Yeah my Psyllium Husk capsules that I buy are listed as a "laxative" on the bottle... however have the opposite effect for me and firm up my stool. I'm sure if I was ever constipated it would help...
Wow, really interesting... definitely keep us posted on any of your further research! I thought I read that they did some sort of test to verify its release into the colon? I should take a read...
Interesting, I asked my GI about switching from Asacol to some other type of mesalamine before trying AZA and simply said "you can try it if you want but it won't work" lol. The logic of this article...
@ssmith3: If you look around there's also lots of info on making your own yogurt and basically making your own probiotics, I find it helps. I recall there should be a post specifically making yogurt...
Very interesting read, my UC occurred my first year of moving to a new city for university and consisted of having a new water supply, drinking lots more milk than usual, and increased stress. Three...
nice, I got 20 bucks once after a regular GI visit for donating some blood for one of his studies :)...
I hear ya, although I'm working on and practicing for a presentation on this festive Saturday night (I live in residence lol)... :( And sorry I'm no help on the constipation issue, I'm experiencing...
Haven't done "Mindfulness" training per se but my GI referred me to a clinical health psychologist to help manage stress to reduce flaring associated with stress. It involved breathing exercises and...
I've just had one colonoscopy... but yeah the anastesialogist was present and I was put completely under. There must be a certain level of medication that if they go over by regulation an...
I used to take 700 mg capsule a day... noticed no changes to symptoms....
Hey ryverwise, I'm facing a similar situation to yours, have never been in remission and my GI's been pushing me to go on Imuran for almost a year now... I hate doing so as my condition isn't "that...
I also take pysllium husk caplets (6x792mg /day). I started with 1/day than kept increasing by 1 per day until I got desired results. Works great for me :)...
oh and I agree on the whole confidence thing, trying to stay positive is key...
Here's what I do, -don't have coffee before the presentation- but promise myself coffee afterwards -allocate time just before the presentation/meeting to go to the bathroom, even if I just let a bit...
@sobroken: Hahaha yeah! And thats part of the fun, my girlfriend hates it, but I think its pretty cool. And its interesting getting alot of second glances on the street... @Red_34: Movember is when...
I'm thankful for having some good friends, supportive family, and an awesome girlfriend. And lately for my mustache growing ability, this year's "Mustache Movember" is pretty successful so far :)...
Yeah psyllium was definitely a good thing for me as well, it cut my bm's per day by more than a half instantly. Mucus, urgency, etc would remain but at least its much less frequent!...
My husband just graduated as a Civil Engineer... what part of Civil engineering are you looking into doing?[/quote] Thats cool, I'm mostly into water resources and hydraulics, the last few summers I...
Final year Civil Engineering student, almost graduated!...
Hey, I've been looking into it as well and found this article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2659138/ One of the products they test is VSL#3, I hope to get some shipped next week and...
Hi, This is my first post, however I've been reading here for quite awhile. I have had a diurnal hernia (mild I think, goes in when I lay down) for the past few months. My GI kinda shrugged it off...