adventureuc- because i have had 2 remissions since dx'd, it is easy to forget how you felt while in a flare and also easy to think that UC will not return, even if you are taking very good care of...
thanks for all the symptom comparisons that are being posted....i must admit, i laughed at a few posts...isn't it funny how years of UC/bathroom issues...you have a sense of humor about it?! i def...
I'm so glad you responded InSoFla! Thank you...I will be reading and you might just get an email from me too!...
Thanks geeker...I already have info printed out just in case...although, my doc is very much into alternative therapies, I am not sure if he knows much about this drug. I am definitely open to almost...
bananagirl--thank you for your info!...
Thank you so much for this info! I will def look into the yahoo group. Good to know about BCBS because that is what I have. I have also posted this same question on the Crohn's forum. Thanks again!...
What about cost? Is it expensive or does your insurance pay for it (assuming you have a payor source)...
Hello! I am usually on the UC forum, as UC is my dx...but was hoping someone on this forum can give me any information....has anyone used low dose naltrexone? If so, what dosage and any side effects?...
geeker- when you do take it regularly, do you feel that it helps your UC? Did you find it to be difficult to get your doc to prescribe it? I'm in Oklahoma....I have no idea if I can access this drug...
thank you--soystud!...
Has anyone on this forum used low dose naltrexone? If so, what dosage are you taking? Side effects?? Is this drug available in the US? I know nothing about it and want to know more. Thanks!...
geeker- After reading your post, I realized I should edit my post......I am like you, I have stool in blood lol....
kim123, You're diet is very interesting. Thank you for your post....
I would like to hear from anyone what your physical UC symptoms are, which would include, beginning a flare and during a flare. I'm curious how my symptoms compare :) Here are mine: -mucus in stool...
Strike910- I'm glad that you're glad I posted this! Please update this thread if/when you have your IUD removed. It will be interesting to find out if your symptoms get worse or better. I am...
quincy, Since being dx'd in 2007, I have been on asacol and other mesalamine drugs, colozal, prednisone, cortizone enemas, rowasa, and 6MP. While I was in remission, I was not on any meds because I...
Any one read The Maker's Diet by Jordan Rubin and actually followed the diet? This diet would include consuming raw goat milk....if so, has it been successful in remission of UC?...
I have been dx'd with UC since 2007. My second flare happened while pregnant with our first child during my second trimester. The flare lasted for approximately 5 years (on meds the entire time). I...
thanks for your responses. i have been in a flare for over two years with minimal bleeding due to being on oral prednisone and hydorocortisone enemas. i also take 150 mg of iron daily. i have been...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif i have been taking pentasa for almost two years, four grams daily (two 500 mg capsules four times daily). for the past two months, i have started to feel a...
i have been diagnosed with uc for three years now. recently ended (my first) an eight month round of pred. went to my obgyn for a check up and he wanted to do a dexa scan to check for...
Does prednisone cause bone loss that quickly?...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif I am currently dosing down on my prednisone and am wondering how long it will take for the side effects to go away after I have completed my course of pred. Can...
Thanks Judy for your reply!!! It makes me feel better....
I take four flax seed oil capsules (1000 mg ea) daily. I have been taking them for about three months. I can't really say if they help me or not because I don't feel any different than before. My...
I was recently prescribed pred and have been taking it for almost three weeks now. I have a horrible crick in my neck and in the past (pior to pred) have used Aleve or Advil to relieve my neck pain....
thatfield- thanks for your info. I am still having some eye issues, but was seeing my local "optometrist" because I was told that an optometrist can also treat eye infections the same way an...
ElephantPipe, you are hilarious! Does anyone know how I can find out if OK has that law or not?...
Thanks everyone for your replies. It sounds like quite a few of us have linked our eye problems with our UC flares. I have noticed that my vision is not what it used to be since I have been going...
[b] my UC issues really don't understand the full spectrum. I happened to stumble upon this website and am so glad that I did. All of you have such great info to share and it is so nice to get...
Darth Squiddious- I am new to this forum. I thought I would reply to your question about melatonin. I recently had a friend who suggested I take melatonin, so before doing so, I researched it out (so...