Vitamin D is amazing! I found out I was severely low on Vitamin D last September and am now taking 5,000 IU D3 every day. One thing I did notice after being on it was that I was no longer depressed -...
At a medical policy group meeting at work yesterday (I work for a large health insurance company) it was announced that Humira is now FDA approved for UC. This means that your health insurance...
Netty13, My heart goes out to you! While reading your story it reminded me of what I went through (living in denial even though I was losing TONS of blood, couldn't get out of bed, weak, tired all...
RH_Texas_Gal - If you don't mind me asking - which insurance plan do you have? I am one of those "idiots" who works for a major health insurance company in the Pharmacy Prior Authorization department...
I've been on and off tetracycline, minocycline, and doxycycline for the past 18 years and I definitely attribute it to activating my UC...or at least having something to do with it. The last flare...
Rogkor1983 - I have suffered acne since I was 12 years old (I'm 30 now) and have been on and off of antibiotics for it - which most likely contributed to my UC. Anyway, I was given clindamycin (an...
talulah7 - I know exactly how you're feeling! I was just diagnosed with UC last week and I have been suspecting I've had it for over a year. I found this forum randomly through a Google search and I...
Guategirl - I'm definitely grateful for this forum, for sure. I've only seen my GI doctor once and the doctor who performed my colonoscopy wasn't mine - so he kinda seemed like he didn't want to...
Thank you all for your kind words! The doctor has given me samples of Asacol HD to try just one pill to make sure I don't have an allergic reaction to it as I get hives from aspirin and other NSAIDs....
Hello everyone, I was newly diagnosed with UC today via my first colonoscopy. I have been reading this forum for quite some time. I just want to say thank you to you all. Reading your stories gave me...