Hi zaraza, I hope by now you have found a Dr, but in case you havent I have a wonderful breast surgeon. I live in central NJ in Hamilton area. My breast surgeon is Dr Lisa Allen at Capital Health in...
I'll just state it this way - I've never had enough pain with my UC to scream out in writhing agony for hours at a time....
Andrina, I defintely dont eat the spinach and seeds together - I dont think I'd like that. My fav spinach recipe is a quiche. I like it cold or hot. I also plant some spinach in the spring and fall....
Mostly water. Tf you don't like it plain try adding lemon, lime, or orange wedges to it to give a little bit of flavor without added sugar....
I agree, the spinach alone without seeds or sunflower seed butter wont work. I noticed I started having UC symptoms again when my local grocery store stopped carrying the brand of seeds i like and I...
when you say pain is higher - where exactly. Sometimes narrowing that down can help determine whats going on. Althouh it sounds very much like a UC flare. I know once I start getting the night sweats...
just having the feeling of needing to poop is not urgency. If you can hold it it is not urgency. Urgency is exactly as it sounds - its feeling fine in once second then the next second having a need...
sorry your experiencing the "roid rage". Its one my most dreaded side effects of pred. Once I had the rage so bad while driving I wanted to purposely hit another car at a light. Over something so...
I think the sweet potatoes are in addition to spinach. The initial belief was this diet worked because of magnesuim from spinach and seeds and beta carotene from carrots or sweet potatoes. When I...
protocolteck, I wonder if there is something in the particular bread you were eating that was causing a bad reaction. Some additive or something. Anyway sounds like you are still seeing improvement...
I wouldnt get to discourged yet. 3 weeks isnt really all that long. For most of us using this diet it took longer in the beginning. I can't recall exactly how long. And since you've had so much...
the original poster of this thought that the spinach and seeds were helping because of the high magnesuim content in those foods. It makes sense to me. I had symptoms of low magnesuim for years prior...
I was diagnosed in late 20s. I have 2 kids, ages 9 and 6 neither have UC. I was the first in my family history to have UC. So from my perspective hereditary doesnt play that much of a role. I do have...
the reason canned or frozen spinach is preferred over fresh is because it takes A LOT of fresh spinach to equal the same amount as in canned or frozen. I dont think it matters as long as you get the...
Software Engineer. Its tough to do the on call, but the plus side is the ability to telecommute on bad stomach days....
weekdays - maple & walnut oatmeal with 1 Tbsp sunflower seed butter stirred in or greek yogurt with granola and fruit stirred in weekends - eggs, spinach, sauteed potato with whole wheat toast...
These articles are way to scientific and over my head to really understand it all, but it is interesting to see that there is some scientific evidence to why I have been able to use spinach/sunflower...
The very first time trying spinach/sunflower seeds? its hard to remember because it was so long ago. I think it depends on the severity of your symptoms as well. If I remember correctly the first...
I've been doing the spinach/sunflower seed thing for several years now. I dont tolerate meds of any kind well. Even asacol/lialda just to many side effects that I cant live with. So this high...
irregular heart beat started for me a few years before I was diagnosed with UC, but I was also anemic at the time so I think the UC was just not manifesting yet. I have since been diagnosed with a...
I have been back on lialda since August 2012 and my hair loss is becoming unbearable. It is so thin on the sides - I have bald spots that almost look like alopocia. This happens every time I have...
ItsAlwaysSomething - my husband has family in Chicopee. I've always wanted to go to the big E. If that concert was there I would defintley go....
ew, no. Its lame. But it would be hard to top sexy back....
if you want it - try it once and see how it goes. Just because some people cant eat raw veggies doesnt mean everyone shouldnt....
if you're getting poked in the eye every time your doing it wrong...
a low grade fever during a flare is common. When I go into a bad flare I sweat every night. Sometimes I wake up soaking wet and have to change clothes from fever sweating. And even though other flare...
that Dr should have his license revoked. That is awful. Joking to a patient that he wishes he could charge extra for telling them they are in denial - what a super jerk. And saying a patient MUST...
Welcome, sorry your child has this. I agree that the meds he's on now are the norm, although if it were my child I would hold off on starting 6MP so soon. That is an agressive approach to start an...
I had a problem swallowing pills until I was nearly 30. I found something in the pharmacy called a "pill taker cup". It was near the pill-cutters, pill boxes, etc. It is a small cup with a little...
easy to make and very yummy http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1816,133188-247195,00.html ...
what kind of doctor thinks that a patient being in pain and anxious during a procedure is better than giving sedation meds. This is horrible and I would ask that doctor if HE has ever had a procedure...
yes, I can eat them while flaring. If you find you have trouble with them you could try the sunflower butter. It can be found in health food stores and even more regular grocery stores are carrying...
I found a "pill takers cup" in my local pharmacy. It was located near the pill cutters, pill carriers, etc. It is a small cup with a little shelf in it where you put the pill then put liquid in teh...
I swear by the high magnesium or spinach/sunflower seed thing. Whatever you call it, for me it works. Whenever I back off to far from eating spinach and especially the sunflower seeds I start to...
when you're jealous of your spouse because they can fart without having to be on the toilet....
yes, deli meats defintely give me a hard time. I love a good Itailian hoagie, but eat them very rarely because they definetly hurt. We always have an antipasto for holidays and I always overdo it...
My Dr also wants me to use Moviprep for my next colonoscopy. I have not had success with anything other than the fleet phososoda. I just cant seem to down so much liquid in a short period of time. I...
sorry you are feeling so bad. I hate the nighttime poos. I find that dampening a bit of toilet paper with Whichhazel to wipe and clean the area after going really helps. I was recommended to use it...
when you have to change your own pants after an accident more often than you do your toddlers...
No genetic link for me. I am the first in my family...
and farting is better than blarting!...
Amercian doctors get very, very little training in nutrition and foods and the effects on the body. So its no surprise your dr hasnt heard of it. The bulk of their training is with drugs. I have had...
defintely quilted nothern - and for whoever asked it does not leave lint behind. Thats why I dont like charmin or cottenelle - they are soft, but both leave lint behind. So Northern definetly is my...
There are a very few states that have state run short term disability. I happen to live in one - NJ. During my worst flare I went on short term disability. It is much easier to qualify for than the...
Wow - I would never consider having a colonscopy without sedation. The nap is the best part of the whole experience. And I certainly want no memories of someone shoving a tube up my rear end and...
sounds like the Dr is a jerk and if it were me I would start looking for another one right away. If the Dr has ligitimate reasons for not prescribing something he sould explain to you why - not just...
yep, tried many differnet brands - first on my two children, but also for myself. The Buttpaste is a really good one - it has a higher concentration of zinc than other brands which helps build a...
I do not have any genetic link that I am aware of. No immediate family members, no cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc with UC or any other type of digestive disorder. So just for myself I do...
As a natural alternative nettle is supposed to be good for treating anemia. I havent tried this myself yet because I havent needed it recently so I dont know how effective it is. I stumbled across...
I had pretty bad hairloss too initially when starting on asacol. For about a year I had 2 bald patches on either side of my temple. It was pretty depressing. After about that first year it slowly...