I'm 99% sure my doc said no blue-colored stuff. Green was okay though. By knowledge of the color wheel, I also eliminated purple items. :)...
:( Sorry to hear it....that stinks!!!...
CollegeGrad, I too was dx UC, then my doc changed it to CD based on the fact that I had skip patches in the colon and some inflammation in the cecum/ileum area (when most of the other inflammation...
When i took this stuff, it took FOREVER to work the first dose....I hung out by the bathroom for like 5 hours before I got the feeling I had to go. After that, it was frequent. But I had to get up...
Thanks for the responses...sounds like i should go see a doc!!!! Dawg- that's terrible about your friend's dad! Becktoria - I am luckily feeling better now...the tenderness isn't completely gone...
Good Afternoon, I just wanted to see if anyone out there has had any experience with gallstones. I have gallstones (confirmed last summer via ultrasound), like 3 or 4 of them, and I'm trying to...
I had a colonoscopy on Monday and my doc told me he's diagnosing me as indeterminate as well...I had some inflammation in the sigmoid, clear, then a little more inflammation in the ileo-cecal region....
I also have a paragaurd IUD. I personally love it...I'm a very forgetful person and always forgot my BC pills...even nuvaring (which I also used for about a ear and would be my 2nd choice) I'd forget...
started dose #2 at 4:30 am. dose #1 finally worked at about 1:30 am 7 hours after i drank it...praying this isn't the case this time around. I put some ice cubes in it this time which is helping a...
Suprep = not my favorite (as if any bowel prep could be) It tastes pretty gross and "slippery" - that's the only word i can think of to describe it. I'm incredibly nauseous right now...and to boot,...
I don't have Gastroparesis, but seems to make logical sense that if you were on meds and feeling okay, then off em and you start hurting again, maybe they were keeping you from hurting all along. Ugh...
My doc seemed to think it might be better since it's less liquid you have to drink. You still have to drink 32 oz of water after 16 oz of suprep+water, but I can handle the plain old water for sure....
It's 2 8 0r maybe even 6-oz bottles of liquid that you mix with water to get to 16oz. So you drink the 16oz of mixture, then 2 more 16 oz glasses of plain water within an hour. Sounds doable to me. I...
Just curious if anyone's used the Suprep bowel prep kit. I have a c-scope next Tuesday and Doc gave me one of the Suprep sample packages for my prep. Just curious to see what your opinion was, if...
Just curious to see if anyone's used it, and is it horrible-tasting? I couldn't find anything on a search of old posts. Thanks!!!...
I get those too...they seem to come in waves, like none for awhile, then about 4-5 close together. They are very painful, too! Let us know what your doc says - I'm curious!...
"losing lose?" Not sure what you mean... :)...
So I thought the first one was a fluke, but it's the 2nd package I've opened where the Rowasa (technically RowasaSF) enemas are damp with drips of liquid, which eventually dries to a dark purple...
Ivy, thanks for explaining - I should know this, especially since I have Muslim inlaws! I'm sure they are all happy to be able to eat and drink during daylight hours again! :)...
Ivy, what's EID? Thanks!...
I've found that overconsumption of dairy products can cause mucus-y stool, like eating a large ice cream or drinking too much milk. I've also read that some people experience "diarrhea" as a symptom...
My mom got stung by a wasp a few years ago (she was probably in her late 40's at the time and hadn't been stung since she was a kid) and she said that that sting was the most painful thing she's been...
A lot of people don't realize that doctor's offices and hospitals barter with the insurance for what they'll actually charge and pay. But the patient gets a bill for the amount and is expected to pay...
I remember the first 90 day supply of Rowasa enemas I ever got (and that srip was for 2/day!)...I'm ashamed to admit I thought it was a little like Christmas! (it was my first experience with...
Yikes, good luck, Kiwi, hopefully they can get you in somewhere else. I don't blame you for being slightly relieved, though - I think I'd feel the same way! Keeping fingers crossed for no...
None here...of course I'm a girl so don't have to deal with those sorts of things. However, I can tell you that in terms of libido, when I'm feeling tired and run down, the libido goes right out the...
have you tried looking up organic /vegetarian recipes? I bet a lot of those are "healthier" for diabetes (excluding rice, or course) I wouldn't have the first clue where to start for you...I've found...
It's the salmonella in the eggs that's the problem :) Just Joking! Not sure what the problem is in eggs. Some weight loss website just said that egg whites are hard to digest, so you burn more...
Overweight, always have been. :(...
yeah, i just saw the "Cleaning the toilet" thread, glad to know I'm not the only one with weird colors!...
I hope you're right!!! It just the weirdest thing. :)...
I just finished up my second night of using SF Rowasa (brand) enemas before bedtime. Both yesterday and today, any poop and definitely all the mucus on the tp (which used to be bright red) is now...
It's like God's idea of a cruel joke, considering that most people are diagnosed with IBD when they're young and going off to college. As if that's not stressful enough on its own, throw in the need...
Nicecupoftea, I think I'm the one you're talking about (misdiagnosed for UC all these past years; for some reason my signature is missing)! :P I am worried about the past, but you guys are right...
Good morning, I am wondering what a stricture and/or narrowing of the ileum feels like. Even when I'm not having any bloody stools, I often feel abdominal pain. I went for like 9 or 10 years without...
P.S. I saw one of those "mystery diagnosis" shows on Discovery health where the girl had Lyme but the initial test came back negative. Good luck to you!!!!...
I'm the same way, NJmom...my last colonoscopy showed infammation in the cecum and terminal ileum, but I had no symptoms - it was just a screening colonoscopy at the time. So you can have inflammation...
Dragonfly, I feel ya on the blood and bumminess of CD...I don't think that MOST kids understand that their parents have their own life and issues; they seem to think that parents are there solely for...
So I had an appt with my GI on Monday, and he wrote me a rx for sfRowasa (sulfite-free Rowasa enemas) for 14 days. I called the pharmacy and asked how much it would cost, and the tech told me...
I hope my doc is right about the disease not tending to get worse in severity, I'd like to think maybe I'll stay about the same. It's funny how a dx can change your opinion...I always knew that I...
I haven't been in this situation, but I think you shouldn't feel too guilty about this. First, you have rights under the law to a certain amount of medical leave if you need it. I don't know what...
That Swamp People show is on History channel right now!!!!...
The only thing my doc changed was to prescribe me Asacol HD (I forget what the HD stands for, but I know it's not "high-def'!). I think he said that the asacol disolves higher up in the intestinal...
Just visited my GI yesterday to discuss a flare, and he marked my diagnosis: Crohn's w/large and small bowel involvement. The reason being that when he did a colonoscopy (back in 2006), he noted...
I know, I'm so jealous of the people who live in foreign countries on this board...medical care is so much cheaper!...
I just spokw with my insurance co yesterday, and they explained that they'll cover 85% of the bill ONCE i've met my deducible of $1200?!?!?! So it sounds like I'll be paying an arm and a leg for my...
notsosicklygirl - basically, my doctor said that he could go in and take biopsies and send them off to the lab to have the crohns vs UC diagnosis abosultely confirmed, but he didn't really think it...
sorry to hear about your troubles....my husband was out of work recently and he (and I!) had the same complaint about people being so rude - HR people do NOT realize how much applicants need to know...
Went to my GI today to discuss a flare that I've been in for the last few weeks...apparently I've had Crohns for the last 5 years and didn't realize it! When I had a colonoscopy in 2006, my GI noted...