Hi All, I am currently coming out of a little flare after having a colonoscopy done. down to about 20mg of oral pred for the next week and feeling alot better. I am about to go on a week long trip to...
I have only ever done predfoam enema's but I can tell you that once my flare cleared up and I came off the enema's by poo did go back to normal until I happened to flare up again, unfortunately I am...
Hey guy, I had my first full colonoscopy last week doing the prep and everything, I have to say the procedure was not anywhere near as bad as I had imagined with the sedation and pain killers I was...
Hey Guys, I have a colonoscopy to look forward to tomorrow my first full one since my diagnosis 2 years ago. Currently taking picolax bowel prep today in preperation for the procedure tomorrow. And i...
i have found the opposite, when in remission i found that in the morning my BM could be more mushy then if i was to go a second time that day usually in the evening it was perfectly formed as it was...
Nice to know i am not the only one who has this. And great to hear from some also in the UK :-) I do currently take a probiotic just from the health food store..might ask about vsl wasnt really sure...
Hi Guys, I am currently coming out of a flare down to 5mg of oral pred and doing a night pred foam enema. and in the last couple of days i have noticed that my BM's (down to about 2-3 per day small...
My probiotics say on the label that they should be taken on a full stomach....do your probiotics specifically say to take on an empty stomach?...
Hi, I also just tried taking psyllium husk capsules to get more bulk in my stool they are Vega brand not metamucil and. To start with I have only been taking 1 capsule per day and the instructions...
MyUC I am not always taking pred, this is only the second time I have taken it since I was original diagnosed in 2008 only just started flaring at the beginning of this month started on the predfoam...
Thanks for the comments everyone MyUC - I have been taking the pred at 40mg since last saturday so 7 days now, the week before last I was in a milder flare which I took pred at 40mg for 5 days then...
Hi Guys, I am currently in my first flare up since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2008 consisting of d + Blood and some cramping in the rectum when having a BM. I am currently taking 40mg...
I have only seen my GP so far who put me on the pred oral & enema currently on 8xpred and 2x Foam enema per day unfortunately i didnt manage to hold the enema last night and felt pretty rough this...
Hi All, I used to follow the forums quite religiously when i was first diagnosed in 2008 but since then I have been almost back to normal on the Asacol typically 1 formed BM per day. that was until...