Where to start..got married in 2000, found out my husband was into drinking and drugs. I became very unhappy and worked myself to death with two young kids. (1 kid being his from previous marriage)....
Hey everyone, thought i should spread a little good news. Never thought it was going to happen. But after years of struggling at work, collapsing, not able to go out for weeks at a time..Fighting...
I tappered off pred, in May. Joint pain severe, doc put me back on only half a pill per day! Then I came off after a month. So been off I think 2 months now from such a small dose. I originally was...
Should we eat grains or not? I'm not flaring right now, but still dont feel well when I eat. I have a friend that has Celiac disease and she has completely gone off gluten and other foods. Any...
Has anyone tried Imun from Monavie for their UC? I've heard alot of good things about this juice and know alot of people that drink it. None of them have UC thought....
Hey everyone, I've had the flu now for over a month. Just exhausted. It just wont go away. I'm off imuran and prednisone now and feel severly drained. Want to sleep all the time but have 2 kids and 8...
hey there, I had my gallbladder removed in 2002 and had nothing but problems. In 2005 diag. with Proctitis now UC. Do you think there could be a connection between bad gut, chronic inflammation and...
started imuran 150mg 4 weeks ago. I am total chicken from what I've read on the internet. i stopped flaring on prednisone before going on Imuran. I have terrible knee pain, muscle pain and...
i have been taking 150mg of imuran for 4 weeks now, prednisone for over a year. I cant believe how much pain I have in my knees! Is it from coming off prednisone, is it permanent? Now on Imuran, my...
Have been taking pred on and off for a 1 1/2 yrs, finally tappered off and relasped in a week. Only 1 week of wonder! Back on Pred only 20mg. My chin hurts like someone punched me, it has been a week...
Hey everyone, I've had an acute flair since Sept 08 and keep going to the hospital. Finally the GI's want me to try Imuran or should I ask for Remicade? I have been taking prednisone for 2 weeks now...
What do you need to get disability, I have had UC for 4 years now and havent been able to work. Lost my company, nobody would hire me. Huge stress on my husband. What gives? I also get Shingles 2 to...
I have tried everything, only Ibuprophen WORKS for me, doctors say NO, but I only take it when I am under severe pain. I make sure I have food in me and then within an hour I'm good. Can you believe...
Hi Quincy, I ment to say 5 pills twice a day at 400mg each so, 4grams per day? I think I have a chest infection because I have had flem forever, but my doctor says I'm okay. I dont believe it. But...
My GI Dr. switched me from 4mg of Asacol per day to 2.4mg of Mezavant. After a few days I started feeling improvements for the first time in a year, but also started having chest pain and terrible...
I have lost soo much hair on pred, warfarin & asacol I went to the hairsalon and made a decision to have quit short hair. I dont like it at all but you should of seen what I had before, very...
Nana1947, Hi I tried a cig 2 days ago and I have had black blood yesterday and today. I am wondering what that means. There is probably no connection. I dont know. It made me feel very sick, vomitty...
I go from terrible liquid bms and pain, take 10 mg of morphine after a few days totally constispated. The past 2 days are completely different. I havent gone to the bathroom at all, and I have been...
To FruitGirl and Judy, thank you for that information. Thinking about all the events that happened a year ago, I was getting Shingles, so thats probably it or allergies. I know there is alot of body...
I received a flu shot last Sept 2008 for the first time. Well I was very sick from the shot and I also had 1 day around the same time that was soooo stressful for me, I was shaking, my heart was...
Durango Kid, Thank you so much You are too right, I went to Search and put in Smoking, very interesting comments for everyone. I am so tired, need to get some sleep. Good night and thank you for your...
hi, I used to take Ibuprophen and ruined my stomach lining giving myself really bad Gastritis etc.. So the Doc said NO MORE Ibuprophen. Tylenol never got rid of the pain, also suffered from terrible...
Do you think a nict. patch could work at low doses? I was very sick when I quit smoking, lost my voice for about 3 months, terrible coughing and hacking, then UC or Proctitis some doctors say other...
Hi there, I have to say this, my name is Stella Marie! Is this for real? I have never in my life found another Stella Marie....
my heart was beating just like you mentioned, but I also had tightening and chest pain. They were worried I was getting too many blood clots.They found one, from Thrombosis and put me on blood...
My left heel has been hurting me since i was admitted at the hospital and since I was discharged (about 4 months now) no Dr. can tell me what it is. I never had heel pain before in my life. Numbing...
It has been 4 years and I am still having many days in denial. I hope you only have C and not UC I didnt know there was a significant difference until I read your postings. All the best - support...
Hi, thank you for your reply. I have been soooo lonely with this disease for the past year, and not one doctor would ever confirm why my hair was falling out like crazy and the body pain is crazy. I...
Does anybody believe quiting smoking has anything to do with UC? One of my doctors suggested going on a nicotine patch to see if my flare up would calm down. What do you think?...
I have not been able to stop bleeding for 12 months now, keep going to the doctors, hospital, you name it. I have been on Prednisone, Entocort, Salofalk supositories and enemas, acute clear fluid...