Thank you all for your responses. You've provided some great insight!...
Thanks. I actually have colitis all throw the bowel now, hence the new meds. I am going to increase the dose starting tomorrow though. Thanks for your input!...
My husband and I are getting to that age where it is now or never re: having a child. But now that I have been diagnosed with UC and it I'd hereditary on my dad's side I'd it worth it? I don't know...
How are you feeling Deuce?...
Hi all, I started Pentasa in Saturday, 500 mgs 4 times a day in conjunction with 2 500 mg Salofalk suppositories. I haven't noticed a decrease in the times I run to the bathroom, but have noticed a...
I started drinking cranberry juice and it seemed to put everything back in balance. I've also had the mouth cracks, bit not from toothpaste. I just Vaseline them to death and eventually they go away....
Thanks all for your responses. I feel reassured. I just told my boss I won't be in or working from home all this week and already feel relief. I also started Pentasa and am hoping things will start...
My GI told me that I could develop all the symptoms you list above. In fact, before the UC started I had very bad eczema, swelling of the face and terrible joint pain for a few years that almost all...
Hi there, I just had my first colonoscopy last week and was totally terrified of the prep for the same reason. I have a literal vomit phobia. I've had stomach flu, H1N1 and a kidney stone (not at the...
That is so weird, I was just wondering that myself. With this flare I got definite signs of thrush in both areas but it resolved on it's own. I also felt like I was starting to get a bladder...
Thanks imagardener. Sorry you went through the same thing but I'm glad to hear it isn't only me. The first day after the scope was ok, but it has been getting progressively worse since. I'm basically...
Hi all, I have been in a flare for 4 weeks and am now finding it impossible to work. I was working from home for the first few weeks, but now find that I am so exhausted and defeated by it all that I...
I'm with Nicki. Sometimes I want my hubby to just be around. Not necessarily talking or cuddling, but to be there just in case to make sure I am ok. I get really scared when the flares get really...
Gas, noise in the bowel, very bad back pain and then frequency for me....
Talking about "alternative therapies", has anyone heard of the fecal transplant? It was in a news article a few weeks ago. This young man had his mother donate her feces, which was then blended with...
Hi Deuce, From what it sounds like, you may be having a flare. I was first diagnosed with proctitis in 2008 via sigmoidoscopy. My original GI insisted on a colonoscopy, but we had a disagreement...