Hi, I just like to mention to you what my doctor told me. He said it is good to take 3 times a day. The reasons are; 1. Asacol half life time is 6 hours. 2. Less amount of Asacol is better for liver....
Hi, My GP doctor told me to take vitamin D3 5000IU in winter time. Other time 2000IU. I have not check my D level yet. I found an interesting article on overdosing on vitamin d....
Hi, I take asacol 6 pills/day. Also I eat kelp soup two times a day to control colits. Now my hair are too full and my hairdresser thin out my hair. Causes may be due to my colitis is in control...
Hi, For enamel problem, I use "GC MI Paste Plus". It is professional use only. My dentist told me to use. You apply over your teeth before go to bed. You will notice the difference within a week. For...
Hi, I used korean/chinese herb med 3 different times (3 different docs) and they made my colitis worse. I had to stop them middle of 1 month long medicine. I have been taking following foods for 8...
Hi, I think asacol lifetime is 6-7 hours. I take asacol every 8 hours. Jin...
Hi, I take ginger snack. Japanese store sells them. They are real ginger that are cooked. The gingers are coated with sugar. Wen I eat them, I remove sugar from the ginger before I eat. Jin...
Hi, Songlady.. Could you tell me which pharmacy you go to? It will helps me a lot if I can get discount. Thank you for information Jin...
Hi, I take vsl#3ds 3 times/day. I just did colonscopy few weeks ago. My doctor said my colitis almost gone except little bit at the bottom. Recently our family insurance changed from bluecross to...
Hi, "I am off to Korea in less than a week" If you go to Korea, try lots of kelp soup to see it help you some. I took kelp soup accidently 3 days, 2 times/day. I noticed that I go to bathroom...
Hi, Anyone has insurance from Cigna insurance company? If you have it, does your insurance cover for the VSL#3DS probiotic medication? I just changed my insurance from Bluecross to Cigna recently. I...
Hi, last year I went thru such hard time I told my family I do not wish to live any longer. Now, I am happy I am alive. This is what I did. Up to last year : I went to bathroom about 15 - 25 times a...
Hi, First I took two VSL#3 and I did not see any improvemnt. Later I took VSL#3DS and I noticed the difference before and after VSL#3DS. Now I am taking 3 packs a day. I noticed that If I do not take...
Hi, I had same gum problem beofre. My GI doctor suggest that I could try leave probiotic in my mouth for a while. I take VSL#3DS. It seems working fine with me. I do not have gum problem any longer....
Hi, I had gum problem before. But ever since I start to take VSL#3DS, I am ok with gum. I usually leave probiotic in my mouse for a few seconds. Even my family catch cold, I do not catch cold since...
Hi, For me, gas mean eventually it leads to inflammation. When I experince having gas, I go back what I was taking to fix the gas problem soon as possible. Recently I cut down VSL#3DS three to two. I...
Hi, I take VSL#3DS normally 2 times/day. If I feel that I have some gas or my BM is not solid then I increase it to 3-4/day. Normally I have 1 BM/day and it is solid BM. I have not try any other...
Hi, I had lot of gas and pain last year and worst UC. My GP doctor suggested me to take probiotic. It helped me to get rid of gas right away. Currently I am taking VSL#3DS....
Hi, I got colitis right after my dental work. I got colitis while I was on antibiotics. I told the dentist about it and he told me to stop antibiotics right away. GP even gave me one probiotic shot...
Hi, Currently I am taking Entocort. My GI doctor told me that only 10% of steroid obsorb by body. I started 3 pills/day (2 mon.) but now I am taking 2 pills/day. I do not have any side effect from...
Hi, This is my story regarding to 6mp. My GI doctor gave me 6mp as he decreased prednisone dosage. I was feeling little sick from the beginning. As he increased 6mp dosage, I was feeling nausea and...
Hi, This is my experience on chinese med. I went 3 different herb med doctors who also practice acupuncture. They all suggested me to take herb med for UC. I spent about $1700 and made my condition...
Hello, I just let you know what my GP doctor told me last week. For fist oil, he said to take Nordic Naturals or Carlson's. For multivitamin, Catalyn by Standard Process Inc. He said Catalyn is food...