Thank you for responding. @ipoop yes, they are 1 gram. I have used foam enemas, in fact trying to get this flare under control I did for 2 weeks, they usually do the trick but not this time....
Its been a while since I posted here and thats because Ive been doing pretty good! I had my symptoms mostly under control with meds. Currently taking mesalazine suppositories regularly, one at night,...
I couldnt watch it for some reason. Maybe its just for USA? Anyway, I am a major cat lover. I have 4 of them and I know what they are capable of... lol...
Funny I popped on to kinda ask a few questions about becoming used to mesalamine bc I seem to be lingering within this mild flare. Anyway, its not really the same thing but its interesting how you...
That's cool Chrissy. I started training in 2011 and started working last year and I absolutely love it!!...
I did try scd a few years back and it did help but I couldn't get past the first stage. There was guilt and a sense of failure every time I slipped up and ate ... a raw apple for example. Ive...
Don't feel bad. I bet your dr will understand. With UC, I think its a very personal thing to deal with. All of our triggers and symptoms are going to be different and you probably couldn't have...
Hi JC... I couldn't tell by your post if you were still taking your pentasa? I have to take pentasa as a maintenance med. I cant go without it. The first sign that Im coming into a flare is fatigue....
geyes, i still have my scope pics frommy last scan in 2010. they went through the whole colon and i believe they said they went up into the small intestine a little. there was no inflammation...
You know what I was told? The notes say that with proctitis there is no need for regular c-scopes. Is that commom practice then? I stopped taking the oral meds because I was managing ok with the...
My first symptoms of an impending flare are exhaustion, achey joints, back and changes in bm's. I usually catch it before I see mucus but the final step for me is blood. But the very first thing I...
Not on iron supplements. I dont know if it was more like the liquid Levi described. It was definately mucus, like snot and black. I then had another bm and it was laced through the bm, or encased in...
thanks. I had some symptoms a few months ago that *I* thought felt like something was going on further up my gi tract. It was like the same left sided feeling Id get when I was flaring (as I...
Also, Im feeling very nauseous and generally unwell. There are a few bugs going around this time of year but Ive never experienced this sort of thing. Im so tired! I dont know if anyone gets this...
Hello there guys, its been a long time and Ive been doing pretty well. When I was here last I was trying to get some symptoms under control, and to an extent, I kind of, sort of have, but there are...
is this some kind of secret code, maybe from the cromes forum ?[/quote] Lol... as far as diet is concerned... I am able to manage my symptoms through a grain free diet. I started out on scd but...
Im not on bc but I have always gotten either D or C just prior to AF (autoflo :smilewinkgrin: ). It is normal and it might be a case of not being used to it. It might chill after a few cycles....
The very first symptoms I had were when I was about 18/19. I had diarrhea out of nowhere with no discernable reason, a few times I noticed mucus. Its only now that I can look back and see that I...
I get rashes on my face that you cant see but are very itchy as well. My hands, neck and head also suffer from time to time. The flare probably triggered the rash, not the other way around. I get...
Surferchick, I dont have a problem with enemas the way you do, but if I did I would use two suppositories a day. One at night and then put another on after I was certain I might be finished pooping...
Yeah, I often start flaring this time of year, and the times Ive been in enough pain to warrant a hospital visit have always been this time of year too. In fact my first flare, which was a year(+)...
This is totally the best possible attitude to have in your situation. I was reading thru all the posts and wanted to say the same thing if no one else said it. You're doing well, all things...
Hey Red. Ive tried SCD a couple of times but really struggled to get beyond the intro diet every time. I did feel much better being grain/gluten/sugar/dairy/starch free, but its very restrictive. I...
My kids and I just finished the first Hunger Games and are looking forward to the next one. One of my girls and I were reading Jane Eyre together but then we went to see Hunger Games and had to read...
Thats exactly how all my flares start up. I know Im beginning to flare up bc even before I see any blood, mucus, or anything visual, I feel exhausted and it hurts exactly how you described. I hope...
Therearemiracles, I can really really relate. Im naturally a very happy glass-always-half-full kinda gal. UC did take some getting used to. I spent long months housebound, and found it impossible to...
Thank you SO much! Thats made my day! Im finally finding things to make this diet easier....
Just wondering about the yogurt too. I do believe I read somewhere (Imagardener said it I think) that you could just leave the yogurt out on the counter and it would make the yogurt as well as if it...
Im on my 11th week starting scd after a relapse. I had been on scd last summer, then after about 3 months I caved and ate some chocolate and went downhill from there. I went back to eating my old...
Yeah, I am definately experiencing die off. And its a good feeling actually. I felt bad but not too bad this time. I got the achy joints and snuffly nose, but the first time I started the diet a year...
Thanks for the detailed response. The things you mention that cause a lot of problems, things like bread, soy, corn, etc arent allowed on scd anyway, so thats ironic. So is dairy and all the...
Thanks Kazbern. I actually posted in that thread already but wanted to hear from those who suffer from IBS without IBD bc there are times when I honestly cant tell the difference between the two. I...
I guess this is the best place to ask some questions regarding my personal diagnosis. Ill start out with a little info. I have had bowel issues for a good 10+ years now. Im 34, healthy, try to be...
I have been diagnosed with IBS and IBD. I do find it difficult to distinguish between the two to be honest. I feel sick whenever I eat anything, I get that full feeling Red described. I also get very...
I am one of those who is still very exhausted even in 'remission'. Everything seems normal but the one remaining 'symptom' (if you can call it that) is lingering exhaustion. Ive only been in...
Im not sure what to say, I wasnt trying to be insensitive. Maybe we crossed wires somewhere??...
Oh... My... Goodness...you guys are SO funny! On a serious note I have had dr's and nurses who just had no time for me and for years I had no idea there was any medication for UC except for asacol...
Thank you Ima;) I did find that wheat, potatoes, rice and such like that were a big problem when I started eating them again. Now, some foods I havent fully introduced. Bread doesnt cause me as much...
Right, its been a while since I posted but Im doing well at the moment. Not sure if you all remember me but I had a nasty flare, trouble finding meds that would work (or gp's who would offer any kind...
Thanks so much for your replies. They have been helpful. Im a regular on the ulcerative colitis section. Not sure if my siggie is up there, but I did forget to mention that my ibd is mainly proctitis....
In about 2005 I was diagnosed with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). I had the symptoms, bleeding, D, all that fun stuff. So, I take the meds, get rid of those IBD symptoms but I always hit a wall...
Ok, thanks, Im not sure if dehydration is the problem, I thought I got enough liquids, I drink a lot of herbal teas. I thought it might have been a cold thats going around. My girls had similar...
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that on a plus side my symptoms are starting to subside again....
Ok, so I had stopped taking asacol as per my gi's instructions and then I missed some of my rectal meds and started noticing symptoms again, bleeding, D, etc. I started up a strict regime again with...
One thing we UCers can rely on, when we stop our maintenance meds we can count on our symptoms to return. It take SO long to get into remission, then we let our guard down and 'forget' or think we...
Yeah, Ima, I feel the same way about nuts as you do about yogurt, lol. I really like nuts a lot, maybe another few months and Ill be ok with it. The other thing I wanted to say was that I bet Id test...
Well, after about 4 or 5 days of going back on the restricted diet (scd) I felt better. Stomach pain went away, I just had to eliminate the scd illegals and the bloating went, the exhaustion mostly...
There was one time, about a year after I was diagnosed I think, when I got a whole mouthfull of ulcers. It was SO painful. Ive never had them again tho. Talk to your GI about it soon tho if they are...
you poor thing! As a mum with UC I can totally understand how that would make things worse! It would have been bad enough with just one of those componants, either having UC and no electric and no...
Im guessing he's asking to rule out infection of some kind or the flu. There are times when I do get like that myself. I get like that when Im overdoing it. My UC makes me feel extremely worn out,...