Iron Infusions are the way to go if you are given the option. Much quicker and less "toxic" then taking large amounts of oral Iron. Iron is poorly absorbed by the digestion track and thus takes much...
A few things which make me go more ... 1. No Caffeine, I no longer do any caffeine, no chocolate, coffee, tea... only herbal tea 2. Low amount of acid food - 4-6 oz of Orange juice in the morning ---...
We just had UC surgery for our 6 year old 2 weeks ago... he is doing great, playing, eating everything... He get a bit tired in the early afternoon and goes to sleep by 8pm at night... the energy...
For me two things seem to cause the most issues with "Flare-ups" / urgency type issues 1. Caffine - does not seem to matter of the source - Chocolate, Coffee, Coke, Tea... 2. Juice / Fruit - I like...
Earlier I posted that our son 6 who had the 1st of 3 surguries for UC - Removing the colon. We went home after 48 hours, he was doing great then had a stoppage of flow... we were unsure of why this...
Has anyone seen this before? My son who is 6, just had the 1st of 3 surgeries for UC, (Colon Removed) Before surgery he was taking Prednisone - 10mg (reduced from 20mg 3 days before surgery) and...
Cathy, Thank you for sharing. We hope to be in the same place on our 1st anniversary. Ron...
Thanks again for all the great posts. I truely believe we made the right choice for our son and that is life will be so much fuller without the worries of flare-ups in the future. It sounds like dr's...
If you are taking steriods, Prednisone, One of the potential side effects is: Decreased or blurred vision This has been mentioned by more than a few people on this forum....
thank you, He is doing much better tonight, things are flowing again, and once he starts eating he will be released from the hospital. The surgeon told us this is the first case where a stooma was...
Remicade made my son (6 years old) worse off... He was on Remicade for 8 months. Remicade lowered his immune system much more than 6mp, he would get more colds and certain bugs which affected other...
My son was diaganosed with UC a few years ago, he is now 6. He has had symptoms since he was 6 months old. We tried the natural progressions of medicines including Remicade, with mixed results. We...