have noticed though...
I was thinking the exact same thing madabs!!!! I am very happy and loving life with or without this disease!!! :)...
I saw my Doc on Friday. He had me keeping a bm diary and noticed that my bm's were more frequent and I was having more in a day over the last part of January/beginning of February. He thought it...
I have UC and I told my mom about this forum, so she gave me a question to ask... She has had Crohn's for 34 years, has had several flares, but is now in remission. She is on oral Entocort (1 pill...
My mom has Crohn's disease... She feels blessed that she was able to have me and would not trade that for the world. I feel the same, and wish to have the blessing of my own children......
Thanks for all of the advice! And yes this will be my first!!! :) I bought some pre-natals today, in the tablet form though... I hope they do the trick! Has anyone else liked the liquid form better...
Hello All! I am planning on getting pregnant in the next few months /community/emoticons/tongue.gif Recently I have been mildly flaring, but have been feeling really good in the last couple of weeks....
Thanks everyone! Gigi1227 I have read that lean red meat with no gristle is ok to eat, but you found no red meat at all to be better then??? I really want to do this the right way and if it helps...
Well I am willing to give it a try!! Hope it will help :)...
http://www.healthcastle.com/low-residue-fiber-diet.shtml Has anyone tried a diet similar to this one? And did it help? Thanks!!...
When I was first diagnosed with Pancolitis my general surgeon sent me for a barrium meal x-ray. It was able to light up my small colon and terminal illeum to see if I was affected with Crohn's as...
Good ol' Saskatchewan, Canada =o) Any other Saskatchewanians out there?????...
sore_guts, I noticed in your signature that you take "Digestive Advantage Colitis formula 1/day"... What is that if you don't mind my asking????? BTW that quiche recipe looks awesome! Might try it...
My Dr. has asked me to write a bm journal (consistency, frequency, blood/no blood, cramping/no cramping, urgency...). Not too sure what he will earn from my journal... Has anyone else had to do this?...
I cannot actually speak from experience as I have not been pregnant (yet /community/emoticons/smile.gif ), but I have actually heard that a woman with colitis can feel her best during pregnancy......
I found a site with more info on Apriso if anyone is interested... http://www.rxlist.com/apriso-drug.htm ...
Thanks for the research!!! That helps alot! I almost think that because of the eneric coating on the Asacol that I may not be absorbing the drug properly....
I started on 40 mg pred for one week, 30 mg the next week, 20 mg the week after that, then 10 mg for 2 weeks and finally 5 mg for the last week. 5 weeks total. I had such a good pred experience, and...
it.... Can anyone relate?? ...
I was told by my pharamacist to take the supplement with 2 large glasses of orange juice in the morning with breakfast. The OJ helps to absorb the iron and the food in the AM helps to reduce stomach...
I have pancolitis and am taking Asacol - so what I'm thinking is that maybe the meds are not making it down to my rectum if they are dispersed from the beginning of the colon downwards.... hmmm.......
I have the same problem... How is a person supposed to figure out what foods they are sensitive to when you feel gross everytime you eat?...
madabs, I have only been diagnosed since Ocotber 08, but I am experiencing much the same problem. I have been moderately flaring since I tapered off pred in November, but because my bloodwork comes...
Whenever i have a colonoscopy my colon gets very irritated and it causes me a lot of pain....
I am curious to know where in the colon different mesalamine drugs are released? I am taking asacol right now and I don't feel like it is working the best... Where in the colon is Asacol released...
When I was dignosed I promised myself that I wouldn't let UC get in the way of what I want to do i life! 2 weeks before my diagnosis was my wedding day and my honeymoon - needless to say I hopped up...
I have had small amounts of blood in my stool since May 2008. I was diagnosed with pancolitis in October 2008 and went on pred. The bleeding stopped then and promptly started again once I tapered...
I have to walk up 2 flights of stairs to get to work and find that I get winded from that quite easily too! I just thought i was lazy LOL! I will go to my doc and get checked out! Thanks for th tip!...
I have been keeping a food diary, but have had no correlations b/w foods to figure out what foods I am sensitive to. I know I have no food allergies, no question there. I am only curious as to what...
Thanks for the meal idea!!! That is awesome! I do know that cauliflower actually irritates my colon, but the salmon meal sounds great!...
For about the last 4 months I have had a very difficult time hauling myself out of bed in the morning. And I just don't have that bounce in my step anymore. I was diagnosed with pancolitis in Oct 08....