My consultant recommends as much fish oil as you can tolerate. And he also recommends VSL 3 probiotic. He knows i am intolerant to all medications, so this is what he has suggested for me....
I forgot to add i am also getting allergy tested when my appointment comes through, to see if i am allergic or intolerant to certain foods....
I see you guys are all suggesting fruits and nuts and oils. No good for me! I am 5'3 and and 90lb, i have always been small but lost some weight after christmas due to a bad flare. I am intolerant to...
I just wanted to add that Pred makes my colitis worse, and i had no infection. I am intolerant to all medication. I came out of a bad 4 month flare back in April, so i really do know how you feel. I...
I wanted to add that my colitis is very much affected by ovulation and my period. I am in talks with my consultant in getting an IUS fitted to help control my hormones and hopefully stop my periods...
Yes, i am totally fed up thinking about my colitis. my husband is also fed up of hearing about my colitis!! All day everyday feels like one long battle. Every decision i make seems to involve some...
God, 10 years, that would really drive me crazy! I am moaning after 8 weeks. I tend to change from Constipation, and loose stool, and have a very short period of going fairly normally. I just wish i...
I had a sigmoidoscopy in March, which showed mild/moderate chronic inflammation, in the rectum and up the left side of the intestine. I have actually just self referred myself to St marks hospital in...
I have had diarrhea for 8 weeks now! Only in the morning, going 1-3 times. The rest of my day can be pretty much normal. What is going on? I don't feel like i am flaring. I had been flaring since...
I have a UTI, i apparently have full blood, protein and nitrates in my pee, so i have been given a anti-biotic called trimethoprim. Does anyone know if this will be ok with my colitis? I don't really...
Hey loopylil - It would be good to talk, can you email me your email address?...
Thanks guys for your support. Quincy - Refused surgery just because she said that i only have moderate disease and apparently i wont thank her for it in years to come - This is the consultant i am in...
I cannot believe that i am starting to flare again! I just came out of my major flare which started at christmas about mid March, (I say came out, it had settled down alot with minimal symptoms) now...
I just thought i would add in my opinion for what it is worth! I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy 22 March 2010. I had been in a really bad flare up since christmas, but as the scope was coming up things...
I had a sigmoidoscopy about 3 weeks ago, and had 6 biopsies taken. At the time my consultant said it looked like i had mild/moderate colitis. Anyway i have had the results of my biopsies and...
I get that really bad sometimes. I can press on my left side, usually at the top bend of the colon, and it will sound very gassy. I get mega uncomfortable, feel bloated, and off my food. I have no...
Berkshire, England!...
I am having the same problems, but i suffer from a chronic pressure under my right ribs. I had blood results done, which showed nothing exciting, i am now having my kidneys checked for infection, and...
As you are probably all aware i had my flexible sigmoidoscopy on monday afternoon, which turned out to be absolutely terrible experience. I was wondering whether it was normal to still be having lots...
I had everything checked!!!!! The only thing that came back HI was my serum total protein levels. It's really frustrating as it is so uncomfortable, and no-one knows why! The doctor did examine me,...
I have had a really bad right sided pressure, under my ribs for the last week and a half. I saw the doctor last week and she thought it could be my gallbladder playing up. Well i had blood tests done...
Yeah i agree with that, she said it looks mild/moderate, but i bet my biopsies show otherwise! When i had my last one, 6 years ago, he said it looked mild, the biopsies came back moderately severe! I...
I am moving next Thursday. I live in Dorset in the UK and will be moving to Berkshire, which is near London. We are meant to be moving to Canada, but we are awaiting our Permanent residency...
I don't mean to scare anybody. I am being serious though it was the worst experience of my life, and i thought i had a high pain threshold. The first sigmoidoscopy i had 6 years ago was ok,...
Thanks for the comments, i agree i need a new consultant. luckily i am moving next week so i can find another one. I also agree that remicade could be an option for me, but i didn't actually get a...
I had a sigmoidoscopy yesterday, and it truly was the worst experience of my life. It hurt like absolutely crazy, and when i screamed for the doctor to stop, she wouldn't and just leaned on me to...
I have been in a flare since christmas, the worst i have ever had in 16 years. I am on no medication as i am intolerant to everything! So ive had to deal with this, with just strong will, and a hot...
Has anybody here had gall bladder problems that stemmed from having Ulcerative colitis? I am having right sided pressure under the ribs, and i am worried it might be my gallbladder. The thing is i...
Hi, i am new to this section, i normally hang out in ulcerative colitis! I have been suffering for over a week now, with sharp pains in my head, and feeling nauseous. I do get migraines with aura,...
Does anyone else here feel nauseous when in a flare up? I have been feeling nauseous for weeks now, but i don't actually vomit. I am not sure what is causing it, maybe my colitis, maybe my polycystic...
I have been bleeding really badly with my flare, which has been going on since christmas. Sometimes all i pass is blood, blood and mucus or blood with a bm, but i always bleed. My consultant is aware...
We are in a very similar situation. I am trying to hang in there for my flexible sigmoidoscopy in 2 weeks, but things are just getting worse for me. I have lots of blood, mucus, gas, urgency, really...
Suebear, i am from the UK and unfortunately don't have that choice. My consultant is also my surgeon here! She is really nice, but because i am intolerant to all meds, she isn't sure what to do with...
I am 28 years old, have had colitis for 16 years this year, and it has well and truly ruined my life up to this point. I am intolerant to all medication, and have been in a major flare since...
I bleed like crazy. Either bright red, or slightly darker red. I think it is coming from my rectum and maybe from the left side. Ive been bleeding badly with lots of mucus since christmas. It is...
I am under 90 lbs and 5'3, way to small, and it really bugs me. I have always had trouble being under weight, but since christmas i have been in a major flare, with no end in sight, and i have lost...
I have had this, and it is truly awful. Really bad pain down the centre of the chest or on one side of the chest. And it kind of felt like i was being stabbed. I find putting a hot water bottle on it...
I have been in a flare since christmas, and after seeing my consultant 2 weeks ago, she has booked me in for a flexible sig with sedation on 22nd March. My blood results were not good, and the doctor...
I bleed like crazy, i have been for 7 weeks now. Either with a bowel movement, or just running to the bathroom to release blood and mucus :o( I hate seeing so much blood, it looks like something out...
I am in the UK. I will look into more alkaline foods, as i am pretty bad at the moment and eat biscuits and chocolate as fruit and veg flare me up . I have been told manuka honey is good to eat....
Colitisfree can you tell me more about this bees extract you use and more about the types of food you eat?...
Thankyou for the responses, I decided to ring the hospital tomorrow and see if they can scope me any sooner, but I shan't hold my breath! It's all very well getting scoped but I still can't see how I...
Thank you songlady. I did try the vitamin e enema which was very gentle. I also use pure vitamin e and put that in the rectum and around the anus which helps a little....
Med wise I am allergic to all Mesalazines. Prednisone sent me absolutely crazy and my doc would not prescribe again as I have thinning of the bones. 6mp I had a bad reaction to, with severe vomiting...
I know exactly how you feel. I am in a flare right now, and all I feel like doing is lying in bed well that's inbetween sitting on the toilet!! I have been with my husband 15 years tomorrow and he...
I can't tolerate any medication. And that's the problem! It's not through my choice it's just I can't take any. I do want surgery but obviously my consultant needs to look up there first! She is away...
I chose Mercury 28 because I absolutely love freddie mercury, the one thing that picks me up when I am down is queen songs.Oh and I am 28 years old :o)...
Just when i think things where settling down, the last 2 days i have been bleeding REALLY badly, loads of mucus and the urgency is starting again. I don't have loose stool, for some reason it has...
I have just had a phone call from my doctor saying that my blood results have come back and it shows i have a possible bowel infection and i need to send in a stool sample .... What does this mean?...
I have just got back from seeing my consultant at the hospital. I have kind of mixed feelings about it really. So i am unable to take western medicines, so she is very limited in the way she can help...