Thanks everyone. You've been a great help....
Prednisone is the only way I've been able to get into remission. Usually, I can stay there for around a year or so before I start a flare again so there is definitely hope that you can stay in...
After over a year of remission, I started to flare again a couple of weeks ago. My doctor put me on prednisone (again), 40MG and told me to taper down to 20MG after 10 days if things were better, but...
Thank you both bery much....
Hello All, I've just started a mild flare and was hoping for some diet advice. In the past I've gone with an almost low fiber diet: Eggs, Chicken, Rice, Bananas. It is very soothing, but i get so...
Thanks for the reponses, maybe it was just a hemorrhoids. I hadn't had blood in 2 weeks, and since it happened last night, an this morning everything was fine again. Appreciate it everyone....
Has anyone else had any trouble with exercising while flaring? I've been working on an eliptical and lifting weights and I go a couple of weeks with no blood, then after maybe a slightly more intense...
Thanks Quincy, this is the exact kind of advice I wish my doctor would give me. I completely abandoned fiber, because I thought they would cause irritation and increase bleeding. I'm not at all...
Hello, I had been flaring for a couple of months now. I'm on 60mgs of prednisoe, taking 12 Asacol a day and doing Rowasa enimas and I am feeling great. My diet is completely void of any fiber (mostly...
Hello, I'm currently dealing with the same thing. All signs of the flare-up are gone, except streaks of blood if I have a bowel movement in the afternoons. The morning are fine, feel good and going...
I use Ativan when I'm on Prednisone to take the edge off. Otherwise I'd have serious relationship issues. I stop taking it otherwise though, becaue I'm scared to become dependant on it....
I was working through a flare pretty successfully with the help of Prednisone and had started lifting weights and running to offset the weight gain and stress caused by the medicine. I had gotten to...
I have a big weekend planned to go drink wine in Napa this weekend and of course I'm flaring! Does anyone have any advice on avoiding Red wine vs White Wine? Has drinking tons of water in addition to...
Check out regular kraft cheeses (not american). They remove the whey durring processing and claim on the package that their cheeses contain 0 grams of lactose. I'm not sure if thier new Natural...
Thanks to all who responded for their help. Asacol 12x a day seemed like it was able to hold the remission in place and even help a little, but after a week, I decided on go on prednisone. I started...
Thanks Scorpian, I'll be more patient, then!...
What rectal meds would you recommend? Preperation H Hydrocortisone suppositories?...
Hello, First time to the forum. I'm currently experiencing my third flare-up, and this time i've tried to do my best to stay out in front of it. I have some blood, and I'm alternating between very...