Quincy- yes, I am tapering off pred. I dropped to 20mg yesterday. Does that cause growling?? Still using the Canasa every night. BMs are hit and miss one day I will have 8 then I'll go a day or 2...
I would see a GI for this if I were you. This is exactly what I had when I was diagnosed with UC a few months ago. They will probably order a colonoscopy for you (but dont worry- its not that bad!)...
So lately I have been having days where I wake up with this really loud, constant growling in my stomach. It lasts all day long and I usually dont have a bowl movement on these days. I have had UC...
I cant imagine starting college with UC and being on Pred. on top of it- I really feel for you!! I am on it right now too and it is definitely a brutal drug. You will be off of it soon! In the...
It might be the Lialda... I was just diagnosed a year ago and the ONLY symptom I had was mucous. After I started on the drugs, things got worse, urgency, multiple trips to the bathroom... While I was...
I was having some muscle cramps for a while (when I first started Pred- which I know causes this). But I found that eating a banana every day has really helped them go away. If your pains are caused...
I work from home a few days a week right now (not initially due to UC). I work with documents for a pharmaceutical research company so most of my work is computer based and our company allows us to...
Hi! Welcome to the forum! :) When I was first diagnosed, I was put on Lialda. It didn't really seem to have much impact on me at all (in fact, I felt in some ways that it was getting worse). My...
Hi Mike, Hang in there. It is tough at first but it will get easier for you. Only a month or two ago I was in your same shoes, I stumbled upon this website and would read for hours and just cry my...
yeah, eating it every day does get a little boring but i know it is good for me, so I carry on!! :) My daily diet right now looks pretty much like this: Breakfast- banana lunch- turkey & spinach...
The spinach and sunflower thing is very easy to incorporate (and I think it is good for me to do even if it doesnt put me into remission!!). I feel like it has helped, but then I also started it at...
hi tournevice, are you on any medications? Do you drink a lot of water during the day? I have been on Prednisone for a little over 2 weeks and notice this feeling since being on that. Also, I have...
Red, Your dogs are adorable!!! I have 2 dogs myself... Rocksi is a chihuahua/pomeranian/cori mix and we recently rescued Jackson, a chihuahua/min-pin mix. They are mine and my husbands babies!...
ElephantPipe- sounds exactly like how I was pre-UC. I was very rarely constitpated, but only had 1-2 bowel movements a week (or one small one if I drank coffee!). I am pretty small and dont eat a lot...
Yes, I gave Align 2 months to work. Unfortunately it didn't help so I am on to try new things. With these problems it is all trial and error! But hang in there... if one thing doesn't work, try...
So glad I read about this spinach and sunflower thing! I have been on it for a week and have seen some improvement. No, its not remission yet, but it feels like a step in the right direction. I have...
I love this! I know my dear husband gets so tired of hearing about poo all day long!! (He is so patient!) I love that we can all come on here and describe it freely and openly. Newbie- "hot dog"...
Hi Miskay, For me, Lialda didn't help, and in fact they actually doubled the dose and it made me pretty sick! ,But, I have proctitis (near the rectum) so by the time the lialda went through my entire...
I would love to stop all meds (except maybe the occassional canasa which does wonders for me!). I am paranoid to do that though because the first doctor I saw told me "you can never stop taking this...
I work for a pharmacuetical research company (go figure- but at least I have access to lots of info about the drugs I am on). We do clinical trials and such for drug companies who are trying to get...
I just stopped my cort enemas after about 12 days of use (and seeing very little result). After my second colonoscopy last Friday, they began giving me bad left-sided cramps every time I used them....
Hi Sgirl, 2 weeks is definitely not enough time to straighten things out! This disease is far too complex and idiopathic to just fix it! I am having problems with work too. Being recently diagnosed,...