I think a combination of eating crazy carbs, very bad food choices yesterday being McDonald’s and Taco Bell as well as PMS. Perfect storm. Swelling has subsided but I’m still up 7lbs from last...
Is it possible for rectal prednisone to get swollen feet and a big weight gain of 7lbs in one week. Of course I’m eating a lot of carbs. I’m just concerned because I also just started birth control...
Hi All, My 13 year old son has to unfortunately go on clindamycin for 3 weeks due to a sinus infection. It will be 3x a day. Currently he takes florastor 1 pill 2x a day. Can I add another florastor?...
I really don’t want to take the oral prednisone. I started rectal steroids 2x day last Friday, 4.8 grams of Lialda and mesalamine enema 1 x day. I’m not Running by to the bathroom at all and there is...
I but slow fe release iron fromTarget. It’s their own brand and it’s 45 mcgs. No problem....
So I started prednisone enemas on Friday and now I haven’t gone to the bathroom at all. This is always how it is for me. All or nothing. Questions: Should I also do mesalamine enemas while doing...
Thank you for your thoughts. You are correct about the emotional issue of feeling like I have no control. That is precisely what has set me off. I’m starting an emergency kit but what I experienced I...
Thank you for your words Quincy. I am taking Florastor but if you think the other one mentioned might be more beneficial I’ll try it. I have 4 mg enemas mesalamine. I don’t have any steroidal enemas...
It’s so strange because I only had a cup of tea this morning and then on my way to work (35 minute drive)had to turn around and did not make it. So frustrating and it makes me so sad. The last thing...
Yes I think you’re right and my doctor is wrong. Because I always start out with just 1 or 2 bums a day during a flare he seems to think I should be going 10x a day....
I’m so confused. 6-8 weeks ago I started with urgency and mucous. Sometimes only mucous. SAw my GI and he ordered tests and told me to double my Lialda to 4.8 grams a day and to do night enemas. He...
. Protonix is is great. I have such powerful reflux I swear it goes into my head and protonix really helps....
I had a round of blood tests and several stool tests. I was on Lialda 4.8 grams a day for two weeks as well as nightly mesalamine enemas. Sometimes, it is formed and then it is out of control watery...
I have been having loose urgent and sometimes painful stools for the last 6 weeks. They are becoming more formed but then they go back to straight water D. I was on a double dose of Lialda and...
I don't know why I do this to myself...but I was having alot of just mucous after having a bm over the last month so I thought it would just go away. I used mesalamine enemas and that kept things at...
Yeah why I posted about the rectal meds. I know I was always leary at first. I sort of felt guilty posting so positive but then I said it gives others hope in similar stages....
I had Colonoscopy today. Last one was 4 years ago. The anesthesiologist said he would not be giving me light sedation due to them taking biopsies and my last scope was 45 minutes. He said light...
:shakehead: LOL A co-worker told me that I'd be better soon because "SPRING IS COMING". So now I laugh and just tell everyone that spring is coming and all will be well....
Quincy: I have diarrhea 1 or 2x a day...the running to the bathroom kind. The pain is definitely lower but it is also just an all over horrific feeling as I am emptying. And then when done, I am just...
Hello...I have been in what I think is a flare for about 6 weeks now. My doc has done blood work, stool work, and I had a CT Scan and an enterography. The blood work showed nothing...the calprotectin...
I had a CT Enterography today- For the past month or so, I have had watery Diarrhea with intense abdominal pain that usually resolves at most within an hour after going. There is also blood and...
I had a lactose today and the results were negative, although I had to run to the bathroom 10 minutes after I drank it. Nurse said what they gave me wouldn't cause that?Going for the enterography...
Wishing you health and much happiness!!...
So, this all started about a month or so ago...with urgency, gas, and bloating. My normal BM's are 1 a day and they started increasing to 2 a day. A week of this, then the intense, awful stomach...
Well, I know I was diagnosed with UC but at this point, all my tests are coming back negative for any infection so I wonder if it is Crohns. Years ago, my bloodwork was positive for Crohn's yet one...
Thank you quincy...I go back next week for more results and hopefully more answers. The pain is almost constant now just not as severe as the waves that were coming. For some reason, I also have pain...
So I had the CT Scan done and the results are: Wall thickening involving a loop of ileum in the right lower quadrant consistent with an enteritis. All of my blood work came back normal...just waiting...
Just Stud: my normal flare begins with bad gas, mucous and some blood and urgency. Turns quickly to alot of all that within days. I never had the intense cramps that I do this time. I have been given...
I have intense cramps/spasms that come and go...they last for about 10-15 seconds and the intensity is about a 8-9. They can come anywhere from 2-5 x an hour. I have some diarrhea about 2-3 x a day...
Ok so I have had UC for a few years now and have managed well with Lialda once I was fully diagnosed. Two weeks ago, I started with intense urgency to go and some blood. Then the gurgling had...
ok so it is not a reflux flare and Doc agreed it is likely a UC flare. He doubled my meds so Lialda 4 a day, 2 rowasa enemas a day, protonix 40 mg 1 x day. Reflux is almost non-existent and I haven't...
Have you tried Gas X?...
Ok so I thought I was flaring and now I am not so sure. 3 1/2 weeks ago I started drinking Shakeology in the am everyday with a little fruit. I looked and didn't see any artificial sweeteners as I...
I have never done maintenance enemas but am thinking I will. It is just odd because once I evacuate, I feel almost completely better until the next day when the cycle starts again. Does that make...
Thank you Gary for replying so quickly, Sobad reflux, gassiness, and odorous soft/loose stool 1x day can be a flare-without blood, diarrhea or mucous? I am thinking to double my Lialda and start the...
So I have been good for almost 3 years now-no diarrhea, no blood, no mucus. I do get reflux attacks once in a while which aren't any fun. for about a week now, I have had gas, indigestion on and off...
I signed on (with my doctors written request) for FMLA. All it does is protect your job if you are out due to UC ( or whatever condition you have). In my case last year I ran out of sick time but it...
I stayed on florastor for about 2-3 months after my most severe bout with cd...i definitely think between that and the vanco is what finally worked for me...but now I have UC/or Crohns whereas before...
I have both mesalamine and hydrocortisone enemas. The bleeding just started this week right one when my stomach starting hurting again. So start on which enemas?...
Not sure if it's a flare or a result of too much fiber. 2 weeks ago I had a huge BM and since then I increased my fiber. My stomach hurts on and off and I am seeing increased blood. Should I start...
Yes still on protonix... But I had stopped it for a bit since I was doing well Should I do the cort enemas now and when things improve do the regular ones?...
I thought I fixed my sig...I am on 2 Lialda 1.2 grams each..half of max dose. My doc told me to cut it down in October. I finished pred om 9-9-12 with additional 15lbs!! He also told me I could stop...
I am taking 2 Lialda a day. The crazy thing with me is that my bm's have been slow...whereas I was going 1 every day or two but last week I went 4 days without one. Also I have really bad gerd??...
Ok since being diagnosed in April, I have had two flares. The last one was August, most severe. I started seeing minor blood a week ago and now starting to see mucous. I am getting freaked out. I...
I have pain tender to the touch to the left of the belly button. It's only in one specific spot and only when I touch it a certain way. Does this sound familiar to anyone?...
Does anyone get pressure in their vagina after doing a retention enema? I have had this pressure when I do this and also when I am flaring bad (without the enema)....
I have had acupuncture for my sinuses (I had sinus surgery yrs ago) and it works...better than being on antibiotics....
Thoughts and prayers sent your way!!!...
Feels like I may be getting something so I bought some airborne as some people swear by it. Anyone here take that along with mess like prednisone and Lialda?...