awesome. a lot of people have been waiting for some info on this. keep us posted!...
pred gives me crazy night sweats. last time i was on it, i took it in the morning. no more sweats/insomnia....
well, other than the drugs i take (see sig) what really pushed me into remission was diet, this time. i have a post here somwhere, but long story short- i changed my diet to pretty much all oatmeal...
for me, a pill or two of imodium (loperamide) can help quiet the whales. test day was always a wild adventure for my whales!!...
i don't think it would hurt anything. it might actually be more effective, since the bacteria won't have to survive the trip through your stomach to get to the, uh, businness end. i say try it and...
like pipe said- please. do NOT mix bleach with other household cleaners. it can result in CHLORINE gas. chlorine! bad for you is an understatement. wash your hands (both of you) often, and keep your...
I have to say, my first few small 'flares' came after nights of drinking + pizza. Of course, as things progressed, the flares came at random times. But at first, i would have bouts of diarrhea after...
i have tried food lion and kroger brand, i notice no difference between the two. the container says; "nonfat yogurt plain contains active yogurt cultures including l.acidophilus and b. bifidus."...
two week update. the yogurt in combination with the meds i'm on is still working great. haven't been this healthy in, well, about 2 years or so. hopefully the trend continues, i just keep getting...
i didn't like the idea of 6 mp either. but now i'm on it, and really don't have any side effects at 50 mg/day. when i went to 100 mg/day, i started to bruise easily, so down to 50 mg i went....
hey. i have been working out the whole time i have had colitis. i have pancolitis, it is moderate-severe, or so that is what my doctor tells me. it is much more difficult to get up the 'gumption' to...
hey bostonBB, for me, it takes months for pred to work. i'm the exception, some respond sooner. my last flare has been about, i don't mean to scare you- two years. yes, two years of bloody diarrhea....
tums- i'm like you, it takes 2-3 weeks to see a difference with pred, and often a month or more for me before i achieve remission. for me, it works better if i take it all in the morning, or split it...
hahahah... sigh. *throws stack of papers in the air* i think some people understand what i was getting at, anyway....
apparently, this idea is all over the place as i read this from a member of this very website tonight, posted by rdm in the mutaflor thread; [gray][i]Some years ago I did an experiment on some old...
i'm pretty sure yogurt was made successfully long before microbiologist was even a word. why would i (or anyone else) have a problem sustaining a culture now? it's not rocket science. *scratched head*...
last time i was on a pred regimen i took my whole dose at breakfast every day. i was only at 20 mg and then tapered down from there. i would probably be chicken to take more all at once, but i'm not...
here is the important question, what do the vsl#3 people culture their bacteria in? my guess is they culture it in milk. i'm certain, however, if you ask them they will tell you it's some big secret...
ah. no worries. i changed the font, maybe that makes it easier. it was confusing the way it was before, i do agree! but check it out, it totally works!!! awesome. make your own probiotics for cheap,...
yes. please read my posts before you get all negative nancy on them. ;) maybe i should change the font of the quote to make it more obvious it was cut and pasted from another site... but i left the...
waste one packet of vsl#3? if it doesn't make yogurt, i'll just drink the milk. no problem, the bacteria will still be there. i sincerely doubt that the good people at vsl#3 culture their, what,...
yeah, straight from the grocery store. it has to be the plain kind, no sugar, fruit, etc. added. make sure it says live cultures on it as well. there might not be a good selection of this stuff,...
i really hate to even answer you, quincy- i'm sure no matter what i say you will trash it, right? there are several ways to know if you are succesful- the best way is probably a microscope. barring...
hey, i used to weigh about 135 and now i'm 170. i can relate. in short- 1) protein smoothies (i use whey + yogurt + banana when i'm lifting) are your friend, and the yogurt (if it is live culture) is...
i think when i get to making my own yogurt i will give this a try... maybe i'll try culturing the vsl#3 along with the yogurt, i think i'll just use yogurt + vsl#3 as a starter, and then have my very...
believe me when i say you are not alone! i have been on pred several times. the last time the side effects were much better, i think because i tried to take it earlier in the day. don't worry about...
personally, i never had any real problem with nausea, either with uc in general, or with pred so i'm not a good resource. i think you should just eat what you can when you take the pred and don't...
ugh pred. hate pred. i suggest you take it as far from bedtime as you can, this will decrease the insomnia/crazy dreams a bit. i get headaches when i'm flaring, so you aren't alone there!...
hi all. all the talk about yogurt and probiotics has got me thinking. it is pretty easy to make your own yogurt, so is it possible then to add a packet of your favorite probiotic bacteria to the...
hey, mindstyle. i hope it helps you. i am not lactose intolerant at all, so i'm lucky in that regard. i still get to eat cheese! i have found that the foods that are bad for my uc are red meat, and...
hey, subdued- thanks! it really is working brilliantly. yeah, i try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup. it is just wrong. ps- i like your sig!...
unfortunately we are all too familiar with relapse! great advice elephantpipe- i will stay on the meds, probably just not quite so MUCH of them. i am just really horrified that someone with colitis...
i sure wish my first post on this site had gone better. i was honestly very excited to share something that really helped me with my colitis with the UC community, and this is the reception i...
i never said that. i won't answer you anymore, as i see you are a troll. too bad people can act like that... but i hope others who aren't so bitter are on these forums!...
wow, quincy- are you serious? i'm amazed someone with colitis would say such a thing. shame on you....
yes, a pound of yogurt is better than colitis. i went from major flare, to pretty much nothing in a short span. the yogurt worked faster than anything i have been given by a doctor, including...
hi, i have been struggling with a persistent colitis flare for the last two years. i am on asacol (12/day) and 6 mp (100 mg/day). unfortunately, these drugs weren't working, and i was thinking the...