Your insurance company writes the coverage. CVS caremark just administers the drug coverage for the insurance company according to its formulary and policy. I never had any problem with CVS. I...
Sounds like an infection. I had montezumas revenge years ago and it was worse than my UC flares and sounds just like what you have. It got better on it's own in a week. There are many types of viral,...
"uhh, which guys are you referring to there rock man ?" All the regulars that spend all day here telling us how they know everything and attacking everyone new that claims to know anything? Why...
Haven't got a chance to try Natto yet. I love miso but it is very salty and not sure about how alive the commercial products are. I have been meaning to make Natto and I bet I would like it but I...
Response rate and rate of remission are not the same thing. Response means improvement in (mayo?) colonscopy grading scale . They didn't necessary go into remission. You can't compare maintenance of...
The UC studies are on curcumin which a concentrated form of the believed to be beneficial ingredient in tumeric. It is nearly impossible to get that amount of curcumin by eating turmeric. Something...
If that information is only from your insurance company, verify it. If your income is the same, your subsidy should be going up not down. The subsidy is based on a percentage of income and has not...
You will bring out the horror stories but they both have the same active ingredient and I will bet stress and fear are cause of almost all problems with switches in 5asa. There is a difference where...
Go to the healthcare.gov site. You can sign up at anytime if you lose coverage and have none available at work....
Sign up for the free 23andme testing if you live in the US. Most of the genetic factors are a mystery at this point. It has to be really hard to separate the evinorment you get from parents and...
The rash with patches has been a problem for people since they came out....
I found a propagation method on the net. I tried it and it didn't seem to work, I tasted it and I tossed it out. I did some more reading and decided it is not something you can do at home. Yogurt and...
Mark are you and Mike related or something? Your writing style and thoughts seem so similar....
"What's the cause. Persistent and probably a poly-microbial biofilm on the mucosa. Not saying this is the initial cause, but why there is no medical cure.Biofilms on top of or in the outer mucus,...
They look the other way for mailing or carrying a 90 day supply from Canada. If your doctor is being a jerk and won't fax the RX, then you have to mail and original copy of the prescription. Canadian...
It is technically illegal but the government has a look the other way policy....
Imodium does the most for me when I am having my normal pre UC number of stool (maybe an extra) but they are loose and my motility is high ie dinner is in the septic by 8 am the next day. Not sure it...
I wouldn't worry about it then. Using patient feedback at all to gauge effectiveness for a drug trial for UC is not a great idea given the nature of the disease. One month is ridiculous. Forcing you...
That is a very poorly constructed trial if it relies on patient feedback for whether the drug is effective. You may be beating yourself over the head for nothing. It may just be to measure drug v...
That easy. You have UC which is a chronic relapsing condition with no medication, diet or supplement that will change that. I eat a low residue diet when I have a flare and it reduces suffering. My...
I have carried RX meds bought in Mexico for which I had no prescription several times. The sometimes ask if you have insurance or if your doctor wrote a prescription for the drug but most of the time...
"Soy, I think it is both amazing and confounding that you've achieved a medication-free-remission." Why? The disease was usually a relapsing condition with periods of flare and remission before they...
Diverticulous is the presence of diverticulum which are pockets that form in the colon wall. It is generally not treated and usually has no symptoms. 40% of people in the developed world have it....
I have insurance and pay for it so tons plus tons for supplements. The cost of UC RX drugs is totally insane. An oral 5asa costs you and insurance $4000 to 10,000 plus per year. Rectal are $10,000...
Added a cup of chia seeds to my granola recipe but also started fermenting veggies 4 months ago.. Not sure which it is or at all but my dumps are perfect. Better than before UC Chia in water is a lot...
The IBD rate is 1/300. UC about 1/600? That amounts to a 0.16% risk for the general population in the USA. That would put an identical twin with a 10% chance of UC at a 62.5x increased genetic risk...
It comes pretty fast and the results are back much faster than they tell you on the website especially on the west coast. I had my results posted around 3-4 weeks after ordering the kit. The ancestor...
Delta, I did not do the 23andme health report as it wasn't available. I went through the promethus report and came to the conclusion that they really don't have any solid risk factors for UC . Crohns...
I did the outside test with promthese(?)/ I think it was $5. A neat health thing you can still do on 23andme is the Browse Raw Data. This lets you check the SNPs(mutations, written as R#####) and...
"The difference is I still use the Asacol HD and Rowasa (as needed) in addition to the 6MP. " I think it is more typical now that people are kept on 5ASAs even when they require other meds. A study...
6.75 gr balsalazide breaks down in the colon into about 2.4 gr of mesalamine. So you would have to swallow 18 pills a day to get 4.8grs. Have you tried other 5asas that are labeled for 4.8gr a day...
I have always thought testing a spouse or relative that has lived with you a long time and comparing them to you would be interesting. Might shed light on whether a altered biome is a result or a...
I don't think even 10% of the people on this board signed up for the completely free genetic research project at 23andme. Out of 1 million IBD sufferers in the USA only 2500 signed up so far. 7500...
Except for freshman year in college, slept like a baby until after I got UC at age 50. Not sure my waking in the middle of the night has anything to do with UC but I doubt it. Really want to sleep...
whoops tested Goodrx on generic rowasa and got this notice: "We are currently unable to show coupon prices for mesalamine, but you can still use a GoodRx discount to purchase at your pharmacy."...
What insurance claims they paid for my drugs is sometimes 3 times the cash price .Blue cross did this for 3 years with colazal. The cash price for colazal has fluctuated between $85 and $325+ in the...
Get your doctor to write a RX and send it to Canada. I think mesalimine suppositories are $2 each. I refuse to buy canasa and just use rowasa instead. Major rip off med and it is very fishy their...
"why 4.8 g can be taken as a max dose with asocol hd but not with colazal." As far as I know, it is just because asacol hd went through clinical trials. I did find out that sodium is actually a...
One of the generics is the brandname. It is Watson. It is what is called a approved generic I think. Marked with CZ just like the brandname but the capsule is a slightly different shade of the same...
You should be able to find bones for a reasonable price if not free. As mentioned, try people that order entire or partial animals. Craigslist might work to find them. Most people toss the packages...
...is that theories about UC are not scientific theories. Just speculation. Generalized risk factors are known but none have been shown to cause let alone be necessary to getting the disease. I was...
"Sounds pretty much like an HMO to me" Yup since 1973 and they have some success but until most people feel the actual pain of paying for their health insurance ie medical bills. Nothing will work....
Supplements effects are going to be about as noticeable as eating more broccoli or drinking skimmed milk instead of whole. You have to trust the science, which there isn't a lot for most supplements,...
In the back of my head, I can't help but think the histamines stuff is a bunch of bull. I stay away from everything but wine, beer and hard liquor and take my meds. No problemo...
It is not normal. I had milder fevers(101) caused by sulfasalazine. Check your meds side effects. I would see a doctor pronto if it was me....
Cure can be nothing more than a permanent remission. A maintenance med that is 100% effective is a cure. Large numbers of people with UC are almost at that point now and knowing what causes the...
I am trying to figure out whether to go tropical jungle this winter or to Ireland or Scotland next summer. Haven't been to many places but my favorite trip was to Trinidad and Tobago when I was 10....
Yes $150 is reasonable compared to US prices. Colazal is sometimes in that price range but all the others run $600 or more a month. I was in Mexico and drugs like Mesalamine don't require a RX but no...
How is the cost and availability of Mesalamine drugs in Costa Rica? Do you need a RX?...
Aren't you in Costa Rica? Arizona has 318 species of ants identified so far. The most of any state. Even experts have trouble identifying ants. Costa Rica probably has 3000 species of ants. The fire...