Wow! I didn't expect such strongly negative reactions to my report of using prescribed opium to bring relief from bloody diahrrea that went on for months. First of all Opium is not an illegal drug,...
I guess I didn't give enough information. I have used Immodium and it is very helpful, but opium worked better for me. It is not a cure for UC, but it does bring relief from the awful symptoms. I was...
Opium use...
Hi everyone, I have been out of touch since last Summer. Many health issues all at once landed me in the hospital twice, then rehab, then slow climb back to health. Basically I am in my eighties and...
/community/emoticons/smhair.gif Well, I thought I was managing all UC stuff this till I saw a new doctor - sort of a super-specialist in inflammatory bowel disease. She set me straight big time....
What are anti spasmodics? I think that all this Immodium would have been dangerous last December when I was discharging masses of blood ans mucus ( I called it the slime - ala Ghostbusters) - but I...
I smoked for many, many years. Within a year of quitting, developed UC. I've tried the gum, but it didn't help. Going back to smoking is not an option cuz I got lung cancer out of it. I didn't try...
/community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Why don't doctors tell us??? Do they just not know or bother to find out?? Do they want to keep us as miserable as possible so we will come in faithfully every week...
Hi Capetown, I've been thinking about the hair loss thing. Many years ago, I went on the Adkins Diet to lose weight and probably stayed on it for about two months. It was all protein and no carbs. I...
Hi, I have been on a low fiber (more accurately, low roughage diet for the past six months. I can't handle any fruits or veggies except potatoes and bananas. A couple of day ago, I tried about 1/2 up...
Hi, I am definitely losing hair. It was fairly thick with a bit of curl, now it is thin and straight. I am on 10 400mg tabs of Asacol a day now, but I used 4 400mg tabs for about seven years to...
/community/emoticons/turn.gif I wailed and "war danced" for weeks in this forum before daring to go on my granddaughter's 5 day wedding cruise. I was so scared and SO prepared with: many diapers...
I too always get up three hours before I have to go somewhere. Several poops - often so urgent that I can't get to the bathroom in time, then not as bad the rest of the day - though not reliable...
I thank everyone so much for responding to my questions and complaints. I have discontinued taking Aline (only took one dose and that was explosive in my gut) The irritation from that increased the...
I keep hearing about probiotics so decided to try to speed healing by taking Aline. Wow! Horrible diahrrea as a result. No more of that, won't do that again. It seems that I am always whining about...
Hi, I'm still doing everything the doctor says: 4mg prednisone/day, 1 mesalamine enema at noon, 1 prednisone enema at bedtime. I am also chewing about 6 pieces of 2mg gum per day (on my own, not...
Hi, I HATE taking prednisone pills because of the way they make me feel- agitated and grumpy. I seem to be able to tolerate it in enema form much better. A little edgy, but not mean feeling. Can't...
Dear Paticus, I too was a long time smoker who developed UC about a year after I quit smoking. That was seven years ago and I was able to go into remission with 8 Asacol ppills a day and stayed that...
:shakehead: I have eighteen days to get OK enough to go on my granddaughter's wedding cruise which I have been looking forward to. I have been flaring since December withoout much change. minor...
Thank you so much, everyone, for responding to my yelps. I made a mistake in my original post, 4 Asacol a day kept me in remission and I'm now on 8 a day. I have an appt with a new GI tomorrow and...
Nine years ago I quit smoking and within a year got UC. It was controlled by 8 400mg pills of Asacol aday. Then I maintained remission for 7 years with 8 Asacol per day. Last summer my GI guy decided...