Thanks, Quincy....
Hi, Question for Canadians - is Colazal or Canasa suppositories available in Canada. Pharmacies told me that Colazal (Balsalazide Disodium) is not available while they are sure about Canasa...
Thanks for replies! Sorry I meant Turmeric extract brands. I was planning to start taking turmeric extract. I am of Indian origin and turmeric is added to all our foods but I never tried organic...
Hi I was planning to try turmeric during this latest flare I am having- started a week back - new year gift i guess :) Could you please let me know the brands you have been trying and feel they help...
Hi My gyn/ob said that i need to remove the dermoid cyst :devil: i have in my ovary.... though this thing never troubled me ...it just showed up when looking for something else. But he says this...
Yay! fruitgirl.... fingers crossed for your job! Will wait for good news in Feb/March...already a Yay! for that too... This ovary thing is painful...good they found its nothing! my case... it is...
yes, i am still flaring.... have recently started Rowasa. But this never happened in past so was worried....
hi, This autoimmune leads to many problems.... well i have a new problem which i dnt know whether it is due to my autoimmune. I was very regular with my periods and suddenly no longer have them since...
Glad your doctor did the blood work.... wish both u & baby lots of good health :-)...
Hope u r feeling better....do keep us posted....
i have Hashimotos Thyroid as well. Is Diabetes also on list of autoimmune problem? i didnt know that... :shocked:...
wow mudua 42C ...this is around the max we get here. Yes Elaine...... we always want what we dnt have :-) i really want some sun now.... its been days without it!...
I am too waiting for spring...... well! i am waiting for little sun first ...no rain today but blanket of clouds..... Have just planted few seeds outside - m sure they will not like to germinate in...
That was nice thing to do.... we say world was a better place in older times - no! people still care about each other.... world is the same, its just human nature which feels any time other than...
Hi, Posting something other than colitis..... How is the weather in your area ...... the part of California i live in is storm and rain since yesterday - News : "A storm train unleashing heavy...
thanks quincy! Yes Patience - i have learned that from you :-) ... i had upped Lialda X3 daily for a couple of days but then decided in need to be patient and came back to 2 a day. Now struggling to...
Thanks for your advice & sorry for the delay in updating.... I was not able to start Rowasa till Monday this week.... so it has been only two nights with Rowasa yet. My First Rowasa: I wanted to rush...
Praying for his speedy recovery.... you take care!...
yes quincy, maybe its the flaring but it was very scary. I still have 5 weeks Align left so maybe i will give it a try again after i m out of this loooong flare. BTW, i was not able to start rowasa...
Even i was loosing hair... try Nioxin shampoo & conditioner ... HAir test: take a hair strand and pull it from edges trying to break it..if it stretches then you r good & if it breaks without...
@fruitgirl: i guess 1 week is trial period.....if this works then i will get my prescription for a longer time....how many days r we supposed to use it...is it like canasa - for months? they r pretty...
You could get your stool test done : Clostridium difficile, often called C. difficile or "C. diff,"..... it will check your good bacteria status :-) i got mine done today!...
So next stage is here for me.... promoted from canasa to rowasa.. This is what quincy always advised me and now finally i have the prescription of rowasa... this was something i myself wanted to...
thanks quincy! I started Align on monday night (2+ weeks back) ...tuesday, wed & thurday were liquid blood mixed with canasa atleast twice a day....much blood than i ever had earlier. But i had read...
"We cannot know how a person with chronic ailment feels till we do not experience his sickness"..... since i have been dx i think i have a better understanding of feeling/limitations of other people...
Hang in there Krazygirl...i am sure someone with preg+flare experince will come up with some advice soon. I have never been preg. so can't help u much! Did u talk with your GI.... try to get your GI...
Sleep has been a problem for me as well.... i wake up at midnght and am not able to go back to sleep ..i just lie awake trying to think of different stuff...BUT i am actually sleeping - sometimes i...
hi Susie, can understand how lost we feel when we dnt come to know what is happening to our body. My body is also giving me lot of trouble lately and i do not know what is wrong...there is a lot...
Great news !! i would agree with qunicy ....i tried going off canasa and within one week my symptoms were back so my GI asked me to go back to canasa X2 a day. Check again with your doc...maybe you...
oh cool! i can use canasa after test :turn: yes i was worried what if i do not get blood and mucus the day i take specimen...thanks! Also does probiotic changes the test result ....i was taking Align...
welcome to the forum, glad u r feeling better after surgery. Its been an year since i have been dx and things are not looking good...every 2 months my medication dose is being increased. Wish u...
I am not sure if people with UC are prone to anxiety or people who have anxiety problem are more prone to getting UC. But whatever it is, anxiety & UC together are quite common. Sometimes i cry...
hi, i am flaring bad..... so have been asked to get my stool test. this is the first time i will get stool test. i didnt understand much but i guess it is some good/bad bacteria check... now i am...
even i get it.... but it is accompanied with passing of gas when flaring....so i try to reach nearby restroom even to pass gas....
my GI told me that milk gives gas & since gas is one of my major flaring symptom - i was advised to stop having milk for a couple of weeks and see if i get relief from gas. i tried & it did not make...
thanks Lonie, yes we are still in Folsom and love it here :-) Last night i told my husband about Popchips & he is all excited to try them. We will also try Barbecue flavor :-)...
lialda worked great for me with no side effects...took 2 months to get me in remission. Now that is a different story that past few days i m seeing lialda in my stools means it is not dissolving. So...
yes ...even i would like to know that... also i never knew Lialda is only for Pancolitis. What is Aspiro for?...
Tylenol did make me feel better when i was having flu. But the flare came back after a week....
i never heard of them ..... added to my shopping list already....
yes quincy.... my mistake - the Lialda comes out :-D Thanks for the link. Is shifting from Lialda to asacol a good idea? I saw lialda come out in stools just for 2 days...i dnt see it...
true...tension is the answer. Can understand how u feel with so much to do & UC to tackle. i am one tensed person- i somehow love to get tensed....which leads to flare up. Would suggest you to be...
hi, i remember reading some old posts saying their lialda is not dissolving in body & someone said something about body ph being the reason...i searched but could not find that post. Past few days -...
thanks! i think i will try it since it has $5 off at Costco :smilewinkgrin: @quincy: i do not remember the name of the probiotic i took ..it had both acidiphilus & bifidus - 45 million i think! i...
hi, i am planning to start probiotic again & i nearly bought Align probiotic : $39 for 7 weeks supply (1 per day)....but then i thought i will check at our forum if it helps us as well because our...
thanks.... Nyquil saved me.... though i still have cold but i am much much better.... :-)...
I was in remission from june-October'09 with i Lialda X 2 per day + 1 Canasa daily but since October I have blood & mucus for 3-4 days then followed by a week without any symptom. i am not sure if i...
try nioxin shampoo & conditioner...i was recommended by members on this forum & its been around 3-4 months & it did make some difference to my hair quality....
thanks! no there is no warning on Chloraseptic but i try to be careful with anything associated with throat :-)...
Past 5 days i am having bad cold & sore throat, my husband got me oral anasthetic-Chloraseptic (oral anesthetic) which i have been taking 4 tablets a day --- i have Hypothyroid(hashimitos) is it...