I'm abut to graduate from High School this May, and I have been accepted into a University! I was wondering if any one knows of scholarships for Ulcerative Colitis? It would really mean a lot to me!...
Has anyone had any complications with sushi before? Would it be wide to avoid it? Or is it ok to eat?...
I've been hearing about these week long cleansing diets, and heard they can do wonders for complexions and so on and so forth. I've been really hesitant to do one because I don't know how it will...
Yeah, sure, this is funny and to the point but really?! How insensitive can you possibly be? They might as well have opened up with a funny video about vomiting and started a segment on eating...
I don't really know what the deal is with sugars but for some reason if i have too much i have a softer stool thanks for all the recipies and subsitutions for sugar :)...
I was looking some up on google but all of them had like a Splenda substitute (I can't eat artificial sweeteners). I would love to have a dessert that tastes good :) Thanks!...
I am part of my high school cross country team and I'm kinda in a mini flare. I don't want it to get worse and I was just wondering if running long distance can hurt or help. Thanks guys :)...
You've explain UC so much you just say "Basically my Colon is Screwed" You can't find something, the 1st place you look is your bathroom You keeped baked tortilla chips in your purse You can take 7...
What I do is before I actually put it in I squeeze out all the air (it makes it more comfortable), then i put it up (which I hate haha), then i squeeze it from the bottom. It works quite well for me...
Thanks for the reminder but I have a question: I am in about 15 years old, should I still get checked for it? (oh and my signature is not correct, I am off of pred. and im on 2X2 Lialda a day)...
Vitamin C? good idea! Thanks for your support... I like knowing that I'm not the only one (even though it feels like it) ;)...
I got off pred. like 3 weeks ago. I've done really well (solid poops, no blood, etc.) I caught a little bit of a cold and now I'm having diarrhea with blood. I started crying when i saw this. I WAS...
I really like to hear others experiences with UC... I like to know that I'm not alone! So in this post anyone and everyone with UC can just talk about funny, sad, frustrating, etc. moments that you...
I really love to do music. I play the flute, guitar, i sing, and i play a really small amount of piano. I also love to act. So one day i hope to be in public plays (or possibly broadway ^^). I really...
Thank you all for all of those tips! Keylime, you were wondering how i come up with all of that extra stuff i take. Well my dad does a lot of research and has found all of this stuff is really good...
The hunger i have while Im on Pred is UNBEARABLE!! Does anyone have any good ways to control the hunger? Or any good healthy snacks i can eat when I feel like i NEED to eat? Thats SOO Much! :turn: My...
I have the same prob. My face is really round and my stomach is big too. Being in highschool its kinda hard to live with. My mom says that it will go down when im totally off the pred. My signature...
I use this stuff from Burt's Bees called "Dr. Burt's Res-Q ointment" I really like it! :D...
I lose a lot my hair with colazal and i take a small little pill called Biotin and I have seen a good difference. i still have hair lose but it is WAY less...
When I bleed (in my flare) I do Rowasa Enemas and it stops my bleeding in like 2 days tops! :D...
I had some lower back pain during my last flare. I seem to have it when im in a bad flare I when in to a nice warm tub and it calmed it down pretty well. :D...
Who takes VSL#3 and if you do what do you mix it in? Whats the best thing to mix it in? I do it in apple sauce and it still is sometimes sour 9so i add honey). Im kinda getting tired of applesauce...
Well i don't drink anything carbonated and i eat popcorn all the time and nothing happens to me. but i do try to stay as sugar free as possible. My family tends to eat popcorn A LOT and i eat it...
I do flare during my "special" time. So I have to make sure i take it easy during those times because with the cycle and the flare it means a good amount of blood is lost. :-P...
I use to run. But my hemagloben was low so my doc said no until its up. Well its up now and i havent started up yet but i hope to. Physical stress could be hard so start out slow. GOOD LUCK!!...
I was taking Lialda and my GI doctor switch my med and put me on steriods. I never started steriods becuase the colazal worked so good! I hope you will be put on it and have the same results as me!...
I know colitis is different for everyone but i was just curious about what COULD trigger someone (or even me!). For me it's: Fried food, processed sugar (so candy), and i am on this diet called the...
Thank you Im only in high school so i goofed up a little on my med names but my dad helped me out Mylan is really colazal and my profile signature is now changed! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!...
Not to be mean but i only want to know if i can use the enemas or not! Read the first box!...
Well for 1 Mylan is a medication for colitis All my colon has it No alternative suggested Yes it is a GI All my meds are in my signature I was just wondering if my doctor hasnt told me to use them...
My GI doctor gave me some Rowasa Enemas a in January or so and i used them for 7 weeks. He said he didnt want me using Rowasa for more than 8 weeks and took me off of them. Now i am in a flare up and...