Heck if you were a smoker and you quit and flared up I would sure as hell start smoking again to see if it went away. If you're a non smoker I wouldn't suggest it. I would rather deal with the long...
Sorry to hear about that. Kinda scares me cause my doc wants to maybe put me on that. I would talk to your doctor about remicade. Expensive as hell but if you have good insurance might work out....
Lets just think about this for a second. You quit smoking and you flare up. You start smoking and it goes away. Some say its the nicotine which is quite possible but logically it would seem to me its...
Thanks for your responses. My doctor didn't get into the specifics about why he didn't want me on them at the same time but I figured because they're both cancer causing meds and taking them both at...
Just a quick question. My GI didn't want to put me on remicade and imuran at the same time cause apparently studies showed it wasn't to safe. My question is for the people here that are taking both...
I recently saw a nutritionist and she did some allergy testing and nutrient testing. Now I'm not completely satisfied with this technique so I'm getting one done through the doctor. I'm just curious...
I've been reading a lot of posts in here about people taking humira for UC. Shortly after my third remicade infusion I've started to flare up again. Which leads me to believe that I've become immune...
hello to all, this is my first time in this forum. I haven't had any surgery but I do have UC. I've been really close to having surgery and getting a pouch but I'm trying to avoid at all cost. I'm...
Well I'm glad to see that you were able to hold a bowel movement when at work. I don't have that option. It's stop what you're doing you now you have 20secs to find a washroom. Some day's I get...
I saw a nutritionist yesterday and did some muscle and nutrient testing. I got some supplements and my probiotic one is called primal defense the brand name is Garden of Life. My nutritionist told me...
I've had 3 doses of remicade in the past few months. I noticed improvement with the first two but after the third one I started to flare up and getting worse as the days go on. Number four is in a...
I got to say I found this really interesting. Feels like a step in the right direction anyway. I surfed the net and found a site that is informative by the sounds of it it seems like the one you were...
Just had some questions about the asa's. I originally was on salofalk with no effect, then on asacol and achieved remission but I think it was mostly the prednisone. For those of you that have been...
I noticed you said you grilled a cheeseburger. My suggestion would be to stay away from red meats as well as pork products. Tougher to digest. Try leaner meats like chicken and turkey(white meat)....
Thanks for all the replies. I saw my GP and he prescribed Cipralex for depression and Ativan for stress. I guess I'll just have to see where this all takes me. If I can ever achieve remission maybe I...
I saw my GP today and talked about alternate paths to take. Unfortunately he didn't have much advice to give. He's leaving up to my GI for the medication part of UC. I'm just wondering for all of you...
You know you have UC when you're constantly looking for sales on toilet paper...
I'm convinced that elevated stress levels can cause flareups. I am a very stressed out individual that has tried several different relaxing techniques with little success. I'm going to see my GP...
One other thing. I originally lost 50pds in a couple months. My GP told me to start drinking boost. I told him I was worried about the sugar content but he said it absorbed by the small intestine so...
I'm pretty much in the same boat as you are. I've had 3 remicade treatments. Fourth one in mid June. I talked to my GI regarding imuran and remicade and he said that studies have shown that those two...
I was diagnosed with UC 4 years ago. Started off with salofalk 9 pills a day. Never got into remission. 1 year later got it really severe and was prescribed prednisone and asacol. Got into remission...