Hey all, So I was talking to my therapist the other day. She was telling me about Elavil. She said the normal dose is like 400mg or something like that for depression. However, she said there have...
Thanks, but I am taking VSL at night. Also the enemas did not have nearly the effect that the suppositories do for me. My doctor thinks this is because my inflammation is so low that the Rowasa was...
I've been on VSL#3 for about 2-3 weeks now. I had the gas even before this though.. Yes, the gas can be very painful and sometimes I have horrible cramping as well....
Hey all, So I'm feeling better for the most part. As of now I am on: 12 asacol a day, 30mg prednisone 1 canasa at night half a packet of vsl#3 a night and I am eating fairly normally, just avoiding...
Not much advice here but... I'm sort of in the same boat - except that I'm a guy. I'm 28 and just became single again a few months ago. The thought of going on dates alone causes anxiety, let alone...
I am slowly finishing a flare. I am on canasa, asacol and pred right now. I guess I'll look into a fiber supplement though. Broke my diet SCD tonight. Really really wanted a piece of pecan pie hrmph....
Well I should say that I am more or less on the SCD. Would psyllium husk (however thats spelled) help?...
I seem to go from one extreme to the other. MY BMs lately have been really hard and since Ive only been going about once a day or every other day theyre fairly large as well so they hurt. This in...
Have you had your thyroid tested? If not, then you should. Before I went on meds for hashimotos disease, I was tired all the time as well. Thyroid plays a huge part....
Interesting. I wonder what I can take then. I used to have a strange reaction to tylenol (would cause my sinuses to drain all night)...
Maybe it doesnt matter, but just curious if one of these is better for you than the other. Just curious if any of these types of products has caused anyone any problems? I have a sore throat and...
Thats how canasa worked for me. Almost instantly better vs rowasa. And I am only use 1 a day....
I disagree with Canasa not being enough personally. I was on Rowasa and it wasnt doing the trick. My colonoscopy showed all my irritation to at the very end of my colon. SO my doctor switched me back...
As the topic says. This time when I ordered my meds from Canada, I received the above brand, Nova-5-ASA. Has anyone had experience with this brand yet? Thanks, Jeff...
Right now I'm doing the SCD plus asacol plus prednisone plus canasa nightly and I am down to going once or twice a day and somedays not at a ll. MY BMs are fairly solid, is it still worth me taking?...
On this subject, does anyone have any problems when taking psylilium husk? I am always worried about adding new items into the mix. Has anyone had worse symptoms from using this? Thanks,...
Yep, I have the legals illegals list bookmarked, and I bought the book....
Yea unfortunately for me I also can't have dairy which makes this harder. And when I was using almond flower I got worse so I had to ax nuts....
Nuts youre right. I forgot about the natural flavorings thing on the hotdogs. Well those are out. The tomato sauce though is legal it has nothing in it that SCD doesnt allow. This diet is miserable....
I havent heard a lot of people discussing that lately. Didnt really do a whole lot for me though......
I heard about going for the toothpastes without SLS from my dentist who said it has had good results for people with constant canker sores like myself. Since I stopped using a toothpaste with SLS in...
Bump?...
I get them all the time. The thing that helped me was switching toothpastes. Pick one that does not have SLS sodium lauryl solfate or whatever SLS stands for. I uses Toms brand, but sensodyne works...
I am self employed. Now that I have UC I flat out to not qualify for private coverage. I think most people on here can say the same thing. Do whatever you can to hold on to COBRA if the benefits are...
Hey all, Well since I am on the SCD I thought it might be interesting to make a list of foods one can buy from the store to eat easily. I'm having a hard time finding items so this should be helpful...
An update- I stopped eating nut butter and almond flour and I am feeling a TON better. I am barely getting sick now. Blood is getting less every day. I'm still not 100% and I am not having very solid...
Thanks for the studies kim. I will look into an antifungal. I have done the SCD two times now. The first time I did it loosely for about 2 months and I did notice that I got worse when I went off the...
I'm self employed and was using an emergency catastrophic policy just before I was diagnosed with UC last year. Now no other company will have me, so I have no script coverage, and can not qualify...
I did do a google search and found very little for specific SCD forums. I did find lots of recipes though.. I was using the mesalamine enema for about 2 months and my doc said canasa is better now...
Hey all, First of all, I'm on the SCD diet right now. Still feeling pretty sick, but maybe I should get rid of peanut butter and almond flour? Is there a specific forum somewhere for people using...
Thats good to hear Rio. I have insurance but it does not cover meds. I'm a Realtor and have no group policy, and now because of this lovely condition can never qualify for insurance BLAH!...
Ah interesting. I tried searching at the top but maybe I did something wrong? Thanks for the help!...
I did ask for generic. I was able to get 1000 pills for about 280 bucks. Thats pretty cheap I must say! Havent read anything that would lead me to be worried about the pills but figured I'd ask...
Haha I agree its all ridiculous these names. I'm just curious about Mesacol and if anyone has had any good/bad response to it vs Asacol....
As the topic says. I was able to order Asacol off a Canadian site. When the meds arrived they were called Mesacol and appear to be made in India. Any thoughts?? These are the 400mg pills....
It doesnt bother me that they are drinking alcohol and I'm not. It bothers me because I enjoy good beer and good wine. The other part that bothers me is that many bars dont have things like lemonade...
Whats the specific carbohydrate diet??...
Yea I really enjoy a cold beer on a Summer night. Im beyond the stage of drinks my brains out (ie college years). But I do like to hang out with friends and have a beer or 2. Not being able to really...
Well before I started with all the UC I would drink beer, or bourbon without problem. Now I feel like beer makes me sick.....
Hey all, How many of you have stopped drinking alcohol all together? I havent had any booze in over 2 months. I do keep going out when I feel like I can. I end up drinking a lot of Iced Tea, Coke, or...
Wow canadaDrugs.com is over 2x as expensive as canadian pharmacy I was previously ordering from :(...
I looked into the patience assistance program but I dont see mto qualify. I'm really frustrated trying to get all my meds and now pay though the nose... I can't believe the generic asacol is in such...
Hey all, I found a really cheap Canadian pharmacy for ordering Asacol. They called me a few days later to let me know it was in such demand it was on back order indefinitely. Sooo, now I need to find...
I'm glad everyone likes my thread :). I was worried some people might be offended!...
Just thought maybe we could all poke fun at our disease for a bit... I'll start it off - You know you have UC when you find yourself mapping out all the bathrooms you know you can stop at and trust...
You can eat broccoli? I have the hardest time with veggies in the cabbage family - which sucks bc broccoli is my fav veggie :(...
I looked into the patient assistance programs, but I earn too much right now. I have canasa and have used it. I also used the rowasa enemas. I guess I'm more curious for info from people who have...
I hope this guy posts again. I'm a bit worried about the poor guy.....
Hey all- Well Im on my 4th flare now... I made it about 3 months pretty much symptom free taking Lialda 2 pills in the morning, pro-biotic one in the morning one at night, and DGL pills 2-3 times a...