It does seem quite interesting. I found this article which gives a bit more information:...
Hi, I have tried a lot of these AMP products, and they helped me tremendously for a number of years. I think they lose their potency after a while though as it seems less effective these days. I am...
Scrap girl, I'm also still wondering about the best option for surgery Would you mind me asking how often you need to go to the loo with the J-Pouch? I've read it can be up to 8 times a day? Also,...
Are you taking oral steroids? They give really bad heartburn Cheers d...
Well I've definitely been on Prednisone!! I also have had the polyps for a long time, my first 4 years or so of UC I had really high inflammation, so i guess that's when they started to form. I take...
Hi Anna, Thanks for replying. That's quite interesting, and although as you say it wasn't maybe the answer i was hoping for, it's always good to know that someone can relate to a situation. By the...
Hi everyone, Apologies for not posting for a while. It was crazy for me at work (we're being audited) and then when i had some time at home (prepping for my latest colonoscopy) I looked for this...
Hello all, Well i've just had my annual colonoscopy. The good news was that the inflammation is apparently relatively calm at the moment according to the docs. As always, I get told that I have so...
Hi everyone, back again....not much to report, still the same, ever since I've been back from Italy I haven't been able to kick the D, it's really annoying as I was doing so well before that. It's...
Hi all, Alinus - I sometimes have similar pain like that. I used to have it more often, can't say I've noticed that it's been more frequent since trying this diet. Well i'm back from Italy. Things...
Kiss - yep i think it's a good idea. I'm only going for 3 days but I'm taking 2 jars of sunflower butter and a couple of tins of spinach with me in my suitcase. I'll use that as my bae, and then hope...
Hi guys, Still doing really well. I've upped my intake of both spinach (frozen) and sunbutter over the last couple of days and i've felt a bit stronger. this is positive as i'd noticed (from my...
Hello, I add my VSL to the starter when i make my yoghurt, it also helps to make it a bit thicker. D...
hi again, Once again i've been really busy with work, but thought I'd give another update. To be honest it's kind of the same as before. I'd say 3 steps forwards and one step back. Most days now I...
hi everybody, It's been a while since i wrote here as I've been really busy at work while trying to follow the diet. I thought I should give an update as I've seen a definite improvement over the...
I think also the stress of things makes a major difference. I managed to be pretty much problem free for a while a few years ago. Then I went through a really stressful time at work with interviews...
Hi Mari, As Quincy points out, it does seem to be different for everyone, but i found that diet made a big difference for me. I'm currently trying SCD which is a big change for me, and the jury is...
Hi Jordan, Thanks for the info. I've downloaded the links and will have a read. D...
Well today has been pretty good for me. Only 2 BMs, and the 2nd was very well formed, and there was no blood in the bowl, although there was some on the tissue. Bathroomsprinter (great name btw) i...
Imagardener, Thanks for the info on VSL#3. Maybe I should wait 'til i'm further down the line and hopefully have killed off some of the bad stuff before I try the VSL3. For the time being I've got a...
Another question for the SCD veterans....is the VSL#3 probiotic that lots of people on here seem to be using SCD legal? I thought i remembered reading on Elaine G's site that any probiotic with Bifid...
Zuc, That sounds interesting, hope you'll let us know how the VRM2 goes. I picked up from anpother thread that spinach (and sunflower seeds) is good. For some reason I'd always avoided spinach as...
Well, it's got to be coincidence, because just hours after eating the spinach this morning my next BM had some form and much less blood. I haven't had a BM since then (about 9 hours ago). Surely...
well that's interesting festeris. Maybe I'll cut them out for a day or two to see if that helps. On another note, has anyone got any tips for a good probiotic that is SCD legal? I used to take Primal...
Well, I had a bowl of canned spinach mixed with garlic and crushed sunflower seeds before my normal breakfast of steamed vegetables and steamed salmon this morning. The spinach was pretty awful...
Thanks for all the info guys. I'm definitely starting to feel less scared about this whole idea...
Well it's almost 10pm at night here in the uk, but I'm going to head out to find some spinach, why not, i've tried everything else, nothing to lose right? I'll let you know if i have any luck (not...
Hi Genifer, I'm on Asacol too, I take 12x400mg/day. I used to be on azathioprine, but stopped that a few years ago as it was making me feel sick. I'm currently also taking prednisilone to control a...
I'm from London in the UK, but spend half my time in Paris, France D...
Hi everyone, I'm still persevering with the SCD. My symptoms are weird these days, I have relatively little pain, and not too much D or mucous, but a fair amount of blood. Bit perplexed about it all...
hi all, just wanted to say hello, I started the SCD about 3 weeks ago. I've been pretty determined to do it properly (to be honest I've tried so many things over the years that the diet itself isn't...
Thank you for taking the time to answer me. I had a look at the photos, and it's true that you can't tell that people are carrying a bag with them. So I take it the bag can be really small if you...
Hello to everyone, I just came across this site as i was desperately looking on the internet for what life would be like if i took the plunge and had surgery to relieve me of my UC. I'm 33 and had UC...