mom2girls, I had a very similar experience with one product not working for a length of time and like kazbern, I had much better results with the Mesalamine enemas. I finally told my GI that we...
MY226 My own experience was that Asacol worked better for me than Lialda. I was originally on Asacol, new GI switched me to Lialda during the first persistent flare I had in a few years. I could...
Good Luck with the surgery!! Take Care...
First of all, I hope everyone is doing well!! It has been a very hectic summer so far as far as personal and emotional issues in my life to say the least, but things are calming down a little. I went...
Sorry to hear its back on the pred, but hopefully recovery will be fast and time on pred will be brief!! Good Luck!!...
Sherry, That is great you got an appointment!! When it comes to being demanding and confrontational, remember you are the person who matters most and if you ruffle a few feathers thats too bad!! Good...
I switched from Lialda back to Asacol now and am taking 5 of the 800mg HD tabs daily with no trouble at all. UC Frustration, As far as changes in body smell, the hot weather does that to me due to...
Bleeding definatley increases for me during a flare....
Thanks both for the well wishes!! If urgency is the last to clear up then we are on the right path! It has been so busy for me so far this spring and summer already, working construction on off days...
Went to the GI yesterday for a follow up. She said the blood work looked fine, inflammatory markers normal, liver numbers slightly elevated. Good new is she does not want to change my meds and...
The same thing happened to me each time I began the taper. Dr finally told me to stay on 4omg pred until I was 100% then begin taper. It know it is discouraging having bleeding again, and increased...
quincy said... So that's 10 asacol daily...will you be taking 5 pills twice a day? I find twice daily is easier to remember/schedule than thrice daily. Keep us posted. Yes, the supps work better...
A chipmunk..LOL Glad you are tapering down on the pred!!...
I have been doing some reading on the Methotrexate and Mercaptopurine, they both seem like "Big Guns" for my current situation in my opinion. Hopefully Asacol and Rowasa work their magic without...
I am not sure the # of Asacol daily yet, I pick up the meds this morning. I agree taking them 2 times a day will be easier than 3! Sherry It could be that one, I havent gotten it yet. When the nurse...
quincy said... Methotrexate? Great you got the new med 'scripts. How many asacol will you be taking? 8? I'm assuming you'll be on the Rowasa nightly till you see the doc. I do hope thyt work well for...
They do look ginormus but as others have said they go down pretty easy. I am able to take 2-3 at once with no trouble and I have issues with swallowing pills at time also. Good luck, you will do fine!...
The GI switched me back to Asacol, gave me a script for Rowasa, has me going for blood work to see if I have enymes to metabolize a certain medication she wants to put me on starting with a M but I...
quincy said... Healing is a process, and unfortunately, experience is the teacher. You're improving...good thing. Get back on the enemas and use them nightly. If you did better on the Asacol, then...
sobroken said... My Doc says it's not remission until there is no blood or mucous. Thats what i was thinking. Thanks!...
tournevice thank you for the words of encouragement as well as the info!! kazbern thank you also, I didn't think blood should be present no matter the amount, but was not sure anymore....
I have not had much luck on Lialda even at increased dose, I think for me that Asacol worked better....
What is your normal, or baseline like when not flaring and in remission? I do not think I have been "normal" for a long time (in more ways than one /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ) but I...
wordnerd, Thanks for asking!! I have been away since vacation and am finally getting back to the forum. I am feeling slightly better, I have a question I will post shortly about everyones normal when...
Red_34 said... Also be sure to refrigerate it so it's really cold and use a straw placed at the back of your tongue. Hold your nose if you have to. Good luck! Very Good advice!! I never heard of that...
Awesome, I didn't see that. Thanks!!...
The Moviprep really doesnt taste that bad, the stuff I had for the 2 previous ones was worse tasting. I had no issues with vomiting, but due to the amount of fluid you have to drink it is a really...
Thank you also for this update and info, it sounds promising! I hope you have continued sucess!! NovaGal said... C_G_K, so glad to hear it's working for you, and thanks for posting your progress!...
This is exactly the very usefull info I was hoping to find on this forum!! I have a sulfa allergy and am currently not achieving great results with my meds now. I will mention this one to my GI. I...
imagardener2 said... Suggestion: Go to "profile" section here (blue bar on top next to "Log off") and write down what your current meds are and brief background. Then when you ask a question people...
Pain and cramping in LLQ and more frequent trips to bathroom seem to be signs for me also. Sometimes a small amount of blood in stool a day or two before also....
Anthony1977 said... Hey, duece1024. Love the nickname. Trust me, I dropped many of those in my pants. Reading your post brought back all of the memories I had when I started out with this. You did a...
wordnerd said... Hi Deuce, From what it sounds like, you may be having a flare. So, to summarize, it sounds like you may be having a flare, but only you can judge if it is severe or not. My severe is...
imagardener2 said... Hi deuce and welcome. Best wishes. You'll be fine, be happy your condition isn't worse (no cancer /community/emoticons/smile.gif ) and that you have options. Suggestion: Go to...
notsosicklygirl said... Hello & Welcome, You should probably use paragraphs in such a long post, it was a bit difficult to follow but I get the jist. It all sounds too familiar, I too was...
Hello, This is my story. I am sure it is very similar to others here.. I appologize in advance for the lengthy read and any spelling errors. about 10 years ago, around age 30, I started having some...