Has anyone been advised against having the Lasik procedure because of their UC, or their UC meds? I am ready to take the plunge in January, but am concerned about the eye surgeon saying no because I...
katkat: tenesmus: OMG its awful. It hurts no matter what you do, but especially when sitting at a desk all day. Also, I have the same symptom as you describe, with the pain under the right rib. Doc...
And Thank you Super 8 for your reply! Its good to know someone else has these symptoms. I don't know why, after having this disease so long, that I still worry it might not be my colitis and may be...
I'm not sure what brand it was, but it was refrigerated and was in the billions. I've kept it refrigerated, but it is pretty old now. I'm sure I need a new one by now. What would you recommend I do...
Not on probiotics, I need to start though. I have taken them before and they seemed to make me nauseous. Is this common? I thought about calling my doctor to see if he would prescribe VSL 3DS900....
Asacol is my enemy! I just cannot tolerate it. At first, it seemed to be working, but after a few days, it caused horrible urgency. Urgency to the point of pooping my pants frequently. It was...
Lately I have been having some strange symptoms. I have pan colitis, but I think I am in remission after a mild flare. I am having pretty normal BM's - (formed stools with no mucous or blood are what...
I just turned 42 and I have been having menopausal symptoms. This has really surprised me. I never put two and two together until reading your post, but it all began last summer after I had taken...
I have no idea why this works for me, but it does. I noticed that when I take Claritin-D (24 hour), it completely slows my bowels down - no mucous, no D, etc. My doctor is baffled as to why this...
Serenity Now, that sure explains some things! I have been taking Glucosamine with MSM. Guess I need to get some straight glucosamine and try that. I bet the MSM is what was causing the problem....
My doctor recently started me on Celebrex for my joint pain, in addition to the Tramadol I already take. Just as it seems it started to help, I started to flare pretty bad. He also recommended taking...
Sometimes the enemas give me stomach cramps, and its hard to fall asleep. Usually if I try some deep breathing and remind myself its just my body wanting to expel the enema and that I don't really...
Well, a flare for me starts with mucous, lots of gas and rumbling, increase in appetite and joint pain. Sometimes at this point I can get a flare under control on my own, without seeing my doctor....
I know, you wouldn't think I would have urgency from using an enema the night before. And its not just in the morning, sometimes the urgency happens the next day, late in the day or even the evening....
I know what you mean. Just as you start to feel good, here comes another flare. I've had good luck with Entocort -- it takes longer to work but the side effects are much less than with prednisone. I...
When I'm flaring, the only thing that sounds good to me are McDonalds (or any other type) plain hamburgers. I usually eat two, or I will order a quarter pounder, no cheese or anything on it. Just...
lv2Bhealthy; I have not heard much about Lialda. Is that another type of enema? How is it working for you?...
I have been using them at night only, and still getting the urgency issue. I'm wondering if its just that I am sensitive to mesalamine, no matter what form its in. I had problems with Pentasa,...
Definitely! I was first diagnosed in the spring, and my flares almost always start in the spring, and last through mid-summer. I can't tell you how many summers over the years I spent looking...
I've been using the Rowasa enemas for several weeks now, but just recently I've been trying to use every night because of excessive mucous. I think I'm almost out of a flare (colonoscopy shows a...
I can't decide. I don't think its caused by stress, although my family members will swear that its ALL because I hold my emotions inside. Whatever. Some of my worst flares have been during very...
I did the very same thing when tapering off Prednisone. Very very up and down. I could never decide whether to drop another level on the taper or not, because I would feel good, then bad again, then...
Sorry about that -- I tend to forget Imuran is maintenance. I can't seem to take oral mesalamine, but the Rowasa enemas do not bother me. In fact they help me greatly. I've tried sulfasalazine,...
I am currently coming out of a minor flare -- took Entocort and had much improvement. After a colonoscopy, doc says I have a small amount of inflammation in the lower portion of the colon. I am using...
I had this problem for the longest time, and I finally attributed it to the Asacol. Once I quit taking it, this rarely happened to me. I discovered that I just cannot take it, nor can I take Pentasa,...