I have been maintaining on 6MP for about 5 years and was just diagnosed with mild hyperthyroidism. I did some googling, but I'm curious if anyone knows if the medication could have had an effect on...
Thanks for all the advice and thoughts on this everyone. My concern is that there is just this forward march with surgery inevitable at the end - at some point there's no higher dose, no stronger...
I'm wondering if anyone can share their experience with changing meds when flaring. I'm currently on alternating 75/50 mg of 6mp and I'm pretty sure I'm at the beginning of a flare. The last time I...
Has anyone had a flare triggered by a particularly rich meal or some kind of combination of food that was not so easily digestible? I went out to eat on Thursday and have been having some diarrea,...
I had the same problem when I went off prednisone. I had so much hair loss that I decided to cut my hair super short - which i would highly recommend, if you want to mask the problem a bit. A short...
I have been on 6mp for about 2 years. I did have a mild flare a few months ago but with a short course of antibiotics and upping the 6mp dose it resolved. I started on 50 mg and now am on 75. Other...
I am currently taking levaquin as a treatment for my uc, and it has really helped with my current flare. My gi originally prescribed it in case the flare was from an infection but has kept me on it...
I'm currently going through a flare which my gi thinks could be an infection. he put me on Levaquin while we wait for the results of the stool test. However, after 2 days on this med i developed...
Thanks for your suggestions everyone. they were helpful when i spoke with my dr yesterday. He prescribed upping my dose of 6mp to 75 mg and also started me on an antibiotic, in case my tests come...
I am going to ask about the steroid enemas when i get a call back from my gi today. In general, the 5 ASAs just worsen all my symptoms - so if I had diarrhea before now it just is like water....
Hi all - After 2 years symptom-free on 6mp I seem to be at the beginning of a flare, with going to the bathroom 20x/day, cramps, diarrhea and a small amount of occasional bleeding. My GI is having me...
Thanks for all the tips everyone. Unfortunately, I am feeling much worse this morning and I don't think I can tolerate the enema form any more than i can the oral. I have a call in to the GI so we'll...
Thanks for your response, Sherry! I am afraid that i won't tolerate the enema either. But honestly - don't think i can tolerate giving myself an enema in bed with my partner lying right next to me! i...
Hi all - I have been on 6mp (50 mg) for about two years and doing well, until this past week when i seem to be at the beginning of a flare. I cannot tolerate the 5-asas and have tried pretty much all...
Hi all, Has anyone experienced a skin rash while on 6MP? I was at the beach on Sunday and since then I've noticed a rash on my arms and legs. It's bumpy and a bit itchy. It seems like it's actually...
Thanks everyone for your experiences. I just had a follow-up today for regular bloodwork and did get pressure from the NP about the colonoscopy. We put it off for 2 months when i will meet with GI...
Hi all, I am wondering how often you all get colonoscopies. I have uc and currently in remission, on 6mp since 11/09. I had a colonoscopy in 3/09 and then a flex-sig in 11/09 when I had another...
I have sworn that i will never take it again unless I'm hospitalized or have absolutely no other choice. Perhaps in a few years i will have forgotten how terrible the side effects were for me,...
I am pretty sure mine was triggered by postpartum hormones and hormonal changes after stopping breatsfeeding. My UC symptoms started about 7 months after delivering my twins and right after stopping...
I have eaten gluten free for about 3 years. Before being diagnosed with UC i was told i had celiac, although all the tests came back negative. At this point I don't think I have celiac, just UC, with...
Thanks for your responses. No word yet from the dr. so hopefully Monday morning I'll find out what the story is. I've had difficulty with so many other medications that i really had high hopes for...
I have been on 6mp for a bit over two months and been having weekly and then biweekly bloodwork. A couple times my liver enzymes came back very slightly elevated but this past week one of them was...
Well, my dr. prescribed it b/c I have some inflammation and bleeding that he was able to see with a flex sig. - i guess close to the rectum. He said it would help with some of the urgency that I'm...
Hello everyone. I just started using these anusol suppositories and was wondering if anyone had any side effects with them, especially steroid-like ones, like bloating or other prednisone-type side...
I have gotten thrush twice while on pred, both times triggered b/c i had to take antibiotics for a trip to the dentist (which i have to take for a heart murmur). it really is quite gross. My gi...
Thanks for the sympathy and suggestions. I never had a gut preprednisone either and now I don't even have a waist anymore. Add that to my moon face, bad skin, and hairy cheeks and I'm really not...
I am on medrol (methylprednisolone) 16 mg and have had this crazy bloated stomach the entire time - it is bloated from just under my rib cage all the way down and the pressure and the look of it is...
My dr. has recently deduced that I can't tolerate the 5-asas. I've tried loads of things, most recently apriso, dipentum, colazal but I have terrible reactions to all of them. Right now I'm on...
Thanks for your responses. Seems that consensus is to tell. I know that's what's logical-it's not like I'm harming anyone other than myself by keeping it secret. I guess I'll see what he says...
I was recently diagnosed with UC, although I've had it for a couple years at least. My current gi put me on prednisolone and dipentum (I've had bad reactions to lots of the other meds). I had slowly...