tks quincy and all-i am on asacol 800x 3 daily,tapering pred at 5 mg per week -down to 45 from 60-i want to taper faster but i better not. i also take meslamine supp occasionaly and probiotics daily....
ETERNAL_OPTIMIST-great reply and you have a wonderful attitude for a young person your family should be proud!!...
life is good-i am outta this flare AND oregon ducks are rated number one in college football!!!...
futuremd-i assume you are taking vancomycin for the c- diff.i recentl SUFFERED from the same problem- i feel for you . youseem to be on the right meds you will be feeling better soon as you get out...
acwehse- it may be time for you to admitted to hospital-i went thru same thing last month with almost same symptons. i was in hospital for six days on iv fluids of saline,120mg prdnisone,vanconycin...
imagardener2-why bring your brand of politics to this forum??...
i have been on 60 mg prednisone for the past three weeks after hptl stay- starting to taper by 5 mgs at ten day intervals-i dont like the SLOW taper because cant sleep,nervous energy and munchies.i...
biglucy-make sure you are tested more than once for c-diff. after loosing 40 pounds and not being able to eat and severe dehydration from being in a flare sinse early july i finally went emergency...
montana 32- hang in there-i am in a 3 mo worst ever flare -lost 35 lbs and have zero energy-i am awating on remicade infusion.hope you will find something that will relieve your pain.btw i live in...
thanks for all that responded to the chew subject-i decided against it- been a flare for2 mo and recently switched to sulfaslazine from balsalazide.high doses of pred did not work this time. i am...
most likely a domb question but has anyone ever experminted using oral tocacco during a flare?...
just goin thru some of the older threads.did you ever get thru the bad flare??...
hey quincy-tks for your suggestions.i have been using the suppositories steadly for about one week-i use the va as my provider and they dont carry the enemas.i do try to eat regular food,mostly soups...
trout creek,mt- ESCAPED seattle area in 2000....
songlady-thanks for your response.just received results and the stool sample was normal- the doc is starting me on sulfasalzine instead of balsalazide- dont think i have used it before. the blood...
opening. my maintenance drug is balsalazide 750mg 6 daily.thank you for listening to my rambling story- i am depressed the pred did not work and tired of being a zombie on pain killirs. ...