Thanks for your answers :)...
Does anyone use Canasa in Canada? I was using it in the US and it was sold as Canasa and was not a generic, but I am told that in Canada what is sold as Canasa in the US is sold as Salofalk. Is...
What is a therapeutic dosage of Curcumin/Turmeric? I am taking 900mg/daily; is that enough to see a benefit? Thanks...
Does any one think that it would harm the medication if I put a bit of KY Jelly on the canasa suppository to ease insertion? Thanks...
I'll try that instead-- any other suggestions on the insoluble fiber route? thanks-- L...
I have tried psyllium before and I was more constipated, but I was also eating dairy at the time. I was thinking of trying it again, but perhaps not. I am just grasping at straws here. Thanks for all...
Peety, What happens to you with the high fiber approach? Thanks-...
Is there a difference for people with UC between pysllium husk and psyllium seed?...
Hi- What type of psyllium should I use? I am trying to achieve constipation relief/regularity and gut health/healing. Is psyllium safe to take each day like a regular supplement? Thanks- Ls...
I have tried the VSL enema and when I do, I bleed like crazy. Thanks- L...
Well, just as an update--I made the yogurt (24 hour incubate time) and not long after eating, my throat gets really really tight.I tried it again and the same thing.I also notice the same throat...
Good luck and please keep updating. How are the people doing who are trying this right now? Good luck- L...
Well, after a year of not eating yogurt, I just finished making a batch. I used VSL which I have never done before. If it comes out as a solid and tastes like yogurt, it worked, right? I put just a...
What are digestive enzymes? How are they different from probiotics? L...
Well I haven't eaten it for well over a year and I don't have any improvement/set-back. All of the posts here have gotten me so hungry for it. I was also under the impression that making yogurt in...
Does anyone here think that anything about yogurt would be causing my UC? I have always eaten dairy products with out any noticable problems- Thanks for the thoughts so far-- L...
I had a allergy blood test done and one of the things that was listed as a sensitivity was yogurt. What do you think that means? Do you think that could mean I am sensitive to probiotics? That would...
Any updates from the people currently using the VSL #3 enema? I hope everyone is doing well-- L...
I checked out the website and this product doesn't seem to have anything to do with UC. I would assume that your current remission is one of those times that you consider to be not easily explained;...
Thanks for the post-- L...
Oh, if you are using the capsules, then I would start out with two a day for a week or so -- maybe even just 4 or 5 days and then up it to 6 to 8 caps per day. To get the full dosage, you need to be...
How are people doing with this? Has anyone has any adverse reactions, or are things going pretty well? Thanks- L...
I would start with 1/2 pack a day for a week and then go up to 2-3 packs a day. if you start slow, you won't have as much of a problem with die-off. L...
Levi--Is the $10 you are paying for 28 bottles supplemented by your insurance? I am using the Mesalamine Rectal Suspension 4g - which is the generic and it costs me a bit over $400 for a months...
Thanks for the post BarcaFan-- What did you use to administer the enema; was it an enema bottle or bag? Please keep posting with any updates-- thanks-L...
Yes, I agree about the human probiotics-- I am going to hit the VSL for a few months and will probably give a VSL enema a try before I take the human probiotic plunge. It seems like more people on...
Early Bird-- If you talk to your GI about it, please post his thoughts. Has anyone had a GI weigh in on the probiotic enema? L...
Very interesting Imagardener2- I have heard the 'probiotics on empty stomach' theory before as well -- Are there few gastric juices release when just taken on the empty stomach with filtered water --...
Hi Idkwia-- I started a new thread specifically for your questions-- Check it out and we can talk Natren and Hydro C-- Thanks, L...
I haven't had any constipation since starting the hydro-c and the glutamine. I have always taken the two together and I hadn't taken glutamine previously, so I know that that wasn't a cause of my...
Cupcake-- Do you also take rectal meds? Could this be a possible replacement for rectal meds? --Does Quincy have any thoughts on this? Thanks- L...
BabeintheWoods-- I should have been more specific in my post-- I had read somewhere, I think in some Natren literature, that probiotics shouldn't be taken along with Vitamin C because the it kills...
Hi Idkwia-- I like that Healthy Trinity is in capsules that are supposed to only open once in the lower GI tract, but there is only 30 billion cfu total per capsule. That isn't much when compared...
What do you use to mix your VSL #3 sachets? I don't eat yogurt, so that is out for me. The package says that it can be mixed with applesauce, but most applesauces have ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in...
Berkuc-- Are you doing this enema daily? L...
Frisbees-- Where did you get the disposable enema kits? Thanks, L...
CupCakeGal- If you try this, please post-- L...
I wish you the best of luck! Why did you use only half a pack of VSL for the enema? Anyone else ever try this and have good results? I know Jini Thompson is big on the probiotic enema, but I haven't...
Why did you do it for four days? Are you supposed to do repeats and how do you know for how long? Can you leave it in as a retention enema, or do you have to get it out after a few minutes? What are...
What a strange GI doc- once you get over it, it really isn't a big deal. Just a another part of your body you are taking care of. It is just a human body for crying out loud! Nothing to get overly...
He sounds like two of the GI docs I saw after being diagnosed. I dropped them both right away. I don't know if they take such a relaxed attitude so that you as a patient don't get overly anxious...
Thanks for all of the input-- I think I will stick to a Centrum or the generic version instead of springing for the Forvia- Thanks again-- L...
Does anyone take Vitamin C? Can you take too much? If you aren't having loose stools, would you assume you aren't overdosing? Thanks, L...
If you don't take Fovia, what would you suggest as a good mulitvitamin. Some thing as common as a Centrum? Thanks, L...
I have seen a post or two here about a multi - vitamin that is designed for people with UC-- I cannot remember the name and I am hoping someone here will know-- Thanks, L...
I t hought maybe it was fish so I have cut out fish and the Omegas for right now-- I have an GI appt on Tues. -- maybe I will try to be off the curcumin until then. The itching always seems a bit...
I just sent you an email - feel free to contact me any time- L...
Well thanks for the input AZ L...
both -- and it is not all the time. it is very random. Sometimes I am really itchy, sometimes not....
The enemas completely help my UC -- they are really the only thing that help, but lately I have been getting itchy -- just random itch here and there -- and I am wondering if it is the mesalamine. L...