Thanks for your suggestions. Trying in middle the day sounds prefect but with my work schedule (management) that'd be impossible. I'm rushing. I don't want my bed partner to know so I end up doing it...
I've been using Salofalk enemas, nightly, for 5 years. Sometimes I am able to take them in completely without a drop of mess, other times I'm left grabbing tissues and what not to clean up the bed...
Hey Quincy, solid advice and for sure, I can't wait to get back to my own kitchen....
Hi folks, can anyone please recommend a detox I can do to recover from the stupid food choices I made while on holiday? Perhaps something simple like lemon water in the morning followed by fruit and...
great, thanks. I'm keeping the enemas in the original packaging - bubble pack and foil wrapped and in a box. This is the way they come and any airport security person can read the box and see it's...
Hi friends, I'm travelling by airplane soon. Will I have any problems if I have two boxes of enemas ( Salofalk, foil wrapped) packed in my checked in baggage? Will some sort of xray machine pick up...
:smile: Hi friends, a colonoscopy and 11 biopsies confirm that I am in remission and that all of the lining has healed. I asked my GI doc about kicking the meds and he said to try stopping the...
Hey Quincy, nice to hear from you. I have to make an appointment with the GI to find out the results. All I got on my way out of there was a pre-fab sheet saying "normal - colitis in remission". The...
Hi forum friends! Well, I got thru today. My scope was scheduled for 11 am but i didn't get in there till nearly 12:30. Once the procedure started I had a very uncomfortable experience - it hurt more...
Hi , glad to hear cloudy is ok. Thanks for that. I go alone. Too uncomfortable with UC and coloniscopies to involve anyone. I have someone over 18 to pick me up in the waiting room I'll take a taxi...
Well, here it is, the morning of the big 'scope. I had to concentrate so hard not to nibble as I made the boys breakfast and the baby always leaves leftovers! There's so much grumbling and growling...
Hi friends, Well, I took one Ducolax last night and another when I got up this morning. I think I was pretty well cleaned out before I even started the Pico Salax! I've been fasting all day -a little...
Good advice - i'm going to take the Ducolax the night before....
I read your last line with tears in my eyes. I am so thankful for my forum friends....
Thank you Veronica. Knowing that you are all here from me has been my only support in the 4 years since being diagnosed. I'm not one to throw the 'love' word around but the people on this forum have...
So I'm seeing a therapist to work on some "stuff" and of course UC came up. She says in her 30 years of practicing she's never met someone so ashamed of having an IBD. I told her that speaking of UC...
Thanks for your reply. My scope day is Monday morning. The instructions say Ducolax on Sunday morning but i thought Saturday night would be better so not so much craziness would be going on in my...
Has anyone had their doctor tell them to take 2 Dulcolax laxatives two days before their 'scope ( one day before prep) ? My new GI has and I'm a little freaked out about the reviews I've read on it....
Thanks very much for answering my post. I think this new GI doc will be into prescribing them. He seems pretty open to the other naturopathic stuff I'm doing - afterall it's a probiotic not a...
Hi friends, Im having a colonoscopy next week and was thinking of asking my doc for a script for Probiotics. If perscribed my insurance would pay for them and maybe they'll be better than what I...
Stopped by my GI's office. The receptionist said he lets VERY FEW people take Pico Salax because it doesn't always work thoroughly. He's allowing me to take it on the premise that I drink 'tonnes' of...
THANK YOU THAANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Pico Salax is exactly it! I pray my GI says ok. I just cannot take that other stuff again. Thanks so much to EVERYONE for responding. You guys are such a community...
Hi friends - it's been awhile since I've been on this site. I'm a full time student this year and pretty busy. Anyhow, I started with a new GI today. For a 'scope next month he wants me to prep with...
Hi folks, Well I'm back and feeling a lot better than when I started this post 3 weeks ago. I doubled my meds ( currently taking Salofalk 4 tabs and enema nightly) to get out of the flare that was...
Hi folks, I'm reporting back that it's been a slow process but I'm showing signs of improvement - elimination is starting to happen more regularly. I'm still taking dbl the Salofalk tablets than...
Hi q, Believe it or not all the Vit C didn't have any immediate effect on my bowels I did however have one, normal bm yesterday afternoon but nothing this morning. I had lots of fibre, about 3 litres...
just topped up with another 2000 mg Vit. c. = 5000mg today. What kind of dosages have you taken, q ? Have you seen the movie "Food Matters" - lots of Vit. C therapy mentioned....
Beans don't bother me - never have and I like them so that's all good. I stopped coffee a couple of years ago but during another round of constipation resorted to drinking it - didn't seem to make a...
Thanks q, I was hoping you were around. I'm now on what I call my water therapy. I'm drinking a litre every 1-2 hours while I'm getting things done around the house. Fibre supplements: Metamucil...
Hi folks - things were really looking up for me at my last posting on the 19th. I had one bm after days of constipation. I thought I was on the road to recovery but now I'm backed up ( constipated )...
Hi MyUC, thanks for your reply. My GI told me that sometimes people outgrow this disease. However, I'm not completely happy with him and have booked an app with anther GI at a well known IBD clinic...
Yes, enemas nightly for a couple of weeks now. Last month I was doing so well. I only needed the enemas every 3rd night. I'm going to stay on them for awhile now till I know things have settled down....
Hey q - I took two more Salofalk tablets (total of 4) and 5 hours later things started moving again! I'm still a little sore and bloated but I'm feeling SO much better. It'll take some time to get...
Your dinner sounds lovely and familiar. I like those Costco salad boxes too. I think what started this flare was the fact that I was taking less medication than usual - waiting for my drug plan to...
My naturopath told me about Slippery Elm. Thanks Quincy, i'll up my Salofalk tablets to 4 and continue with enemas. Probiotics are everyday. I'm thinking tomorrow should be a lot better - fingers...
Haha, yes. I eat lots of fresh veg, quinoa, fish, yogurt, brown rice, salads. I really do eat very nicely. I haven't take the GLutamine all week because I ran out. On Tuesday I was so sick with this...
I'm so sick and tired of this merry-go-round. Colitis flares for me mean wicked constipation. I'm so sore right now -my belly is huge and I feel and look terrible. None of my pants fit and luckily...
Hey there Serenity, I hear ya about the large doses. I've been looking for information about the side effects of such large doses. Don't body builders take Glutamine -lol!...
Thanks for mentioning the Primal Defense. I looked it up - solid!...
Hi there - yours is great news. So are you saying that you are able to eat anything now and not flare? That's incredible. My last scope in Dec showed no sign of UC and a completely healed colon but...
Has anyone had an MSA test done to find out what foods they should avoid? Salmon is one of mine and it's hard to get my head around since there's so much therapy for UC involving salmon oil....
Hi doses of Glutamine anyone? I take a product called Glutagenics everyday which has a small amount of Glutamine in it . An alternative med person I spoke with recommends the following which is a...
Thanks kelli for your response. There's some wisdom in what you are suggesting. My pharma dose is relatively low and is very effective. I credit the supplements with keeping it low. Perhaps I should...
Hi folks, On this forum I've seen mentioned the prescription probiotic called VSL#3DS. Anyone try it? I currently take a high quality probiotic; HMF Superpowder by Genestra. Going thru quite a flare...
Hi folks, I'm feeling very down. I spent 2 weeks drinking the black tea from a wild concoction of Chinese herbs. The TCM doctor I found insisted that my problem was "easy to fix" that I would have no...
My naturopath gave me a Butyrate Enema from AOR (a Canadian health company) to try. I have to buy some more Salofalk enemas right away but wouldn't mind trying these instead for awhile. Has anyone...
Hey quincy, I just heard back from my GI doc. He said no biopsies were taken because it was unnecessary. uni-g....
Hi Quincy, no biopsies were taken at my 1st scope last year. I'll ask him about the one I just had but he never mentioned any. I was awake but sedated for some of it and then in a lot of pain as he...
I appreciate your sage words - you are not a killjoy ;) uni-g...
Hey folks, i'm back after napping the sedative off. I have to admit I was probably overly enthusiastic about the 'scope results. Of course being in remission is wonderful but the truth is is that the...