Has anyone achieved remission with Humira? If so, how long did it take?...
I was on imuran for 11 years although I went through periods of not taking it when I was in remission. :/ and on asacol HD currently. It is used for chrons mostly but I think they are starting to use...
I am currently in a flare and on 20 of pred from 40. I am not bleeding but in pain and going to bathroom frequently . I started my loading dose of Cimzia 3 days ago. I felt great the next day and now...
I'm looking to get pregnant again as soon this flare is over and my doctor said Cimzia was better for pregnancy. I go to see my high risk OB tomorrow to see what he thinks . I asked about Humira...
Has anyone had success with Cimzia putting their uc intp remission?? I'm supposed to start soon and I'm not finding many success stories :(...
Is anyone with UC currently on Cimzia? How long did it take to put you into remission? I go for my TB test on Friday and hope to start soon after as I am looking to get pregnant again as soon as this...
I will be 5 weeks pregnant tomorrow and have yet to have my doctor call me back to answer my questions. I'm wondering if anyone could tell me if my.medicines are safe to take during pregnancy? I quit...
I'm going to ask the pharmacist when I go in about switching the meds. I did go to the eye doctor yesterday and he said that some people with UC get iritis but I didn't have it. Well, my UC isn't...
I was diagnosed with C diff colitis. I've been bleeding for about 2 months now. In the mist of this my eyes starting hurting and turning blood shot. I went to the eye doctor yesterday and he said...
I started Flaygel (Idk about the spelling) for my C diff colitis. It doesn't seem to be working that well and I've noticed my eyes are hurting more and my vision is more blurry and not right. Has...
I will have to look into that. I'm in a lot of pain this morning. I've had diarrhea with this and now all the sudden I can't go to the bathroom. I haven't passed gas in a day and I can feel it...
They gave me Flagyl. I haven't picked it up yet though. I've been bleeding with this C-diff colitis for about 2 months. It feels like someone is tearing my insides apart. I feel like I need to be in...
Just came back from the ER. They said I have C-diff colitis. They gave me some IV antibiotics and told me to follow up with my GI. They said my WBC was double what it's supposed to be. I'm really...
Thanks for all of the responses. I'm getting worse and I can't talk to my doctor till tomorrow. Have any of you gotten severely sick with C diff? I've been bleeding for about a month and half with...
Well, he said it was C-diff. He said that he didn't want to prescribe me anything.. he said my doctor should get the fax with the info on it by Monday so she will call me hopefully. He did say she...
I have an appointment with her on Wed. What exactly is C-diff? What causes it?...
Ok so my doctor took some stool samples a day or so ago and she had another doc call me and he left a voice mail saying that I have an infection in my bowel and that my doctor was going to prescribe...
Have any of you heard of Crohn's Colitis? What is it? Symptoms of both conditions?...
Thank you for the responses. I'm not sure if I will be able to get to an eye doctor seeing as it is the weekend and short notice. Would a regular family doctor be able to give me some steroid eye...
Thank you. :)...
I have to give my doctor some stool samples and I got them tonight.. do I put them in the fridge until tomorrow when I can take them to the lab?? I guess I should have asked them. :/...
I'm in the middle of a really bad flare and my eyes are killing me! They are so sore and hurt when I move them. I'm seeing lots of black floaty things in my vision also. Does anyone else have this...
I just got off the phone with my doctor. She is having me come by the office tomorrow and get things for stool testing and is going to check my blood. She also said she is going to give me some pred....
My GI is supposed to call me back today. Do you think I should request a colonoscopy so she can see whats going on in there? Is the ultrasound for the possible ovary problem? If so, I'm planning on...
I was prescribed Rowasa enemas. I used them for about 3 or 4 days and I felt like they made it worse. I tried to keep them in as long as I could but only managed to keep them in for about 10 minutes....
I'm on Asocol 3 pills 3 times a day and Imuran 2 pills a day. My symptoms are bloody BMs with lots of dark colored blood clots, lower back pain, swelling in the left side of my abdomen, extreme...
Thanks for the responses! I was just wondering. I've had UC since I was 11 and have had colonoscopies done about every 2 years. I haven't had one done in about 1 year and 3 months and I was thinking...
How often do you guys with UC have a colonoscopy?...
I am on Asocol 3 pills 3 times a day and Imuran 2 pills once a day. I did go to my doctor and she said she didn't want to put me on steroids. Usually with my flares I have NON STOP runs to the...
So I'm 22 years old and was diagnosed with UC when I was 11. Every flare that I have ever had has been the same. Bloody diarrhea, 5 to 6 bowel movements a day. Well, here is my dilemma... It started...