That's such good news!...
I really hope that you can get in on time. Worrying about things like this really sucks....
I'm so sorry you have to deal with all of this. It just really sucks that insurance is via for profit companies. Since they have to make money, they don't at all keep what is best for the patient in...
I unfortunately can't minimize contact with this person too much. I run a large research facility at a university and this person is a major user of the facility. We have also been friends for 20...
Yep, it's job-related - it's a pretty complex situation that would take forever to explain. Some of it has gotten better and some if it has not. I have good support from my supervisor, so that's...
The did biopsies in three places and it was found in all three areas. Yes, still on Apriso. I think this (and the dry eye disease I was diagnosed with a couple of months ago) is due to Lexapro. I...
Yep, one can have both although it is quite rare from what I’ve read so far. I don’t doubt the UC diagnosis given how bad my colon looked when I was diagnosed. The most common treatment seems to be...
Biopsy results are back: I have lymphocytic colitis (a form of microscopic colitis) now, too. I mean.... How lucky can I be?!?...
Hey - it's 14 years for me, too! (ETA - Clearly, I didn't read the entire thread nor did I look at the original date before I replied!)...
I was off of pred two days before the scope. The GI that did it seemed to think there still would have been at least a bit of inflammation since it was a pretty short course. And the diarrhea was...
Scope today showed no active inflammation - the doc did note that "..the mucosa vascular pattern in the sigmoid colon was diffusely decreased." He also told me that he didn't think the diarrhea I was...
Thought I'd updated that I started a 20 day 30mg pred taper last week. My symptoms kept getting worse so I didn't think it was wise to continue to decline until after a scope on the 12th. My symptoms...
Thanks for the insight and I'll try to address all questions and comments in my reply. It's nice to "see" a lot of you again, too! First, it's helpful to hear that others have seen poor correlation...
Hi all, It's been a long time since I've posted here. I was diagnosed with UC in January 2009 after the birth of my first child in October 2008. Got into remission, had a second child in March 2013,...
I had an anal abscess and resulting fistula a few years ago. Because my UC was in complete remission when it happened, my GI and colorectal doc saw no reason to question my diagnosis with UC. The...
I don't think I've ever gotten out of bed and eaten anything in the middle of the night. I have eaten in the middle of the night, but that was more like a "eat some food to sop up all the alcohol"...
I think that at this point, you need to make sure to get the flare under control for your baby's sake. Congrats on the pregnancy, BTW! You may want to ask to see a high-risk OB, or ask your gastro...
I take 5mg extended release melatonin every night. I stopped taking it in January, and was sleeping fairly well, but then I had a slight uptick in my daily number of BMs (from 1 to 2-3). This was at...
Yes but look at your signature. If I were on those big gun meds then we could all eat whatever we wanted too.[/quote] I'm fine with grains (and haven't needed to modify my diet at all since being...
I flared after my first child was born, but that's when I was diagnosed. I did not flare after my second was born, but I had been stable for a couple of years before getting pregnant, was stable...
I'd try ditching the mesalamine rectals. During the small flare I had a year and a half ago, I became sensitive to mesalamine rectal meds. At first, I thought it was just the sulfate preservative in...
q, thanks. I'm not sure how much I'll post - I just don't feel that I have a ton to contribute. nssg, nope, I won't apply. I'm not qualified (PhD is in horticulture), but I also have decided I don't...
I ran across this today - it's just now being advertised, so it will be a while before someone gets up and running, but this could result in some interesting info for IBDers. Here's some text from...
I didn't like the tips on the Gavis bottles - I thought they were sort of rough compared to Perrigo....
I always just laid on the bathroom floor to do enemas - I was too afraid of drips and the possibility that the enema solution could stain my bedding (and it DOES stain). I'd just do it, get up, wash...
I haven't been here in a long time, but I'll "play." TBH, I really don't know how I'd feel. I think I'd be OK with it, *if* I had a well-functioning j-pouch or were content with my stoma. If that...
Get back on your meds. It's a lot more dangerous to flare than it is it be on mesalamine-based meds during pregnancy. I took Apriso and mesalamine enemas the entire time I was pregnant with my second...
I won't go into too many details because it's a long story and I don't have them all, but my sister in law is certain she has a systemic yeast/fungal infection. She has horrible gi symptoms, has had...
You can have a flare that involves less, or more, of the colon than what you've had in the past. For instance, I was diagnosed with pancolitis. I had a very mild flare about a year ago, and while I...
I think I found that actual study you reference (not a report about the study), and the parents were the ones recording the amount/severity/ect. of coughing, so perhaps THEY were influenced, and the...
I imagine that the conditioning would require many instances of reassuring her that the medicine would "make her all better," sort of like a Pavlov's dogs thing. And, who knows how these studies were...
Wouldn't that be fun to put in a guest bathroom? ;)...
This exactly. Except that oral mesalamine does a lot for me....
My daughter had flu last year as an 11 month old. She woke up in the middle of the night with a 104* fever and we took her to the doctor that next morning, where she tested positive for flu. We...
My GI told me there's been ONE reported case of diarrhea in an infant whose mother was taking mesalamine. And given what baby poop is like, how accurate might that be, even? I was not at all worried...
Interesting, OM. As for the questions why CD first, I think it's because CD is generally thought to be a much more serious disease. It can affect the entire digestive tract, not just the colon, and...
First, that's awesome that you have such a good feeling/relationship with your son's GI. It makes things more tolerable (not sure if that's the right word, but I hope you know what I mean) when...
Ditto to not take imodium if you get traveller's diarrhea. Whatever "bad guy" got in there needs to get OUT, and stopping the diarrhea is not a good idea! Avoid fresh fruits and veggies, as the water...
sue, can you share the recipe? I like spicy stuff!...
Congrats!!!!...
This quinoa pad Thai recipe is REALLY good. I added more sriracha than what the recipe called for and started with leftover roast chicken. http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/2013/12/03/quinoa-pad-thai/...
And to clarify, I think it's great that people share what food bother them - it can give others ideas of what to try, if they think they need to modify their diet. However, I really do think the idea...
Sorry, but wrong again. I eat dairy daily. And while I don't eat a lot of processed foods because I like to cook and I like to avoid them for overall health, I do eat some....
I have never seen that enemas aren't safe in the third trimester. Where did you see that? I used them the entire time I was pregnant with my daughter. She was born the day before her due date...
I'm in remission - I had 5-year very solid remission (zero symptoms), then a very minor flare, and have been back in remission for over 9 months now. I eat all of those things, and especially eat a...
Papers are absolutely peer-reviewed, if published in "peer-reviewed" journals. They don't have to be presented at a conference to be considered peer-reviewed, either. The journal editors send the...
(Another MSU grad checking in - PhD in horticulture/plant breeding. Go Spartans!)...
I have a cup or two every morning....
My aunt is on SSD due to severe RA, and she lives with my grandparents. When they pass on, though, she's going to have to go into subsidized housing, because she's impossible to live with (I don't...
I still just don't see how the anemia could be due to Celiac since you're already gluten-free. Have you point-blank asked your GI this? I'd want a really good answer for that question before I'd...