Thanks guys. I haven't drummed in over a year, mainly because my old band broke up. But, it was sort of a nice break since I had toured and partying and driving an hour to play for 45 minutes for 200...
This is the little kit I bought: http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Yoga-For-Beginners-Kit/dp/B001J2XRPI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1298917967&sr=8-8 It's really basic, and for the record I have always been...
Sorry for all the posts, guys and gals. I messed up and my doc appt. is NEXT Monday and not today, but I'm sort of glad because I have been doing yoga and keeping perfect track of what I eat. It...
This is great, guys. Very interesting discussion. My wife noticed how bony I had become and I noticed how mu muscles seemed to be "thinning." I will definitely ask him about that Monday. KatKat:...
I see my doc on Monday, so I am going to ask him for an exact reason. If he does not know, I will bop him on the nose and fin another. To me, it seems like an issue between not eating as much and...
So I guess that's why everyone says "Just keep eating." lol I guess what confuses me is if the body is taking anything at all from the foods. I'm sure it is...but still, it's a little shocking. Beau...
Do you eat what you want, despite feeling uncomfortable? Beau...
Heya guys, I did some searching and have been studying a bit, but I think many of us would agree that one of the oddest parts of this disease is the weight loss. So, why DO I lose weight? I'm only...
Perhaps you could even go into the location ahead of time and talk to some of the nurses that will be helping out. Get to know them a bit, but clue them in on your discomfort. They will know what to...
I'm sorry to hear about what you went through. Truly. I can just give you a brief example of how mine went, my first one, several days ago. I was scared, but for different reasons. I literally...
OK, I think I might try some Ensure but although I was tested and was not shown to be lactose intolerant, milk does kind of mess with me (always have.) I think the small amount of milk protein in...
What about these protein shakes? You know, uhm...I'm forgetting what they're called. (EDIT: I meant Ensure.) Maybe another point of confusion is that my body is losing weight because it's not...
One other thing that confuses me, sort of. So, let's say I'm flare-bound (like right now) I have no pain but just that "my stomach feels yucky" feeling a good part of the time. Meds work for most of...
Cool, thanks. This is, weirdly, all very interesting. Perhaps this is how I deal with stress -- by examining the issue so it does not have power over me anymore. Fear of the unknown, all that. I also...
This makes total sense. And yes, I HAVE been afraid of foods, but for a long time now I have always had issues with certain things like milk, heavy stuff. I've used soy milk with my cereal in the...
So but don't foods trigger a flare? Or are you meaning that, while in a flare already, the foods can only help (or not) with comfort, etc.?...
Curious, though: I am keeping really good food records to track down what works and what doesn't for me. I just write a simple time line about what I eat and what BMs I have. The thing is, let's say...
Thanks, guys! I am not sure why he prescribed what he did, possibly to get it under control? It's throughout my colon, so I plan on talking to him about it when I see him in a week. If I am not...
Heya guys and gals... My name is Beau, I'm a writer from Dallas, Texas. I had a colonoscopy (agh I can never spell that! haha) yesterday and the Doc confirmed it is UC. I'd lost weight, had some...