I've also heard that the benefits are hard to measure with the meds. It is true that some are able to build up bone, but some of the research I read seems to lean towards a very minimal reduction in...
I feel your pain blk, I was just diagnosed with Osteoporosis last week after a bone scan. I'm a 34 year old male. Stupid prednisone. I won't even go into the fight I went through trying to get the...
Thanks for the kind words! It's been a mini roller-coaster as of late, but things are looking pretty good right now. Congrats to you too Sweetie, and good luck with everything....
UPDATE Just wanted to add my update to this thread to help any future people searching for answers regarding Aza, pred. and conception. Without rehashing everything again, we had our appointment with...
Thanks NiRo, all info on this is much appreciated. Hopefully it will help others who read these threads in the future too. Can you keep us updated on what you find out Zogoflax? Thanks....
What you'll find is that everyone is different. That's the hardest part about this. What works for most might not work for you and vice versa, you just have to keep tabs on what does or does not...
Hi zogo, Hopefully I can help a bit. Please bear with the wordy-ness... I am going through a similar scenario right now and I understand the difficulty and frustration in getting answers regarding...
I take a calcium supplement (standard "caltrate" with vitamin d), 2 pills a day when i'm at a high dose of prednisone, 1 pill/day as i taper. This was recommended by my GI to overcome some of the...
haha!! that's funny, thanks for the laugh. (i'm laughing with you, not at you...)...
Interesting. I always find it hard to relate the lab created disease in rodents to our situation. I guess every little bit helps though, even if it is to rule out non-causal issues, right? Thanks for...
I would put my money on it being the prednisone withdrawl. My common tapering symptoms are headaches, mood swings and throbbing knee pain. Hang in there......
My record was 1,800 billion per day of VSL3 trying to kill off a flare. I was only able to give it 9 days before the flare was too uncontrollable that i had to go back to the immuno's.......
I also started the 1 week ago today. 50mg for first week, 100mg second week and 150mg daily after that... Apparently i'm now prednisone dependent, so I am tapering that along with the AZA. I should...
I'm currently 6 days in to my VSL trials. I take 4 packets (1,800 Billion total) a day. I split it into 2 doses, morning and night. The first 4 days were brutal. Pain,Bloat,Gas,Blood,etc...but the...
Quick question for the experts on this forum. I recently came across some VSL#3 that has an expiry date not too far from today. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this product and what...
I know this has been discussed many times, but I think the general rule (and someone can correct me if i'm wrong) is to try and take it all in the morning, preferably before 9am. Apparently that is...
I agree with the plastic seat recommendation, the wood based or laminated wood ones are not worth the price/effort anymore. It's a bit unsettling actually being able to see how much splashing and...
I use a "Kinder Surprise" egg (American's might not know what I'm talking about). It works wonders and seems to be waterproof. Good old German engineering......
I appreciate all the responses so far, every little bit helps. I'm surprised with all the studies being done today that I'm having such a hard time locating any documentation on this particular...
Mid-August? I would skip Vegas and New Orleans, unless you want to sweat off the wedding cake pounds! I went to Iceland with some friends back in 2000, and it is one place I would recommend to...
I'm looking for any input regarding the subject. My doctor just put me back on 40mg of pred at a 5mg taper per week after the first 3 weeks. My wife and I are planning on starting a family with the...
Thanks a lot Krissy, that is very helpful. I assume they give the discount based on address? Of course my first thought is to have 1 order sent to every member of my family and friends houses...or...
I've alternated between the Jamieson capsules (Canada), and the Digestive Advantage C + C Formula (U.S.), and have found the latter to be a bit better. I've been wanting to switch to the VSL#3 but...
I agree with the "blah". It gets frustrating....
i was just curious fruitgirl, I'm lucky enough to have excellent coverage. TP177, have you tried adding a Pentasa suppository when you notice the beginning of inflammation? It's not really a party,...
Just out of curiosity, is 12 x 400mg cheaper than 6 x 800mg? If it were my choice, I would try to take as few pills a day as possible....
Thanks. I've read the studies re: Asacol HD and the beneficial dosing levels, but I have not seen many people on here that are taking the upper approved amount. And to answer fruitgirl's question,...
The more I read, the more i realize that I am at the very high end of my Asacol mg/day. Ever since diagnosis, my GI has had me on the 800mg tabs x 6 per day. I seem to be way above the norm at...
Fantastic. I appreciate the help....
Hello, I'm newly registered, but not new to reading the forum posts and using the advice. So, thanks for all the help so far! I was wondering the other day if there is a chart or something to help...