Peety - that's what I'm afraid, prior to being diagnosed with UC (by like 3 years) I was on an antibiotic for a week which gave me horrible D, although I wasn't taking any probiotics at the time. I...
After not seeing a whole lot of improvement in my symptoms after taking Asacol for two months my GI doctor has decided I may have a Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and wants to treat it...
Hey GB2000 - That's exactly how I was diagnosed 2 months ago! I'm relatively new to UC but when I was diagnosed in August I had a colonoscopy and what my GI saw was inflammation in my colon, he took...
Just wondering - does anyone take anything, OTC or prescription for their dizziness? It's been a new development for me as of 6 days ago (although I suppose UC is new to me in general, 2 months since...
I know I notice it continuously throughout the day, not necessarily at any one time. After I've been sitting down for a long while and I stand up I do notice it's worse but goes away momentarily....
Zanne- I saw it too! I hadn't heard much about BMC for Crohn's and Colitis care in the past, but I might check it out as I live in Boston and have bounced between a couple hospitals in the Boston...
I literally almost just made a topic on (almost) the same thing! I just got very dizzy on Friday and it lasted throughout the weekend and is still going on so I wanted to ask around and see if anyone...
Thanks for the responses. I actually just called the Crohns colitis at MGH to make an appointment. I tried making an appointment with Dr. Sands, but they didn't really take my suggestion in to...
YES! I took prednisone for the first time for 2 months ago ending just last week. I had zero side effects other than having to pee all the time. At night, during the day, I had to pee all the time. I...
Does anyone go to GI doctors in the Boston area? I've bounced between two doctors at 2 of the larger hospitals here but haven't had much luck in finding a good doctor, and I'm really not that picky....
Hey all, I went to a new doctor (my second) after moving to a new area - This doctor thinks my previous colonoscopy may not have been conclusive enough for his liking. He wants to have a look of his...
Hi All, After 3 weeks of AsacolHD and 2.5 weeks of prednisone with little improvement my doc decided I should try canasa suppositories. I wasn't too keen on the idea, but at this point I'm pretty...
I'm a relative newbie to UC, just diagnosed 3 weeks ago, but that's the first thing I've been put on. 6 AsacolHD pills a day. I don't know if it's new or not, but on the bottle in caps it says "Not...
ElephantPipe - That's really funny, I was reading this while I was waiting for my class to start too and I started to get that uneasy feeling in my stomach and a few lower stomach gurgle noises. I...
I'm on my first dosage of prednisone ever as well. I started it two weeks ago in the middle of my first flare, although it's only "mild". They started me at 40mg and have been tapering down by 5mg...
Well any career can be a challenge with UC (at least that's what I'm learning)... I'm a current college student trying to find the right career too - I say let him try med school, I'm 21 and although...
Hey, thanks for the responses... I'm not currently on any rectal meds so it's not that... I guess it could be mucus, but I'm not sure how mucus-y it looked... If it continues through the weekend till...
Hi all, It's now my 3rd week of asacol and 2nd week of prednisone and I just started noticing white marks/chunks in my stool. I was wondering if it's perhaps related to the asacol or prednisone. If...
Welcome - I'm new to UC (just diagnosed 3 weeks ago). Your post was encouraging to myself in that you were in remission for 6 years - at this point I feel as though I'll never be in remission, but I...
Same! Mornings are always the worst for me. Usually 1-2 unformed BMs, then I'm much better for the day....
Kix, I feel as though I'm in a similar position. I'm a 21 year old college student in the states. I hesitated on responding as I actually have Ulcerative Colitis and not Crohn's, but after reading...
wow, I wish I could go play a round of golf! Congrats...
Hey, I've been on my first ever prednisone dosage for about 9 days now and just have a quick question. Can it increase urination? I've been peeing an awful lot, especially when/if I'm nervous. Just...
I'm certainly not an expert, but I think the fast heartbeat is in relation to the prednisone. I was put on prednisone for the first time 8 days ago, and I've been experiencing a fast heartbeat when I...
Hey Kitty, Thanks for the post - that's exactly what I think I needed to hear. I just can't deal with this urgency, feeling as though I always have to go, and diarrhea for 16 hours a day. It's...
Thanks to you who have responded, songlady - I'll definitely check out that article and am more seriously considering rectal meds. I just started a probiotic this morning so we'll see how that goes....
Hi All, I've been diagnosed with a "mild mild mild" case of ulcerative colitis (although believe me, it doesn't feel "mild") just last week and am just looking for some answers and wondering how...