Scott, I am not convinced fat is the problem. I really like the explanation of SIBO causing heartburn by the Fast Track book, but it seems to be missing a few pieces of the puzzle. There are more...
I've had GERD my whole life (40 yrs old). I have memories having acid reflux on the field during little league baseball games when I was 6 years old. I finally started taking ppi's back in 2008 and I...
I have been told that you could develop antibodies if you stop. I've been on it since June 2010. I have had no cancer. I am not 100% symptom free, but I am close after following the Paleo diet. I...
I think the Fast Track Diet is bang on. I bought the book and read it in record time. It is a sensible explanation about what is happening in my guts when I suffer from GERD. I have a lot of food...
It seems that there are many causes to GERD out there. I wonder if they will ever have different classifications for GERD. I know another guy who can take a PPI every three days and be fine, where I...
Sure. In general my meals are all very similar in that the food I eat for dinner could be eaten at breakfast or lunch. It takes a bit of planning. When I cook dinner I make extra for breakfast and...
I have suffered from GERD my whole life. I have early memories of acid coming up in my throat after eating spaghetti when I was about 6 years old. In 2008 I had an endoscope done and was put on PPIs....
Sorry to hear you have UC. The one thing I find with this disease is every one is different so you will need to try lots of things to figure out what helps you. Other than meds I have found that the...
I never took entocort orally, but I took it in an enema for many years. It did not cause any noticeable side effects. However... A few years ago I was diagnosed with full blown osteoporosis. I am a...
I have had UC for 20 years and been through a lot of meds, diets and alternative treatments. I am now on Remicade and did get flu like symptoms with headaches for a week or two after my infusions,...
I downloaded the book from Amazon and was frustrated with the tables not displaying properly. I found that they would display on a small font, but still not readable. What I ended up doing was...
I don't have much to say about the vitamin debate, but after reading the Fast Track book I decided to give jasmine rice a try. Unfortunately, after a couple days of rice, I have been getting a bit of...
Just checking in... I am following the Fast Tract too. I was following paleo and then a low carb paleo. After a couple of months following paleo I was able to get off Parriet. Thanks to Rockhopper I...
I didn't know whether to start a new thread or just update this one. I decided to just update this one. I read Fast Track Digestion and have been following the diet, but more importantly the...
Does being on Remicade make having the flu worse? I am suffering pretty bad. I first got sick Dec 14 and was getting better, but I relapsed Dec 25. I don't want to go on antibiotics because I am...
Bananas = GERD (for me)...
Thanks for the links to Fast Track Digestion. I hadn't heard of that diet before, but I have read a bit on SIBO. I suspect that is my problem. I've asked my GI to test me for it and he is planning to...
I never would have imagined eating as much fat as I do. Prior to Paleo eating fats with carbs (rice) would definitely increase the severity of my symptoms. I was gluten free for a long time so an...
I want to share my experience with GERD and the Paleo diet. I know everyone is different and I don't expect this to work for everyone, but try it if you are the type that wants to mess with your...
I have found great success with Paleo as well. There does seem to be some conflicting information about what to eat on this diet out there, but if you can take out Loren Cordain's book from the...
I follow the Paleo diet and I am doing really great on it. As a disclaimer, I am also on Remicade so I think Paleo and Remicade together are enough to get my UC under control. One thing to note is, I...
I am a 37 yr old male and have osteoporosis from steroid use. I didn't use prednisone much over the course of my disease, but I did use steroids. I got the disease when I was 17 and I started with...
I feel like I was in your shoes just over a year ago where I'd spend half the year in a moderate to severe flare and the rest of year I would be recovering from it. When I was not in a major flare my...
I moved from Vancouver to Honolulu for six month to avoid the winter this year. I was hoping for a big improvement. I didn't have a major flare, but I still had lots of UC symptoms. I made a point to...
I have the same problem. Except the second urge might come up to an hour after and by that time I not usually near the bathroom. I found that psyllium seed powder (as opposed to psyllium seed husk...
I had my 6th infusion in February. I don't feel that it has done much for me, but my GI might say differently. I decided to take it when I was desperate and in a major flare. My GI had me take pred,...
I ended up going to emergency last night. The doc said it is not likely a blood clot because there is no hot spot or swelling. The pain peaked in my knee and lower leg last night. I took a motrin and...
I have no idea if this is related to UC, remicade, flying, or just another ailment to add to the list... The events are Wednesday I had a 6 hr flight, Thursday I had my 6th remicade infusion and...
I am currently taking Remicade. I am about to get my 6th dose. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be doing that much for me. The nurse at my GI's office says she sees success in about 50% of patients,...
I started Remicade in July last year. I am going in for my 6th infusion in a couple of days. When I started Remicade I was in a major flare and the decision was desperate and emotional. I had to take...
Sorry to hear you are heading towards surgery. I just took worms Sept 2010. I haven't seen any positive results yet, but my initial dose was 100 ova and they don't want to give me any more until 6...
Remicade does go by your weight. I weigh 175 and take 4 100mg viles. I am in Canada and they cost my insurance company $1000 each. So it is $4000 per infusion....
I feel for you. I get the same thing during a bad flare. It is not bad enough with all the D, we get to puke on top of it all. The plastic bucket by the toilet is what I do. The vomiting stops when...
I know you said you get gas regardless of what you eat so maybe you have already tried this. I used to have major gas all the times. My guts were constantly gurgling and making noise. After cutting...
I watched a webcast from the CCFA. It gave the same numbers as killcolitis. You can check it here: http://www.ccfa.org/info/webcasts/?LMI=4.5 Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Treatment in...
I have taken Entocort many times over the last 10 years. I used to take it before sleeping lying on my left side. I found it very uncomfortable to have any air in the bottle. So I would make sure to...
I have had UC, ulcerative colitis, for close to 20 years. I have tried dieting (SCD and many elimination diets), HPI, acupuncture, steroids, etc, but my condition keeps getting worse. I flare up...
I use this for every batch. http://www.amazon.com/Yogourmet-Freeze-Dried-Yogurt-Starter/dp/B0019CUN78/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1279087624&sr=8-8 I buy it from a local grocery store. I also...
I keep a food diary in my blackberry. If you don't have a blackberry just ignore this, but there is a "free" spreadsheet program called gridmagic that I downloaded and use. I keep three columns,...
+1 for Almond Breeze....
I have tried many naturopathic remedies over the years. I will try to list some of them with positive and others with no real results. Naturopath ('94) - hold on to a device and the doc put various...
Thanks Glove! That gives me a lot of hope....
My last bone scan (I think z score) is -3.2. I take Calcium Citrate from Costco. I heard citrate is easier to absorb, but I don't have any real data to back that. The amount I take is based on the...
Well the Remicade hasn't done much the second day. I think the cortisone IV they gave me before the Remicade to stop an allergic reaction made me feel ok yesterday. I am pretty sure it is worn off...
I really need Remicade to work, so I am a little scared to even talk about it. I have had UC for 20 years and tried all kinds of stuff, but the worst of it would be the steroids. I didn't think I...
I have osteoporosis too. I was diagnosed with it in 2008. We have a similar story, but I am 36 and male. My GP also prescribed Fosomax a little with a little hesitation. I didn't fill the...
I am in Vancouver. I have Ulcerative Colitis and see a GI regularly, but it did take ages to get in to see him the first time. He does not care about GERD issues. Long story, but I went to Australia...
I am thinking of giving this a shot. Seconder, I scanned through your original post and I had a question. Did you take multiple doses? Does it cost another $2900 everytime you take another dose?...
I have been using the 2.5% cortisone for 1.5 days and I really don't see any improvement. I think I am going to ask for a referral to a dermatologist. That was my initial thought when I went back for...