I am completely amazed at how fast it worked for me. Absolutely NO mucus yesterday and only one morning bm. No pressure, no gas, no nothing. If anyone is still reading this thread - don't trick...
he wants me to do it for 3 weeks and then go in for an office visit. I'm just going to do it - it's not that big of a deal. I don't want to risk anything - especially being preggo - doing rowasa at 9...
After just one night of using Canasa I feel great. I woke up this morning and did not have to RUN to the bathroom. I don't even feel any pressure or anything like I have to go either. I'm so glad I...
thank you!...
ok thx. i will be sure to monitor myself very closely and make sure to call the GI if i don't think the canasa is working...
i'm picking up Canasa for the first time ever tonight. When I had to pick up Rowasa for the first time it was absolutely devastating. RECTAL ENEMAS written all over this HUGE box. I just want to...
i feel weird demanding medicine - especially when things are really not anything major....
hopefully it will be enough because things are really not bad at all right now....
ok - hopefully this stops things in their tracks before it gets to the point of bleeding. i really hated doing rowasa while 8-9 months pregnant last time does the canasa usually stop things from...
Hey guys! It's been so long since I have been on here - hope everyone is doing well! I am currently 18 weeks pregnant and may be starting to flare. I have been having mucus in my bm's and at night I...
i took them for 5 months of my pregnancy. my dr prescribed them....
funny - when i look back i don't see it as a lot of ups and downs at all. I see it as I had one flare followed by lots and lots of worry. I had other things like food poisoning and getting sick and...
I have not been on in a LONG time but wanted to come back on and offer some encouragement. A little backstory - I always had a sensitive stomach but never anything severe or even moderate. Just...
I don't have a copy but I will get one. When I was pregnant the dr and the biopsies said UC. After my scope last week he visually said proctosigmoid UC....
ah... thanks for all the replies. He did see mild inflammation for 30cm when he looked but I have no symptoms so I figured it was from the cscope prep. I guess I truly am in a wait and see game. it...
that's crazy! I am taking VSL #3 so maybe that is what has healed me up. Or maybe I just had an infection that mimicked UC - is that possible? I guess time will tell....
I just got a phone call from the GI office - the biopsies from my recent colonoscopy came in and there is no evidence of colitis! This is great news - but I am so confused - why did the biopsies show...
had my scope today and it was not as bad as i was i thought! Thanks for al the advice regarding that. the results were a normal colon with very mild inflamation for 30 cm starting at the rectum. I...
maybe see how the day goes. That happened to me a few weeks ago and I thought for sure something was going on - but I didn't go again the rest of the day and the next day I was back to normal. You...
I felt sloshy too! Love that word to describe it. I drank all but the last glass - I just couldn't do it - so much liquid! My last 10 poops have pretty much been clear and I've been going a few times...
Oh my instructions said to Mix a bottle of miralax with 64 oz of Gatorade....
Thanks! I'm halfway through and it's not as bad as I was fearing. I've only gone a few times but I'm not feeling nauseous or anything. I think the worst part has just been the not eating anything....
I started my prep - took 2 dulcolax a few hrs ago and just drank my second glass of miralax and gatorade. After my first glass I already had a liquid bm. Is that normal? Do I really need to drink all...
I should also mention that I'm not in a flare. Not sure if that makes a difference...
I'm getting my first ever colonoscopy in one week. I'm doing the miralax and Dulcolax prep and have a few questions for those that have btdt. 1. Do I have to drink the whole bottle or just until I...
I flared for the first time while pregnant - first time being preggo. I was so scared for the baby too but he was born full term (I actually was induced a week after my due date) and was totally...
Sorry for all the typos - was only phone...
When I flared while preggo they did a flex sig and saw inflammation past the splenic exure but couldn't tell how far it went. My ONLYedicatoon was Rowasa and it stopped the flare dead in it's tracks....
Congrats!! Hope you stay feeling well!!...
Hope your little one feels better soon. Sendin positive vibes your way!...
I just had a baby and had a bunch of complications in my recovery. I know a scope is necessary but I finally am feeling like a normal person and just want to enjoy for a bit. I was thinking if it's a...
Hey I've been wondering the same thing. I'm scheduled in a few weeks but have no symptoms. I had some issues a few weeks ago but they only lasted a day or two and it wasn't like the first time I...
Hey! Didn't post last night because I fell asleep early - a baby will do that to you. Because of that I didn't do a Rowasa :( The nurse called and said negative for c diff! Phew! My stomach, even...
yep - i am ready to start the rowasa's tonight. They were a life saver during my pregnancy! I dropped off a stool sample at the hospital this morning and am just waiting to hear back. Weird thing is...
I've been taking lots of probiotics since the second corse if bactrim. 2 vsl#3 capsules, 1 florastor and 1 culturelle every day. And drinking kefir. I have not used rowasa since before I had the...
Hello friends! I am having tummy issues and since I'm fairly new to UC and have only had one flare last august I'm not sure what to chalk then up to. I had a baby in Jan and ended with a Mrsa staph...
I was on 5 weeks of antibiotics (Bactrim DS) twice daily and from what I have read, you can get c diff after you stop the antibiotics. Does anyone know how long after stopping antibiotics you are at...
that's a tough situation. my neighbor has UC and started dating his wife in college. He said it was hard at times and would be in so much pain on some dates trying not to run the bathroom all the...
no - dr. achkar is my second opinion. the grey area is that it could have been an infection but most likely is UC....
tabathasuzette - are you in the cleveland area? who is your local dr that works with achkar?...
I met with Dr. Achkar today - he seems very knowledgable and I'm happy I met with him. He said there is still some grey area with what is going on with me so I have to have my old GI send over my...
i took rowasa during my pregnancy and it got my flare under control right away. I have a friend who took presnisone and remicade during her pregnancy with twins and delivered them both full term....
i was diagnosed during this pregnancy - never had issues before then. i had that initial flare and took rowasa enemas for the remainder of my pregnancy with no additional flares. O was induced at 41...
sorry for not responding sooner - i couldnt get on this site for a few days for some reason. the vsl caps say 2-8 a day. the loose stool comes and goes, must be related to what i eat. no urgency like...
Hello all I am currently taking VSL#3 one or two capsules a day. I am also on heavy duty antibiotics (Bactrim) twice a day for a MRSA infection I got while breastfeeding. (I used the hospital pumps...
Hope things start getting better for you! Who is your dr? I also live in Cleveland and would someday like to get a second opinion. Sounds like you have a good one!...
thanks peety! i'm happy to hear mrsa was a one time thing for you! i hope thats my story too :) i've been taking two vsl#3's a day. going to pick up prescription vsl3 ds today....
Yeah I will be on them a long time :( Everyone is so relieved I'm taking the generic for bactrim ds 800/160 twice a day. They are pretty big At the first sight of butt issues my GI wants me to have a...
saw dr today and she says my abscess is clearing up nicely and to take the antibiotics for another 4 weeks. I don't have to see her for another 3 months! I hate to have to take antibiotics for a...