Thanks for the feedback everyone. I was a bit freaked out by both of these drugs, but I have definitely calmed down a bit now. I was just looking at my colonoscopy summary from last month and I...
Went to my GI doc last week and he wants to put me on Remicade or Imuran for maintenance. I'm currently taking 15 mg of Prednisone and he thinks I'll go back into a flare if I drop below 15mg. I am...
Back in July, I went to the ER because I was tired of feeling so sick. Got a fever every afternoon, bleeding, rectal pain - not so much abdominal. Ended up on lots of pain meds. Back in August I went...
That was a great link. Thanks! I'm in the research phase as well. Doc gave me the choice of Iumuran or Remicade. Not thrilled about either....
I'm finally coming off my first flare and I'm looking to clean up my nutrition. I had to switch my diet from natural foods to almost all processed crap. Now that my colon has calmed down a bit, I'd...
Thanks. I read somewhere that fish & flax oil was good for UC, so I kept taking it. Sigh. What about ground flaxseed? I've never been on Rowasa....
Hubby thinks I should wait until Monday and call my regular family doc and get his opinion. My feeling is that the pain is bad enough to warrant a hospital visit. Christine: Yes, I have urgency and...
My first GI doc told me to stop taking ibuprofen and I did, but I never knew why. Now that I know, I won't take it again. No need to make flares worse than they already are. As for results being the...
Maybe acid reflux? Peppermint is supposed to be a trigger for it....
I've been pretty sick for the past few days. Fever, more pain than usual in the rectum. The last few suppositories made me cry. I've got a hemmorhoid that is killing me and the acid reflux has been...
Thanks for the replies. My Rx is for 10 mg. I discovered this morning that taking OTC ibuprofen had the same effect as Vicodin, so I may be done with those. It blows my mind though how many drugs I...
Sorry, I don't know much of what you speak. Isn't immodium an antidiareheal? What is Remi and ACV? I'm pretty much willing to try anything at this point....
Anyone taking Bentyl have comments on it? My doc gave me an Rx for Dicyclomine (a generic) and between all the other crap I'm taking and the side effects listed for this drug, I don't know if its...
I have been paying more attention to what foods create reflux symptoms for me. Its usually not that bad, but last night I suffered all night long with it even though I had foods for dinner that...
I'm an endurance athlete. Can't workout either, which totally stinks. It is my understanding that short cardio segments (under 30 minutes) at very low heart rate levels (under 65% of your max) is...
Almost forgot.... The nurse also told me to try a probiotic. Yogurt isn't sitting well with me right now, so she suggested I try Align....
Thanks everyone for your input. I spoke to the nurse at my GI office and we discussed the difference between soluable and non soluable fiber. That may be my biggest culprit right now. I have a list...
A couple of weeks ago, I developed an extremely painful hemorrhoid. My GI doc sent me to a surgeon and I'm going to have it removed next month. I've been primarily on a low fiber diet because it...
Proctitis symptoms are urgency - I go to the bathroom at least 20 times a day. Mostly just blood and mucous, but occasional stool. Until last week, I was constipated, so my GI doc has me working to...
BTW, I created a signature line with meds. Can anyone tell me why its not showing up here?...
I was newly diagnosed with UC/Proctitis in February. I am a 48 year old endurance athlete and was supposed to do an Ironman race next month, but have been totally out of commission with this disease....