Sara, Thanks! That means eating curry is in fact an infeasible alternative treatment....
I am back after leaving this forum a few years. I noticed the turmeric link and never tried it. Does curry rice contain turmeric? Does ginger contain turmeric? Many thanks!...
Thanks, John. I had thought that 6 times/day could make meds more uniformly over a day, but this meas the med level is lower as well. Also, can the granules be taken with food? Some doctors told me...
Hi all, I'm taking Etiasa (0.5g/sachet), 3g/day. Doctors told me to take it 3 times, 1g/time (2 sachets). Is it better to take it 6 times/day, 0.5g/time (1 sachet)? And what is the "better" time to...
Thanks! Unfortunately, I cannot buy the turmeric pill here and the best might be turmeric powder. Is the powder as good?...
Saw some here benefiting from turmeric. Recently, I managed to find a way to get turmeric. But then how to take/cook it? I wonder what form the turmeric you got took. :rolleyes:...
Red, that means leaking out must happen some way. Wonder if anyone has a better solution....
Hi, I started using Salofalk suppository (0.5g) in the morning or at noon. Before, I used the suppository right before going to sleep, and everything seemed OK. Using the suppository in the morning...
Hi, I'm using Salofalk suppository (0.5g) per day. A doctor suggested me use the suppository once a day (0.5g) at night. Another doctor suggested using twice a day: in the morning and at night...
My doctors do not believe wheat-product has any impact on ulcerative colitis and tell me wheat product is safe. But whenever I take wheat product longer than 1 week, my stool starts to get softer....
by test or by trial or anything else?...
I use Salofalk Suppository, 0.5g/day (one/day). My doctors believe this dosage is enough since only 2-3cm of rectum (close to anus) has 'slight' inflammation. However, rectum was completely clear in...
In Feb., 2011 I had a colonoscopy. No ulcer or blood was found at rectum. But rectum was not so clean as other parts (vessels/tissues are not so 'smooth' as other parts). I have been using...
I currently take another probiotics containing 1 billion live probiotic bacteria per dosage, but I noticed that VSL#3 contains 450 billion live probiotic bacteria. I wonder who are taking VSL#3, and...
Ever saw a sentence "People with UC often do not tell others they have...", at first, I didn't know why as I told my friends what UC was. Now, I understand this sentence and start not to tell anyone....
Yes, I used/use 0.5g/day and 2g/day oral dosage. Only the rectum was slightly inflammed at the begging of 2011. Yes, my doctor wanted me to use rectal med. I am the one that one of my doctors does...
Have questions about suppository - 1. I have used it for 5 months. My doctors told me to continue (0.5g/day), how long/often do you use it? 2. How deep should I put it into rectum? In what depth is...
about half a year ago, I talked with my doctor about gluten and food intolerance. My doctor said he knew celiac disease, but did not believe my UC was caused/triggered by gluten. He only believes in...
I am in a semi-remission. I noticed that my stool was getting softer - the later part was softer than the former part. Is it normal? My doctors said this was because more water of the former part was...
Thanks for all of your posts. Once, I worked almost 7*12, which triggered a 'mini' flare-up. And, they got me more work to do, so I told them that I already got enough to do and my health was not so...
I know this has been discussed for many times. But I met a specific question/problem with my friend. I worked for a small company set up by my two friends. They always asked me to to extra (and...
Very sorry to hear your story. I feel for you. My parents always think I am/should be OK even if I tell/told I am not OK for many times. Finally, I reallized, this UC, is hard for any one to...
taking steamed carrot now....
Thanks for all of your posts. I started with steamed cabbage, and did pass more gas. But did not see my situation getting worse - I am in a semi-remission and did not take much cabbage. My doctor...
It is proved that cabbage is good for peptic ulcers. Can it be useful for ulcerative colitis?...
I started looking into my stool very carefully...and I found very little mucus in stool, not on its surface. I asked my doctor if a 'normal' stool could have some little mucus. He said no. Does it...
I am in a (semi) remission, i.e., no D, no blood, no mucus. I want to try yogurt. Am I taking a big risk?...
I avoid dairy products - milk, cheese, etc. I wonder how many of you can (not) take yogurt. I am not an 'instant' responder to any food except hot pepper, etc....
I am not sure if I can take wheat or not. My last (very slight) flare was caused (I guess) by stress and wheat(?). However, I often had noodle even after UC, and it did not cause problems. So, as...
Not sure if my riding was 'extra' or not. I rode about 11kms ( 7miles ) a day....
A couple of weeks ago, I saw some mucus and very little blood, and 2 diarrhear in all. I did not suspect biking since I was stressed at that time. But recently I saw an article that says biking can...
I use probiotics but not fiber supplements. My doctors do not think probiotics is useful. Everytime I asked them to prescribe some probiotics, I got reply "O, that does not help much, it does not...
Thanks for all of your replies. So, how do you 'deal with' the liquid coming out when you are in office/on street/talking to someone? And, I heard that Pentasa suppository is cheaper than Salofalk....
A question for those who are using Salofalk suppository. I started to use it a week ago. Blood and mucus seemed to have gone away, formed stool. But in last 2 days, when I passed gas, I felt some...
My doctors do not believe probiotics helps. Whenever I ask them "shall/should I take some probiotics?", they reply "up to you, it does not help or just help very little". However I saw more than one...
My doctors think that honey bee may cause diarrhea as somehow a kind of laxative....
My doctors tell me that the longer the emema retained, the better. I often can retain at least 8 hours (10PM - 8AM). I wonder if extra hours make a difference as the 'effective element' of enema may...
Those I met doing enema argue that the pills contain 5-ASA and the crushed powder can be absorbed by the gut more easily than real enema. I am not sure if that is true....
This might be a repost. I met some UC patients. They made/make enema themselves by crushing Asacol/Pentasa. Is this safe? Either Asacol or Pentasa pill contains coating (or icing?). Does the coating...
Thanks for all your replies. Glad to see probiotics worked/working for you. My doctors do not believe, as they show me the following 2 paragraphs from "European evidence-based Consensus on the...
As far as I know - 'Cause' in science means because of stress, ulcerative colitis happens. In other words, without stress, colitis does not happen. So, stress does NOT cause coitis. But this is the...
I am here asking questions again. My doctors believe that probiotic does not help, because double blind controlled experiment (from publications) has not shown the improvement by taking probiotic....
Hi, I recently got a slight flare, besides stress, I found out that 'not keeping warm' may also be a reason. I do not drink cold water, take cold food. 'cold' means the temperature of food is lower...
Thanks for all your posts. I seemed to have seen posts (here?) about 'making' enema by themselves. A guy said he crushed Pentasa and mixed it with pure water (or salt water?). Is this better or safer?...
I am under a slight flare because of stress. Very little mucus appeared at first and I felt the burn at rectum. Enema (Salofalk) does good - mucus disappears within 3 days. But my doctors 'kind of'...
Once again, I post this topic. I often can keep UC in remission for a couple of months without any symptoms, and my doctor tries to use only oral medicine (5-ASA) and does not want me to use...
When I am eating food with friends, I ask them for "spicy reports" too. They may say "Oh, no, it is not spicy, you can taste it". However, what they say is not spicy is still spicy for me. People...
hi, I avoid spice food in any form. But sometimes, I occassionally have some spicy food. This often occurs when I start to chew -- I reallize the food is a bit spicy, but I can not stop as someone...
Hi all, I started trying sunflower seed again (ever started before). I have a few questions: 1) Does sunflower seed have to be taken with spinach, at the same time, on the same day? 2) What form of...
I believe there exists true/genuine love, but it might not come to us even if we were not ill. I guess many of us have had similar feelings and gone through more or less a similar path as well. We...