Hi all, I'm just after everyone's opinion. I find that if I'm in a familiar environment my symptoms seem to go away. Or even if my mind is focused on something else like playing / watching sport, I...
Hello all, I have just started playing soccer again, but with my years of inactivity I have become quite inflexible. I have been to the physio (as I tore my hamstring), but while I was there I asked...
hey guys, I have been off and on pred for the past 3 years and I always have the same problem with breakouts after getting off it. It is my understanding that you skin clears up while you are on Pred...
Chamomile tea usually helps calm things down for me...
Hi Shadam, I can definitely relate to your situation. When I first got diagnosed, they said I had a severe case and were always talking about surgery, which scared the hell out of me. Luckily I...
Hello all, I've been suffering this shitty disease for just over two years now, but have just found something that really helps settle things down. I realize that everyone is different, but I reckon...
I think i know what you mean when you talk about the loos in India. When I first came over to the uk we stopped in Japan for a few days (Pre UC Diagnosis). Their bathrooms have a choice: either a...
Thanks for all the tips guys. From the sound of things, it is very much like here in London. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get burned like I did in Italy. Seriously why do they not have...
Hi there, I am about to take a trip to New York for two weeks and I was wondering what the public facilities are like there? The reason I ask is because I have just got back from a 2 week holiday in...
Thanks for the feedback! I think I will continue to experiment with fruit as it makes me feel much better, it just messes with the UC, well at least the oranges and mandarins do. I like the Idea of...
Hi there, Lately I've been feeling very run down (could be the onset of winter here in the UK), so I tried to introduce fruit into my diet as well as juice. Since doing so, I've noticed my UC getting...
since I got diagnosed with this disease back in August 06 I have lost close to 25kg (roughly 55lbs) but that's not the worst part. I used to be a keen footballer (soccer to the US guys) and could...
Reading this thread reminds me of when my grandmother first got diagnosed with uc back in the day. The doctor simply told her to drink a pint of stout every day. She keeps telling me all the blokes...
Hi - 28, Male, London (But I'm an Aussie from Brisbane originally) Dan....