Thank you for your response. I'm going to give it another week and see how I'm doing. If I'm still bleeding then I will make an appointment with my GI. I do need to have some blood work done - I was...
I wanted to know if anyone here experience this during a flare. I'm going through having what I think is quite a bit of blood in the bowl at times when I am having a BM, sometimes it's more than...
For the past year the bottom of my feet hurt - mostly first thing in the morning. I do stretches before I get out of bed - that helps some. I mentioned it to the doctor and all he could say is -...
I'm on Apriso 4 pills a day and take them all in the morning - I drink a smoothie after.......I've been in a flare for months now - going to be taking 2 canasa's twice a day to see if that will put...
Just went to the doctor today - said to use Canasa in the morning and then one at night for 1 month. I've never done one in the morning before work - sure hope that works out ok. Doctor said it...
I used to be on Asacol for several years......went over to Apriso - have been flaring for quite some time now even before I switched meds. When I went on Apriso I seemed to get a little constipated...
I often wondered if doing a liquid diet would help to rest the colon and clean up the flare. I know when I had to prepair for a colonoscopy - after that I was good for a couple of weeks. I'm still...
I think it's about the foods we are eating and also personal history. My mother had polyps removed and a portion of her colon also a Uncle with Crohns so it runs in the family. I do think that we are...
I have to wonder if we have reactions to all the processed food and contaniments they put on and in the foods we eat- that our systems have a reaction to this. I do the best I can in buying organic...
I'm the same way crazygirl - when I have gas - I have to get to the bathroom real quick and hope no one is in there. I do wear a small thin pad everyday - just in case I don't make it. Thank god we...
Thank you for your response quincy. I will read more of the threads in this forum to see what everyone has to say and continue with my research....
I'm new to this website. I've had Ulcerative Colitis for almost 5 years. I was on Asacol (12 tabs a day) for most of that time (med price went up in cost so I had to change) - I have just switched to...