I agree with this. It is highly unlikely that it is the Remicade. If it is the prednisone, then the good news is that it will pass. UC_Spartan, as far as short-term treatment goes, perhaps more...
Jse, I am confused. What is your prednisone dosing schedule like? Are you doing the standard 40 mg/day for a short period of time (about two weeks), and then reducing your daily dose by 5 mg every...
I am very surprised that you have been prescribed enemas and asacol prior to prednisone. When an ulcerative colitis flare up is occurring, particularly for those new to the illness, prednisone is...
I've had quite a few flares, and prednisone worked exceedingly well for me with my early flares. As years progressed, prednisone was increasingly ineffective in treating subsequent flares. I believe...
I second this warning. Although meyerlemony seems to be the type to listen to the doctor, unlike some others (which has included me, in the past)....
Hello meyerlemony, It is great news that you are feeling better with the prednisone. Allow me to humbly offer some advice if you have only recently been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. 1. Follow...
Remicade tends to be the "next step up" after Imuran, but for the wrong reasons. The truth is, Remicade has higher rates of succes and lower likelihoods of side effects. The *only* reason Imuran is...
Well, Imuran has a decent success rate and is worth a try, but it should be secondary to Remicade or Humira. Both Remicade and Humira have higher rates of success than Remicade, begin to work much...
No I'm not, but I majored in science for my bachelor's. I took another profession afterwards, though. I do enjoy science as a hobby, though. The principles of drug half-life and therapeutic range...
Are you sure? Perhaps I stand corrected. I do know that identified genes from animals and plants can be patented. For curiousity's sake, perhaps we should research this further. I think you're wrong....
Here's a simple mathematics example. Assume Patient A receives 1000 mg of a drug, and that the half-life of this drug is ten days. After his first dose, he will immediately have 1000 mg of the drug...
This may be an obvious point, but we almost always use prednisone to recover from severe symptoms, which almost always means we were terrified of food for awhile. When prednisone works well, it's...
SWfromNYC, I also hope you will be the first person I've heard from who went through an episode of responding well to Remicade, then not responding well to Remicade, and then went back to responding...
There is no question that many conventional treatments have relationships to chemical compounds found in nature. I never said otherwise. What I did say is that if there are natural herbs out there...
I never suggested that conventional treatments had 100% success rates or that they were risk-free. What I did suggest, and I stand by this position, is that these treatments are the best options we...
I understand completely, but it saddens me that so many people, out of ignorance and/or desperation, will make irresponsible choices that will likely lead them to needlessly suffer and perhaps cause...
I agree with seconder, perhaps you should consult with a psychological health professional to help you overcome this fear. I have had several colonoscopies, but have never been really sedated. In a...
spluxa - I would hate to see you or others suffer needlessly because of an irrational phobia of conventional medicine and/or an ignorant belief in Chinese "medicine". That's the only reason I say the...
Exactly. Responsible people should throw away this absurd idea from a snake-oil salesman with ZERO qualifications and ZERO education. To trust one's health in such a fraud is the height of...
I absolutely agree, and there is evidence that suggests this to be true. The longer one waits to initiate a prednisone cycle to interfere with a flare, the more likely it is that he or she will have...
Thank you Sara, that's nice to read....
Bananas certainly do not have all the amino acids our bodies need to acquire through diet. It is also quite broad to suggest that they will keep us "healtheir than pastas, white breads" or other...
My advice would be to try to make reasonable choices to limit or even reverse the weight gain. Maybe there are other food options you can consume that are higher in volume while lower in calories in...
I second that, get in touch with your specialist ASAP. It's always important to have your doctor set your expectations for how long it should take to feel relief from a new protocol - minimum and...
A quick review of this man, Aajonus Vonderplanitz, reveals that he has absolutely no education or credentials. Even his website is poorly made, as a snake-oil salesman preying on the ignorant and...
You're the one questioning the existence of tooth decay and autoimmune disorders in animals. I can tell you're not a science major!...
Do your own homework. I didn't study this stuff in university in order to win arguments with people like you in an online forum. You want to learn? Then go forth and learn. By the way, I would expect...
I never used 30 mg as a starting dose, I always started with 40 mg. Bear in mind that I've always weighed around 200 pounds. I have had very mixed results with prednisone. I have had INSTANT relief,...
Yes, there are animals with illnesses like UC. Yes, animals ABSOLUTELY get tooth decay. Yes, there are animals with illnesses like MS. Yes, animals suffer from food borne-illnesses....
There is evidence out there that smokers tend to achieve relief of their UC symptoms, although this is, for some reason, more strongly correlated with sufferers of Crohn's disease. If your intuition...
You never tried Remicade, even after a sixteen-months flare? I didn't even know people could really flare for sixteen months... you must've had quite a few months of "light" flaring. If I think of...
But potassium deficiency has nothing to do with UC.... it makes absolutely no sense. I think notsosicklygirl went easy on the thread by simply locking it. I'd consider banning the poster, as in my...
Actually, animals DO get auto-immune illness, just like UC. Moreover, it was established a long time ago that there is a genetic component to this illness. So you're wrong on both of those counts....
As has already been said in this thread, you are certainly flaring. Remember that flares exist on a continuum, that is, not all flares are equal. Some are worse than others, and flares tend to move...
Good luck showing real proof that there's a valid TCM-treatment out there for UC or Crohn's patients. I'll give you a head's up - there isn't any besides online forum anecdotes like those found in...
Do you really want to argue with me with respect to the validity of Chinese "medicine"? Anything effective from the Pharmaecopia can be researched and proven. If "herbal medicine" is effective, it...
That's great news, Eva Lou! I hope your Humira continues to work well for you for many, many, many years to comes! But yes, when it stops working for some people it can be very scary and depressing....
I'm not intentionally trying to be inflammatory. I just don't want fellow UC-sufferers to chase ghosts out of desperation or illness. I'm not your average UC-patient. I have an academic-level...
Sure it's positive, but it provides no evidence of the alleged efficacy of Chinese "medicine" (I believe we should consider forbidding this "practice", by the way). Even without treatment, many UC...
Well, that's an interesting perspective... but you'll know whether or not Remicade works for you by simply seeing how good you feel over the long-term. If you're asymptomatic for months after you...
Completely unsurprising. Chinese "medicine" is 110% quackery. I hope you find some real treatment to achieve a solid and long-term remission. Have you not tried Remicade or Humira in four years?...
I will add some things... It is always important to ask your doctor about the medications prescribed to you - how long will they take to work (minimum and maximum), and what are the side effects?...
As has already been said, Asacol doesn't work within four days. If Asacol is good drug for you, it will take time for it to give you relief. I'll repeat something else that's been said - you canno...
It really bothers me that people who need Remicade or Humira might not be covered for them if they need them in the USA. What a messed up system. I have always had insurance and/or public assistance...
I second this. All my GIs have had me taper by 5 mg increments when using prednisone. Perhaps you'd like to follow up with your doctor. If tapering by 10 mg is safe, though, perhaps I will try it in...
I understand, but it aggravates me when people peddle pseudo-science that preys on the ignorant and desperate. Rather than following the advice of good medical professionals, they chase fantasies...
I have never, ever heard a story of someone using Remicade successfully for a period time, then experiencing no relief from Remicade, and then experiencing a resumption of symptom relief. I hope you...
You are reading a book written by a man with no expertise in this field. He has no serious training in biochemistry or biology, or subsidiary fields relevant to our issues such as metabolism. Forget...
Your six-month remission, while great to hear, means very little. I have also had six-month remissions off of all medications... and the flares always come back. I hope you are able to stay in...