Hello everyone, haven't been on in quite sometime. Was wondering if anyone takes klonazepam and norco for their UC. That's what I'm taking, and it works, but I went through horrible Ativan withdrawal...
Thank you all for your kind caring words and support. Quincy, your truly a God send. I havent been on the forum in awhile, and it wasnt because Ive been better. My dad passed away and my only brother...
I just want to thank each and everyone of you for caring, your kind words, and supportive advice. Im going to take you up on it for sure, Ive been house bound for the past three weeks, so I know I...
Sorry its taken me so long to get back to you all. Havent been feeling well. My gyn did a bladder ultrsound and it gave me a horrile uti, so the antibiotics have now put me into a flare with my...
Haven't been on in awhile....feeling pretty hopeless right now, pretty much bed ridden, constant pain and diarrhea..many other horrible symptoms, this all started when my dr took me off ativan 2 mg...
I was just wondering if anyone has taken klonopin and had problems with depression or stomach pain and diarrhea? My dr switched me from ativan to klonopin. I'm also seeing alot of youtube videos...
I have no idea what to do, im so scared. I was on ativan 2mg three times a day for about 6 years, for anxiety attacks and ulcerative colitis, after my dad passed and my brother was severly brain...
I always had probs with the asacol too, but my GI at that time refused to switch it. So I discussed all this with my new dr today and he said to keep taking the asipro. So frustrating! Actually I...
Ok, tomorrow I go see my gastro, thank you for all the info, wrote it all down. Waiting for ins to approve referral for a second opinion too!...
I go tomorrow for my gi appntmnt. I'm nervous and can't think straight right now, so if you could please think of important questions I should ask him, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!...
Thank you for your responses. I go tomorrow to my gastro. My md is also referring me for a second opinion reguarding surgery. I haven't ever tolerated asacol, my other GI just refused to change it. I...
Oh and don't forget the towel, to cover up with. UC for over 20 years Tried asacol, colazal, lialda and now asipro(none helped, in fact made my uc worse) Have appointment with my GI Saturday, going...
I carry and sometimes have to drive will sitting on my emasin basin with a trash bag. My urgency and diarrhea are so bad I almost always have to sit on it while going anywhere in the car. My mom told...
I tried probiotics, and I had gas and bleeding, maybe I should give them another try, I only tried them for a couple of days. At this point I'm willing to try anything, my family and friends want me...
Also my md put me on prescription lomotil, I've taken two at a time and it does nothing at all to even slow down the diarrhea. Has anyone been on Imuran with success? The side affects I'm reading on...
Oh yea, I forgot the gi also put me on bentyl. He also told me that left sided uc and universal uc is the same, is this true. From what I've googled, it says universal uc involves the entire colon....
Sorry to hear your suffering so bad too! I'm going to get me some more gatorade and bananas and hopefully that will help. I'll be praying for you. This disease is horrible. Everyone tells me it could...
Thank you so much for all your responses and advice. I'm only taking the asipro and rowasa. Was hospitalised three weeks before my colonoscopy for 20 bloody stools a day, dehydration, uti, and low...
I'm not having any bleeding, but I'm still having 15 to 20 stools of watery diarrhea day and night. I've had UC over 20 years, and haven't ever had diarrhea like this. My colonoscopy about 3 weeks...
I'm calling my gastro today for an appntmnt and I'm going to tell him I want to try other meds until we find one that works. I'm going to mention trying immuran or remicade. Thank you for all your...
Heather, I've had uc for over 20 years. I've. Been on asacol, lialda, colozal, rowasa enemas, you name it, always making my symptoms worse. About a month ago I was hospitalized for having at least 20...
My gastro put me on asipro 4 in the am and rowasa ememas and I'm having alot more bowel movements, diahrrea, is this normal? It's been about a week now....
Yesterday I decided to venture out to take my son school shopping, no sooner did we pull in the parking lot and I had a major accident, in my depends, down my legs, on my feet, sandals and car seat...
Ok today I ventured out to take my son school shopping and no sooner did we pull in the parking lot, I had an accident all over my pants, legs, feet, sandals, car seats and carpet. Mind you I had on...
Sorry, this should have been posted on the uc forum...
Sorry. Flare of uc...
My gastro recently put me on 4 tabs of apriso per AM and rowasa enemas every night, and now I'm having pure watery urgent bowel movements, is this normal? 20 plus years uc Tried asacol, lialda and...
Hello everyone, I really want to try and go to church tonight. I've been taking immodium and lomotil, and they dont even phase the urgency or diarrhea. I can't even leave the house, I feel like a...
Yesterday I looked at some iliostomy photos and it freaked me out. Now I'm reading that I'll have alot of problems with gas, blockages, and dehydration, is this true? And also urges to go poo, don't...
Honestly we don't have any good gastroscope here in Bakersfield Ca, but thank you for letting me know that. I'm going to talk to my PC Monday and let him know I'm even willing to go out of town if I...
Thank you for all your support! I have HMO insurance so my Primary Care Dr is sending me for a second opinion. I pray I get a caring and understanding GI who will support my decision for surgery....
I'm in shock! My dr said no surgery, his reason being, I wouldn't like it and mine couldn't be reversed! He put me on apriso. 4 tabs every morning, which is like asacol, which hasn't ever helped me,...
Thank you all for responding, I feel much better now. I'd be a total wreck if it wasn't for all your much needed information. Your all a God send. God bless you all!...
Is it hard for the dr and insurance to ok the surgery? I was told that if the uc is in the large bowel I'll have alot of liquid diarrhea and leakage from the ostomy bag, is this true?...
My referal for my dx is universal uc, just wondering if anyone knows much about that dx. I go for my biopsy results tomorrow and now I'm more nervous. Any info would be so appreciated. Thank you....
I thank God for this forum. All your advice has been amazing and I can't thank you all enough. I go for my biopsy results this Thursday. I'm going to let my gastro know I definently want the surgery....
I just want to thank everyone again. I'm ready to rock and roll and get my life back. Doing my homework right now trying to find the best dr, I'll also be seeing my dr in two weeks for my biopsy...
You guys are truly amazing! I only wish I would have asked you about the surgery a long time ago, but I'm only 45, so I still have plenty of life to live. My 13 year old son graduated top 3 in his...
Thank you all for all the positive feed back. Im not married so that kinda worries me. I have 3 wonderful boys and have had no quality of life for the last 13 years. I'm always home in bed and close...
I have had UC for over 20 years, currently in my worst flare ever. My question is, do those of you who have had surgery regret it, and why?...
Just wanted to update my healing well forum family on my little guy JonPaul. He's feeling better and still doing the miralax everyday, he's still having some problems with constipation and pain with...
The nurse called today and said some tests came back negative. But they are still waiting for the markers for uc, ibs, crohns, inflammatory disease. JonPaul is still having pain and not having bms....
Old Hat thanks for checking on JonPaul. He saw the Ped GI in Madera last week and he had him do two days of Mag Citrate and Miralax everyday for the next two weeks, because he had alot of stool on...
Thank you blueclassring! I definently will!! God bless you!!...
Old Hat do you think he'll be ok if i wait til the stat referal to UCLA goes through? Im wondering if he has an impacted bowel or possibly an obstruction?...
Thank you again to everyone for your concern and prayers for my son. I was told by his Pediatrician yesterday that she's beginning to think my son has a psychological problem and is faking it,...
LittleIsMuch, I would love to have that prayer and i promise i will pray it exactly as you say for my son, he's my life!!! Thank you...
Thank you Quincy!!!! I definently will be on my toes about this!!!!! I dont wish this disease on my worst enemy!!!! My son is my life and i love him with all my heart and cant even fathom the thought...
Thank you all so very much for your kind words and caring thoughts and prayers!!! God bless you all. I will definently keep you informed and updated....