Prednisone can cause edema, and the salt will retain water. That said, yes, the Prednisone most likely caused those side-effects....
Your ileostomy will become your best friend. The 1st end-ileostomy is a breeze to take care of and manage. I found it slightly more difficult to seal the loop-ileostomy, but it became very manageable...
Surgery is an option you have to be 100% certain about. I knew when diagnosed that I would definitely have surgery if my quality of life sufficiently lowered, and it did. No medications worked, even...
I never had biologics but Cleveland Clinic surgeons will do surgery on you on/off Prednisone or biologics, which many other facilities will not do. That's because during your surgery they give you an...
Eh, I have a temp iliostomy with my 2nd surgery coming January 3rd. I'm having all 3 surgeries done at the Cleveland Clinic. My surgeon has been fantastic through the whole ordeal, has answered all...
Addition with any narcotic takes time. We prescribe it under many circumstances. I am currently taking Roxicet with Percecet following my surgery. Yes it makes you feel good but 40-70 pills, or a 2-3...
I just had the first surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, which is 25 minutes from me, on July 12th. The surgery was about 4 hours in length and the surgeon said my colon was in terrible shape. I was...
What about Psyllium Husk since I have a ton of that?...
Let's just say my UC has been pretty manageable the past 2 years since diagnosis. A month ago, I noticed the start of a flare. The doctor upped my Lialda from 1x per day to 2x per day, then to 3x per...
In other news, next time they will have to use general anesthesia on me when I have it done. The first time I had this in 2009, their sedative did quit but give me a slightly euphoric feeling....
My doctor emailed me back and said he performs biopsies to determine any inflammation of UC and to help differentiate between Crohns and UC....
So I had my regular colonoscopy yesterday for my very mild case of UC. After the procedure the doctor came in and said my colon looks great and he saw no ulcers or anything abnormal; it was just...
This stuff worked amazingly well for my 1st flare; not so much on my 2nd after I tried Hydrocortisone enema which absolutely screwed my system up hardcore. Even now I will wake up in the AM with a...
I just got some of these for my broken rib. Only a 15 day supply. Didn't seem to take care of a headache very well that I had a day or so after the ER. Suffice to say, it's been a pretty mediocre...
So for 4 days I've been going once or twice a day, all formed and no blood. If anyone recalls from my earlier thread, on the 24th and 25th of December, I had a horrible flare that had been lasting...
I take Lialda. Doc just upped me to 2 per day due to a mild flare. Initially (my 1st flare) it seemed to act quickly, albeit I was in a flare for over 2 months at that time. Now it appears to be...
During flares alcohol almost has a laxative effect....
Well I realize and have come to terms that the disease has the ability to progress and get worse over time; but I also reflect to my father's situation where he's 65, has UC like I do, and has had 2...
quincy, thanks for your words of wisdom. I haven't had this for a year yet so I tend to get panicky. Today things seem to have improved - only 2 BMs today and only a very little blood. My stomach no...
Oops, double post....
Well I am mostly concerned at how things flared up even worse when he had me add another Lialda pill (though I've been taking them twice at one time and not once every twelve hours, so perhaps that's...
I made a post 2 weeks ago about a mild flare I started to have, and the doctor prescribed me hydrocortisone enema on top of my 1 pill of Lialda per day. Well, after using the hydrocortisone, the...
Thanks, guys, for all the kind words. I'll keep ya'll updated through my progress!...
Yeah mornings seems to be the bane of my bowels, too. Late at night it can get kinda' chaotic, too, though only during a flare. When I'm not flaring, I am usually have 2 BMs ever/every other morning....
Yeah I realize it's up to me regarding treatment. I'm just slightly irritated at the sudden change that, to me, seems irrational. I don't know if he thought it would work faster for me than Rowasa or...
I usually lay on my stomach afterwards. I guess I'll lay on my left-side from now on....
Alcohol makes flares worse, for sure, but I do not find any problems when drinking while in remission. I had quite a, how should I put it, "intoxicating" spring/summer break and never had any...
How much fish oil do you take? I take 2-3 a day as recommended on the container but it's just part of my vitamin regime that I've sustained even way before the UC diagnosis. Is there a specific...
Acetaminophen-type pain relievers work very poorly for me. I loved Ibuprofen propr to my UC diagnosis and wish I could still take it. I have not taken it since my diagnosis in March, though....
Well I was a moron for not starting on it the minute I started to see mucus. That's how it started for me in the past - a week or two of mucus and then the flare begins to rear its ugly head. This...
Yeah Rowasa has always worked well for me in the past (then again, I've only had one flare and that cleared it up within a month). Just utterly ticked to be back at square one....
Long story short, I was amidst a small flair. By small I mean a little blood, but about 1-2 BMs a day...no urgency and no problems with doing anything - clean blood tests and all that jazz. I started...
I just started drinking a DanActive Probiotic every morning....
Interesting reading from you folks. I suppose I'll taper Rowasa this time. Last time cold turkey didn't cause any problems, but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry!...
Yeah I got the blood work done today, I just think 4 times in a year is excessive when my symptoms are very mild, anyways. And I hate collecting stool samples!...
I've been lifting weights for the past 4 months at a gym. Seen great muscle increase with the correct diet and protein intake and it hasn't seemed to affect my UC much at all, albeit overdoing abs...
So I called my GI today since I'm having a very mild flare and he had the nurse call in some Rowasa (only meds required when I have a minor flare, other than that, diet works fine), and he also...
I went into remission on 1 Lialda tablet per day....
What was the reason for the 2nd colonoscopy in such a short time period from your 1st one, if you don't mind me asking? My doctor said I will probably not need another one in 3 years or so....
Um, they most certainly can remove parts of the colon and reattach it. It's one of the major surgeries for UC sufferers....
I was diagnosed at 16 years old, after a few year bout of depression, lethargy, excessive weight and very little enthusiasm. I was treated with depression medications for YEARS and my thyroid was...
It has worked well for me thus far, albeit I have only been on it 3 months. Symptoms for me are a simple feeling of bloating and the occasional headaches. Other than that, it works well, in my...
The majority of the population has nodules on their thyroid. It's actually very common....
Hypo here and UC. Levoxyl 150MGC per day for my Hypo and Lialda 1.2GM per day for my UC. So far so good *knocks on wood*....
First a bit of a backstory. At the end of January I started to pass mucus and blood with every bowel movement. Sometimes I would pass ONLY mucus and blood. After 2 weeks I made an appointment with a...
I've been on Lialda for about a month and a half and the only side effect I have is I will occasionally get an upset stomach. Nothing serious, though, and usually subsides after eating. Overall it...
Coffee is a natural laxative so it does make me "go" more often if I drink it. It does not cause me flare-ups, though. Alcohol has no affect on my UC, however....
I'm very pleased with my GI. Very friendly guy, board certified and has actually called me on my cell phone personally to make sure things are going better. I am someone who has a TON of anxiety over...
Hey, guys. Thanks for the warm welcome and words of encouragement. I did not ask what part of the colon was directly affected; however, the blood I passed was bright red, if that's any indication of...
I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on February 27th, 2009 via Colonoscopy. The procedure sucked since none of the sedative would work on me. Even the doctor said they gave me the maximum amount...