If i still see blood or more of it i will give my doc. a call see what he says i do have canasa from 9 months ago they gave me those before the rowasa but since it was 12 inches up they told me to...
My Doc. has never mentioned Sulfas? I have been doing rowasa everynight for 9 months i don't know about try 2 of them? I am trying to stay calm i am wondering is the stress causing my UC. to act, up...
Hey All, Well i was doing better i posted about my monthly because it seemed about a week before i was having some D. with little flecks of blood in it and was asking if it was like a mini flare due...
Hi Q, I am on no ther meds just rowasa had problems with the orals and the rowasa was keeping things at bay so doc. said just stick with them every night it has been almost a year i will get my next...
I can understand the loose stoll but would it cause blood also do you think? If this is so then i am going to have at least some bleeding every month because of my monthly? I am 44 so i can not try...
I have noticed last month is was like 2 weeks before my cycle so i did not put them togeather because somthing like hormoes would be more like the week before right? Today it is about 4 days before...
But like tonight when there was 2 of those clot looking things is this a normal thing i might have forever I feel i am the only person on the planet that when they see somthing like this gets all...
Hey All if this post goes through twice sorry my comp. was acting up when i hit submit. I need to ask a question. I have been on Rowasa at night everynight for almost a year now they have been...
Oh Question if i have no problems in the past with rowasa and it is absorbed through your body even though it is a rectal med why is there a problem with asacol i thought it was the same thing??...
Oh p.s. i just had a colonos. (sorry can't spell it LOL) it has been 6 months now with left sided UC. 12 inches about sorry forgot to answer ya on that one :) Thanks. YankeeKat....
I did not take any imodiom i have not even picked it up yet. Thanks for the warning on that one. It was just to help with the D. for the short term. The rowasa was working like a charm till about 9...
Thank You all for your input. I talked to the doc he said take Imodium AD. for the D. and want's to do more blood work now to see why the rowasa would just stop working. I still have D. and alot of...
Did you all also have alot of side effects?...
It says only 2 pills 3X a day so 6 must be a real low amount to take?...
Yes it is 400 mg. 3 x a day it says on the bottle is that a high or normal amount ? I was just going to try taking 1 and see if i throw up again then if not then try 2 not stay on 1 I know sounds...
Well called my doc about the bleeding starting and the D. He wants me to try Asacol again i tried it once and made me sick to the tummy only took it one time. I am worried so was thinking taking one...
Yes I have had only bad luck with the oral meds making me feel worse than better the Rowasa had been the charm till now. I hope it is not higher my scope in Oct. pretty much said it had not moved any...
Thank You for the reply i hope that means i am coming out of whatever started it again. This really just came outta nowhere I am still kinda new to all this stuff. I hope that i am pulling back out...
Update on me today, I had 3 BM's one seni formed one all watery another a bit formed seeing alot of these reddish kinda almost purple looking what may be clots??? Still have no idea why this happen...
Hey All, Well been doing pretty good with just rowasa alone since Oct. last year 1 every eve. tried to taper once started to bleed a little so just stuck to my guns since it is all i can tolorate and...
Oh q. Sorry i forgot to answer you last reply I have been on Rowasa since Mid Oct. was every night and a few weeks ago went to every other then every third that is when i started getting worse. So i...
Hey All Thank You for the info, I am going to wait till after this monthly and see how that goes I have never been able to take many oral meds i get the worst side effects I am sensitive to meds my...
Thank You very much for the info and the ray of hope. I am going to check it out Gotta love google. I really also need a new GI. the one i have is the only one in my county so my regular Doc. sent me...
Thank You for responding My GI Doc. is a jerk LOL. he just says do what you can never has talked about anything else like supplements. So since the oral meds were a no go he said Rowasa and that is...
Hi All, Well i have been doing pretty good still tired alot but other than that no blood and formed stool some is borderline constapation but usually 1 a day. I am still doing Rowasa every night i...
Thanks all i was wondering more about this stuff you opened my eyes it is not that great LOL. Thanks YankeeKat....
I keep seeing on the TV. that Phillips makes a probiotic now has anyone heard or tried it yet it seems cheap and easy to take was thinking about trying it. I don't think it is heavy duty like for a...
Nice it would be nice to have some ICE CREAM !!!! LOL...
Thank You all I am going out today and will check my local CVS. where i am they stock a pretty good amount of things. I will give it a try. I say can't hurt right? I will let you all know how it goes...
Is it like regular ice cream my Doc. told me to stay away from ice cream and stuff like it or is a trial and error thing like most everything for us ? Thanks, YankeeKat :)...
Where do you get the powders ? and what is the best ones? I could give it a shot i just don't want to buy a hurge buld of them just to find out theye make my D. worse then i have it sitting around...
Thanks I LOVE souerkrout but have been afraid to eat it because of my uc. I love goat milk feta cheese but also afraid because of making my D . worse I was told to stay on a blad diet by my Doc. are...
Hey all, I was wondering is there regular foods we can eat that have probiotics in them that might help during a flare? I have never tried probiotics before I am in a mini flare now i was just...
Well it is eve things are a little better i hope it was just the mini thing. I will be doing the rowasa till i feel better i imagine every night again? Not really sure i will see what tomorrow brings...
Thanks all, This is day 2 now and was up all night with D. I am cleaned out so to speak but i am going to eat somthing here soon see how it goes it feels like a mini flare because it is not major...
Hello all I have been doing pretty well with my UC. only Rowasa every other night firm stools and no D. and no blood at all for a few weeks. I do have a question that i am sure has been asked before...
I did try Asacol but got sick to the stomach so the Doc. told me weeks ago just try the Rowasa and see if that worked on it's own and it seems to have worked till this recent pain though. YankeeKat....
My GI just over the phone and he just told me call my family Doc. ? I know a bit odd? YankeeKat....
Lower left front only never had any back pain on either side. I am only on the Rowasa no other meds tried canasa but i am 12 inches up it stopped the bleeding but the doc put me on rowasa and it was...
Hey All, I have been feeling better during the day then do my Rowasa at night then feel gassy and bloated and crampy all night and most of the next day. I also have a bit of lower left side pain...
I am glad your friend is o.k. and i hate having to watch my diet I love those dumb little Cup O Noodles LOL I used to eat them alot no idea why just liked them well as soon as i started feeling...
OMG That is bad when you have to drink to get through I am glad he stopped to take doctor per. meds so he can be monitored. I know the drinking also must have been hard on the UC. I would think it...
CrazyColitis who are you responding to? If me i will be the first to say i have problems but am not a mess??? My xanax has gone up and down for years and i know many others that take it on a regular...
Thank You all it is good to know i am not alone on having these 2 problems in a combo. CrazyC I have been on Xanax since i was about 16 i am 43 they won't give me anything else I have also heard...
I was just wondering if i am the only one here who suffers from both of these that make life harder and harder but the both in combo OMG! I have had the Anxiety & Panic and depression since i was...
As soon as I started feeling better i was hungry all the time but i am not in remission yet but i know i can't eat all the time. I just thought it was me since i felt better kinda like getting over...
I am So sorry to hear about what your going through. I am new to UC. but there are alot of people here who have been dealing with it for years i hope that they can help you out all i can say from one...
I know I think i am going through that major Why Me thing & what else is gonna go bad now ARGH!!!! If i just could get my butt moving and try to start living a normal well as close to normal life...
I do agree with many of you i think it is because it is my First flare so i am new at this so i freak when anything changes i already on so many meds for stress i did not need UC. thrown in there...
I am trying to think possitive LOL Thanks all I know it is not my monthly just had that made it through just fine that was a shock. I had no idea it could take months before remission boy you can...