My current medication is 150mg of Imuran and I am not using Salazopyrine anymore. Somehow forum won't let me edit my signature hence posting as message. The signature appeared in original post is...
Hello folks, I have been taking Imuran since Aug 2008. Along with Imuran, I am taking Colazal as well and this combination is helping a lot. I am in remission. What I would like to know if I can...
Quincy nailed it. This is the advantage of being not really into the field. I am not really good at popular science i.e. I don't make a layman understand science easily. Thanks Quincy....
@fruitgirl, Your link is giving me 404. I will be surprised if someone tells me that its doesn't get absorbed in the bloodstream. As far as my understanding and book knowledge goes, this drug acts by...
@ickypoo, Do they still sell regular sulphasalazine tablets/capsules? They have to be enteric coated. The reason for this is, the action of sulphasalazine is intended for your intestine and not...
I am on Azathioprine for about 2 years now and haven't had any of the symptoms mentioned by another posters in this thread. I take all my meds together and have no issues.. Make sure that your blood...
Please DON'T discontinue Imuran. What Imuran is actually doing is repressing your immune system. UC is anti-inflammatory in nature. It an auto immune disease so your immune system is acting in a...
What kind of research article are you writing? Hardcore research or popular science article? I could help you with hardcore research article. I am a disaster with popular science writing. BTW, to...
My wife would do anything, literally anything. So far 4 years in UC and she never had to do anything off her regular way to help me out but I can see that she feels for me. When I get flare and I am...
I would rather go to a dietician that my GI can talk to to reduce my weight. May it cost more but it will be one time thing (if you take your health seriously)...
Ask your GI to prescribe you suppository and oral. It will be very inconvenient to use it during the day but should work well during the night. I used like it for 1.5 years. After that, he...
Let me be super blunt here. Though I do respect experience and knowledge gained by most of you over the period of your condition, I do see a lot of misguided suggestions here. What is more important...
I am wondering what other medications he has tried for your migraine. This (http://www.ukmi.nhs.uk/NewMaterial/html/docs/ZonisamideNMP0805.pdf) says that its primarily to control epileptic seizures....
Hello folks, I am a patient of Ulcerative Colitis since mid-2006. Its pretty much under control as I take my medicines religiously. As far as my memory goes, very soon after I was diagnosed with UC,...
Exactly Thanks. I just couldn't recall the name. I am traveling for a month now so thought good to have it with me, in case of emergency. Is there any other OTC drug for same indication? @Red34, a...
Hello folks, I read about some medicine prescribed for use 'as and when required' for stomach cramps during UC flare. Could some one please post name (generic) and brand name. Thanks in advance....
Alternate had 7 days to respond to my query and there hasn't been response so to me his/her replies are SPAM and I am going with NHS guidelines. May be OP would like to post her view too....
I eat whatever I want but just reduced amount....
To all proponents of spinach, Can anyone please explain me whats the theory behind using spinach to counter IBD? I see only a downside of excess oxalate intake through spinach and that "could" lead...
My GI told me not to change anything and I didn't for first 3 years but now I have. No reason as such but just my feelings. I have stopped tea, coffee and alcohol completely (and I seriously hate...
@ AsherCool, I am living in Sweden....
From what I was told when I started Azathioprine (I think thats the drug in Imuran) that I could get fever and they tested my blood every week in the beginning then every second week till my dose was...
Ashercool, No, I am not trying to justify my statement. I trust the data presented to me with strong evidence. I do science for living so if I start believing on heard data, my integrity to do...
There are only 3 members intersting in sharing what supplements they take? My original idea was to make it a mega thread so that it can be converted to a sticky for all new members. It will certainly...
I am in Sweden. I pay SEK 1800 for the medicines and SEK 1000 for the doctor's visit *may it be consultation or any tests like colonoscopy). Anything that goes beyond this per year is free. The drugs...
Alternate, if you claim that this has been proved in university research, could you please let me know the name of principal investigator or the article they published with these results. I would...
Stopped beer, cider completely. Occassionally red wine, a glass or two with dinner (once in a week or two), haven't tried with vodka or martini since UC was diagnosed. quincy and pb4 have touched to...
May I know how much water you drink a day? regularly and while flared? I usually drink at least 3 lit of water, bit more when flared and have not noticed weight loss or dehydration....
1. Ulcers in the interstine are difficult to heal. IMHO, its wrong. May be your GI's idea makes sense to a layman's mind but my scientist's mind fails to buy it. Pepetic ulcers are healed without any...
You may not like my reply but rather than writing such a big story, you could have spent that time reading the forum more thoroughly, reading some old posts. Still, cut long story short, its...
Could you please elaborate? Ozone injections don't make any sense to me....
Many thanks to everyone for their contribution. Its absolutely OK if you don't want to use the format I suggested. You can very well use format of your choice. The goal of this thread is to get all...
A BIG thanks to everyone for contribution. Even though, I am a kind of person who first checks scientific literature before believing anything, all these experiences do point at something....
First of all, you are NOT fat. You look like it that doesn't make you fat. The side-effect of pred is water retention and what you call fat is nothing but water. (From my personal experience) It...
Many believe that Ulcerative colitis and stress has some sort of connection, even there are possible pathways mentioned but its not proved black and white yet. I wonder how many of you believe that...
Thanks thatfield, Thats exactly whats he tried in the beginning and as long as she was on pred drops, the symptoms didn't show. The symptoms returned in a month or two, she stopped Pred drops. The...
Hello All, Let me first say, this is a great place to be. I learned a lot after visiting this place and have been reading 'a lot' since then, to educate myself and also checking up with scientific...
@twoply, thats exactly was my reaction too. @Judilyn, could you please post his link in the original post as well, new reader won't look down to search for author's link....
Thats your GI to decide. If you notice in my signature, I am on AZA and on pred too since last 2 weeks....
Ask your doctor to give you local anesthetic, it could help. As Red_34 mentioned, it could be due to UC....
I am not quite clear on Pink Eye thing but my mom has/had UC. She is off all meds for last 10 years and she is fine with UC symptoms but during last 3 years, she started with her eye problem. The...
Not interested in waging a war between proponents and opponents of Probiotics but I got my hands on Cochrane Review titled "Probiotics for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis " They found...
My feeling is same as fruitgirl. There is a lot of misinformation. From few sentences, its clear that Ionized water contains free reactive species (carrying negatively charged 'particles') You would...
Yogurt but I avoid eating as much possible. I know its not right to do so but during those periods, I am out of my mind....
Really glad to hear that this yogurt thing is helping you but I really wonder, there are so many lists on 'food to avoid during UC' and most of them include milk and milk products. I am so confused....
I got to know about this program just now and I will go through the book as and when I get chance but has everyone noticed here, those who posted positively, they are 'new' members. I am bit...
I understand your frustration mate. Been there. But what I have learnt is, stay positive and don't think of negative too much. get the best possible out of life. Your condition will take its own...
@ bbc, Sure I will, just give me some days. After reading through these forums, I was seriously considering it anyways. I am strongly suspicious that many posters here are acting out of information...
PLEASE, Take all the information presented to you with a pinch of salt, may it be by your GI or may it be by popular science. Yet, nobody knows what is the cause of ulcerative colitis and since 50s...
If anybody is interested in the scientific literature of this article, its http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nm.2015.html, (subscription required for full text.) Certainly...