hi eva lou! i realize this post was like 4 yrs ago but i just typed in pseudopolyps and yours came up... i hope u still check the forum. well, i am now in the same boat... uc healing but those damn...
just had a colonoscopy... good news: uc getting better bad news: a million polyps have formed in my colon (waaay too many to biopsy all or even to take out all of em) and dr. said i'm @ a really high...
my dr just ordered that promethius test on me! it was ordered on a different lab slip. i had no idea what that was but he said my test results came back fine... i still dont really know what that...
i am currently on both 6mp and remicade right now, as well as asacol hd... i've always been under the impression that remicade was worse for pregnancy because it's an infusion and just feels like i'm...
vb4girl, what's GAPS? just wondering how many remicade infusions you've had and when your last infusion was? and are u in remission at the moment? good luck!...
hi chrissy72... im actually a hairstylist and always recommend nioxin to my clients... i've been using it as well for years. none of my clients have had any problems like hair falling out more. they...
shelbyc, sorry to hear the bad news and that you're feeling down... I know how much remicade costs cuz i'm on it right now too. My Dr's office actually gave me a remistart card/brochure that helps u...
Hi everyone! I was diagnosed with severe UC in 2009 and have tried pretty much every drug it seems like.. started with canasa, then lialda, then apriso, rowasa, and was steroid dependent for a long...
gotta love prednisone but hate it at the same time! i feel like i had every side effect when i was on 60 mg... it was my first time ever taking steroids and i had insomnia, severe joint pain,...
thanx guys that makes me feel somewhat better about 6mp now... i'm fatigued all the time too so i guess i can deal w/ that but i've dealt w/ hair loss before from lialda and i was not a happy person...
Hi all! So long story short, I was diagnosed w/ uc in feb 2009 and responded well to my steroid treatment (4-5months to taper) then apriso to keep me in check... I was doing well until I started...
i remember asking my GI about taking probiotics/acidophilis and he said not while i'm flaring. well... i'm still flaring! (on and off since march) and now wondering if i should just go ahead and take...
i'll google that right now! thx <3...
i remember those exact feelings you're feeling right now... you're so not alone. it is a very depressing situation and i was out for a good 3 weeks as well... since i was pretty much bed-ridden or...
pitteddates~ i'm soo happy you posted this bc it's giving me hope... i had UP in 2006 then it turned into UC in 2009. i am currently seeing and new acupuncturist (since july) and have started to...
oh man, i've never been on entocort so i dont know how it works but i am on prednisone now and i'm just wondering how the "10-day course" goes... i thought u have to taper that down slowly or else it...
thx guys! ya i just had blood work done a few weeks ago and i think it was fine... i've been checked for anemia every time this happens and it always comes back negative. i did however check my blood...
so i always have insomnia due to restless leg syndrome and prednisone and waking up in the morning is always difficult... this morning, however, was extremely difficult. i eventually had to force...
i used to take lialda and was never told to take more than 4/day... usually when i have a flare up my dr will put me back on prednisone (in addition) to control the flare... i am now on apriso...
i was actually nauseas this morning and almost threw up while sitting on the toilet!! i also felt really weak and got cold sweats and felt like i was about to pass out... i've been flaring since the...
i usually throw up on the way home too or at least feel nauseas... however i'm only 5' tall and weigh 100 lbs so i'm always sensitive to being put under... so on my last upper/lower gi i told them to...
im really interested in the scd diet (despite negative comments from my 2 GI's and a registered dietician). just wondering if it's best to start the diet when im flaring or wait till i get better?...
u r not alone, and apparently neither am i! that happens to me every time i have a bad flare... keep a small trash can or bucket near the toilet. good luck, hope things get better soon...
ugh, i know how u feel so vent all u want! :) i've been flaring on and off since march... each time i try to taper the prednisone i get to just under 10mg then have to go back up again... seriously,...
i was actually having hair loss problems while on lialda... i think i literally lost about 50% of my hair!!! i was freaking out since i am a hairstylist and felt like i had no control over my own...
omg i have photosensitivity and eye floaters too!!! i've been photosensitive all my life but now that i think about it, i've noticed my first eye floater a couple years ago (around when i was...
thank you so much to everyone that replied... =) i know i wont do anything drastic like go off all meds unless i get the ok from my dr. but i definitely will try all the vitamins and supplements...
hello all! i am 31 yrs old and have been diagnosed with uc 2 years ago... i seem to flare up @ least once a year and that pretty much puts me on prednisone for 6 months out of the year and apriso...
yay, think positive and hopefully your flare will end!!! <3...
jo1972uk, Nanners, & MMMNAVY: yes, this past time i had a flare up is about the same time i almost fainted so i think for me it's a little like they're connected... when i feel an episode coming on,...
thank u everyone for your replies! i definitely feel like i'm not alone anymore... yes, i do have allergies and i just think that this certain time of the year is always more stressful for me at...
hi i'm a new member! nice to meet u all... in june of 2006 i was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis which was controlled with just canasa every other day or so and i thought, "ok, could be worse......
RLS totally disrupts my sleep!!! for me it just feels like a creepy/uneasy feeling in my legs usually when i'm trying to sleep @ nite... sometimes in the movie theaters or on a long plane ride......
thx for replying! red34: ya, that's what i thought also and i actually went to my ENT and he did all the hearing and balance tests and even an MRI and found nothing... =( so is there anything you do...
thanx to everyone who replied back! mslady1996: to answer your ?, yes, i've been to several different kinds of doctors including holistic ones... some, think it may be allergy related but i've tried...
so i get these "dizzy" feelings as i call them cuz i don't know what else to call them... sometimes i feel like i'm falling for a second then it goes away... it's so weird and then sometimes i feel...
does anyone ever get the feeling like you're falling for a second then it goes away? it's so weird and sometimes i feel a little off balance, kinda dizzy... i've had a few doctors tell me it's...