As a post to my own post though I have one more question. I am very crampy. It hurts when anything besides my hand rests on my stomach. Is this typical? I stupidly looked at a website that said...
Thank you so much for your encouragement. I'm hoping it's a short lived thing. When I went off birth control I flared again for a few months but then got back on track. My body just does not like...
I just found out on Friday (yesterday) that I was pregnant. Yay! I had an inkling that I was pregnant because my colitis seemed to be getting off track. Fr the at 30 hours I have been in the bathroom...
I also had the bartholin cyst problem. It kept forming and getting infected. I had it lanced and drained three times with a catheder and it kept coming back. I was so sick of the unbelievable pain. I...
I did it two times a day but I hated doing it. It never foamed well after the first few days and would wake me up so much in the morning from shaking it and trying to pump it. I'm on canasa now and I...
Sorry about getting bad again, I'm afraid I'm in the same boat. I just got off a round of prednisone for 7ish months and was good for about a month and then think I started to flare. My doctor keeps...
I have been taking 6 mp for five years. I am 25 and in the process of talking with doctors of getting pregnant. I went to a high risk doctor to find out about getting pregnant/staying pregnant on the...
I was on 75 mg of 6mp for 4 years and then went up to 100 when I started to flare. I never got sick anymore than a typical person, however, when I did get sick I would stay sick for awhile. The...
I have done it I think three times. Overall, it's probably the best clean out but it still sucks. THere is so much to drink and it takes a long time to kick in. I hate the taste of gatorade, if I...
I just spoke to my obgyn and she was concerned about the 6mp and possibility of getting pregnant. We are going to start trying when this flare ends. She read that it can cause miscarriages and fetal...
Can't remicade possibly cause infertility??...
Unfortunately, I did have a colonoscopy early on to rule out any infection along with a stool sample. Both came back negative. I feel like surgery is not necessary b/c my overall symptoms have gotten...
I started my flare in January. Went on prednisone at 60 mg in Feb., upped the 6mp to 100 mg and the asacol to 12 pills. I started doing cortifoam two times a day about a month and a half ago. I am...
I LOVE coffee and since starting to flare I keep trying it and it keeps upsetting my stomach all day and I keep running to the bathroom. It's not the caffeine b/c I switched to decaf, it's just...
I am a teacher and exposed to all my germy second graders. I don't get sick very often but I do notice that when i get sick it lingers for a long time b/c of the 6mp. I have been on pred. since...
I never used to have issues with the sun until I went on the 6mp. I was in Mexico this past winter break and had a HORRIBLE sun reaction after constantly applying 50 SPF. I would go into these rages...
I also started at 60 and was on for 3 weeks and then cut down to 30. I def still have bad and good days on it especially in the beginning. I think the main reason I was tapered down was just because...
I live in Lincoln Park! Thanks for the name! I do need help with the relaxing part so if it's not too expensive I will eventually look into it. We are in the process of buying a house so I need all...
When I started at 60 mg I had some pain some days and HORRIFIC PAIN other days. It would be so painful to walk anywhere. My pain was in my ankles. It seems to not be consistent though and I just seem...
Wow, while reading the entries it was like the words were coming from my mouth. I always have the generic answer of "I'm okay" and move on with my life to my co workers and some family. It frustrates...
WOW, that is an incredible story. I am happy to hear that Haily is doing better and hopefully this news is able to help others....
I'm still in the midst of my flare since the beginning of January. I was scoped and put on 60 mg of prednisone for 3 weeks in addition to upping the 6mp. I have gotten slightly better but it is still...
Unfortunately, I already take the prednisone at around 5:30 AM and I still am having the issues at night. We have bad timing and are trying to buy a house now and that is also keeping me up. But I...
Does anyone have any ideas about helping with sleeping on Prednisone. I was going to call my doctor tomorrow and ask to be put on something but I'd like some ideas firs.t Since the first day I went...
I had a similar conversation with the doctor about going on/off the 6mp for pregnancy. He said if I go off then it's harder to get your body to respond to it the next time. He also told me that there...
I am having a flare up now for about 4 weeks. I feel horrible almost all the time. I'm still abl to work but barely make it there. I have constant cramps and the mornings are two hours of in and out...
6mp was my miracle drug! I was flaring every year until I went on it and then went into remission for 4 full years. It was wonderful. My only side effect was sensitivity to sun. Good luck!...
I only did it for a week two times a day. It was making my stomach hurt a lot after I put it in so my doctor pulled me off, possibly too early. This morning I only went two times and both times...
Hi Sandy, I'm not sure why everything came out clear on your colonoscopy but maybe they are treating you with asacol for a different reason. I have been on asacol for years and haven't had any food...
I've been on the 6mp for four years but just upped it 2 years ago. I am still on it in hopes that it helps with remission but my doc said it would take awhile. I tried the enemas before and have...
I am a teacher also and have a hard time with the fear of having to leave my 2nd graders to rush off to the bathroom. Luckily I have an amazing co worker next door who when she needs to covers both...
I have been in a bad flare for about 4 weeks now. First we tried upping my asacol to 4 pills 4 times a day, then we started and ended cortifoam because it didn't work. Then I went to 100 mg of 6mg...
I also have debilitating cramps. They were unreal until I went on the pill. I used to throw up and pass out from the pain for several hours. It was horrible. The only thing that controlled them was...
I think you are being reasonable and protecting yourself. My husband I were going to start trying for a baby in the spring and I started with a flare up about two weeks ago. Someone once told me, you...
I self diagnose myself with ADHD. I am extremely active and have in inordinate amount of energy. Also, I sometimes have a difficult time concentrating but I've never heard a link between UC and ADD....
I started on prednisone on Sunday at 60 mg. My doctor likes to start big to kick it "in the butt" and I called him desperate as I snowballed really quickly. It helped right away to lower the urgency...
My doctor always told me to take tylenol. He said it is the best for the gut so I almost never take anything else. You can get tylenol cold and night time too. As far as the friends thing there are...
I have tried the different kinds of suppositories and nothing in the past has worked. I have unfortunately always had to turn to prednisone but luckily for me that has always done the trick. Today...
I have been on 6 MP for four years and it has been a miracle drug for me! It kept me in remission for four full years when nothing else would. I just now started a flare up but I know I'm due. I...
I have struggled with UC since I was 13. I am now 25 and am having my worst flare-up yet. I was lucky to have been in remission for four years and am trying to focus on the positive sides of things...