I am lead to believe that adrenals are responsible for energy & stamina aswell as helping to cope with stress. Before my colitis kicked in I had a stressful year or should I say was running on...
Hello all I haven't been on here for a long time, but realised that as I have found something which has helped tremendously I should come back and share it. My dad was advised of a doctor who looks...
Yes I think a combination approach using hopsital meds, diet, and alternative options aswell as an open mind is the way forward. We are so lucky to be living in a time and age where we have so many...
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that you are suffering so awfully, I didn't read through thoroughly (steroid brain) Like fruitgirl says it is good that you are aware how 'off' you are and 40mg is still a...
I totally hear you! I am on steroids and was on 60mg IV now I'm down to 30mg as they have tappered them off. They do make you feel totally wired and like a fruitcake! Luckily I see the humour in the...
I like hot water but prefer to add some cloves or lemongrass to flavour it, I guess it is what you are used to. Saying that if it is good for me and stops me being sick I'll go for anything when I'm...
I think pain before a bm is normal as 'Gentle Now' says and as we have this condition we become a bit frantic as we don't know what is normal anymore. I would say - don't worry, it will pass as it...
Brilliant! Yes I think it is important to keep on addressing the many aspects of the where's what's and why's and keep the energy up as much as one can. Yet also we need to remember to live whilst...
I just wanted to share with everyone my discovery through Traditional Chinese Medicine and the brilliant book - Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford that warming foods and drinks have really...
I think it is a shame that you have let the word 'cure' stop you from taking the opportunity to move forward to a different place ie being open to a new way of seeing. I understand that you have to...
Has anyone tried Yunnan Baiyao? It is meant to be very good for stopping bleeding and colitis flare up's. Any info or comments would be greatly recieved. I will be using it when I have some surgery...
darn I really feel for you, I hope it went okay today?.... I'm in the middle of a flare too and have been off work for 2 weeks. I need to go in so they don't sack me, but still just have blood &...
I hope you are out of hospital by now but I just wanted you to know that I am wishing you a stable recovery. Try to hold on to the hope that everything changes and that the body wants to be 100%...
I would be very careful about removing anything from this area, as I have heard it is excruciating and that the wounds can turn into ulcers that refuse to heal due to the UC. I have awful trouble...
The pose that helped was just a standing pose with knees slightly bent arms slightly curved hanging by the hips like a cowboy about to draw, then after 5 mins opening the arms out and upwards then...
I love this forum as it really helps to connect with what is going on. I tried the sunflower seed & spinach which helped for a while but inevitably the flares come and go. I still eat the...
Things are looking good for me too, I guess it has been about a month now on the diet, I went away last week and coped way better than I expected, less urgency fewer BM no D maybe a little blood but...
I have been doing this diet for a couple of weeks now, although have been using a nightly foam enema too just to keep everything under control. I do think it is working as I don't have D and it is...
It is great stuff and has lots of Omega's in it, I put it in my sunflower seed butter to bind it and feel much better.......
I would contact your local Herbal teaching clinic, they will be of the best opinion and will be knowledgable on all herbs and alternative remedies. I can reccomend the Archway clinic of herbal...
Hi there, I saw the old sunflower seed & spinach post a few days ago too and started it straight away. I noticed a difference in my BM's immediately, being more formed and less blood. I...
OMG! lucky at work nobody looked over my shoulder at those pics! I'm very happy to say I think mine relate to the sentinel pile more than any of the others. I have had a few Dr's look at them....
I hope you can help me. Has anybody tried this or know if it works? I will be giving it a go, so will let you guys know. I was inspired by the link below...
I understand, when I was in hospital going 30 times a day with loads of blood, my friend made me stand in a Chi gong pose for 5 minutes and it halfed the amount of times I went. I would stand like...
I'm not sure... any suggestions welcome - how about Pinky Perky & Poodle?!!!!!! lol...
A- I'm dubious, yet understand your search, I'm constantly looking for answers as to why, but as with many things in life you don't get answers just more questions.........
Yes they have been checked and supposedly aren't so bad, but we can always find someone worse and better off than ourselves. I was told that the ones associated with crohn's if removed surgically can...
I totally understand, I actually have my own theory which travel would fit into, I believe it is about boundaries and how we deal with them. Really. It is then irritated by stress and our colon...
Peanuts are actually the most unnutritious nuts - Cashews are much better fro you, see how you feel about them, chew them loads or whizz them in a blender or get some anger out by putting them in a...
I found that eating all the non fibre food, things that would bung me up so to speak was a real luxury after always being into fresh raw homegrown veg and complex carbs which I also love. When I was...
I am blessed enough to have 3 skin tags round my anus which used to be piles, but I guess they are both depending on how my UC is doing. Most mornings after however many BM I have they really hurt -...
I'm really given hope from reading about this diet and started yesterday. I thought I would spend a fortune on sunbutter and couldn't find any in my local healthfood shop so decided to make my own -...