Hahaha, I love you guys! When I do go, my BM's are formed and neither D nor C. So.. I don´t know. Whatever....
Being in remission is amazeballs. I don't know how else to describe it. No longer does half my paycheck go to Immodium pills. I can wear skirts with no fear. I no longer have emergency diapers in my...
Hi LaurieD. I am so sorry to read what you've gone through. I had my first babies almost two years ago (twins!) and although my pregnancy and delivery went pretty much perfectly otherwise, my colitis...
What sort of symptoms was the mesalamine causing? How long off it did you start to feel better? Ive just stopped taking mine in hopes I get better too![/quote] A couple of weeks after my Remi...
Actually, I am healing now because I stopped taking mesalamine!! (Asacol) I've been on Remicade since last summer, and started taking mesalamine about the same time. I felt way better, but the...
Lol :) I still don't talk about my IBD with anyone but my doctor (and sometimes my sister and dad who both have very "light" UC) but since pooping my pants in public and straining to poop out a...
Interesting! That's good to know, I will talk to my doc about FT and see what he says :)...
Thanks guys! I feel a bit better today. I will definitely look into some of the things you suggested. I don't think FT is an option since my family lives in Europe and my husband has IBS, unless I...
So my $%&/! Humira isn't working. I think I hve pretty much exhausted my options (Remicade didn't do much, and I had to stop after three infusions because of the cost). I don't know what is left to...
I'm just going to put this out there. I'm too vain for an ostomy or stoma. I've never admitted this to myself, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. I'm going to try everything humanly possible...
Tell me about your Humira experience! I just had my first load today. I kind of feel like this is my last chance, before I resort to thinking about surgery. I tried Remicade for a short while, which...
Quit the Imuran ASAP. Lialda is fine. If you flare, take a mini prednisone course. Imuran is highly dangerous to fetuses....
I don't get any adverse effects at all from Prednisone. I love it!...
Why the apprehension about steroids? I LOVE prednisone, and take a few courses of it a year. It makes me feel better right away and heals my poor colon. Without it, I'd have lost my colon years ago....
I had three flares while I was pregnant, which healed each time (temporarily, but quickly) with prednisone. I was on Lialda throughout the pregnancy and had just stopped taking Imuran shortly before...
I'm on Lialda and can take all drugs just fine, as far as I know. There has never been any question as to my having UC, and no suspicion of Crohn's (thank god!)....
So antibiotics can cause UC (not "real" UC but antibiotics-induced UC? Right?).. but also help you when you're flaring. Right? I keep reading different schools of thought on UC, different theories...
Cypro? Really? That's what my GI gives me every time I flare.. hmm. Maybe I should get a new GI too! Sheesh. My dad keeps telling me "Never trust a doctor" and I keep telling him he's being paranoid....
I thought so. I kept wondering how this could have happened so fast and furiously, then it occurred to me that the NSAIDS might have been a factor. To answer some of your questions: -I was taking...
I gave birth to twins visa c-section in April. Everything went well, no complications. The twins are doing great :) Thing is, about 2 weeks after I gave birth, I started bleeding heavily from my...
I had stopped taking IMuran (after 11 years) a month before I fell pregnant, coincidentally, and my doctor said thank god I did because it can cause birth defects. Just a heads up. With my pregnancy,...
I'm on Lialda, and tapering a short course of prednisone. I also have a hydrocortisone enema that I take sporadically (kinda hard to use them with newborn twins). I also think I have hemmhoroids,...
I was in your shoes just a few months ago! Had my twins (at 35 w 3 days) just about a month ago. I flared pretty much the whole pregnancy (two short courses of steroids) and flared horribly about 2...
For the past few months, I've been straining pretty hard on the toilet. Even though I have D, not C. I have no idea how that works. Anyhoo, for the past week or so, every time I strain hard I get a...
C. diff is cured, and babies are perfect :) Very hard to take care of them with my incessant flare, but now that I have Prednisone, hydrocort enemas and possibly Humira (fingers crossed!) I think...
.. in the form of my babies' Butt Paste, i.e. diaper rash cream. For the past few months my butt has been red, raw, and constantly feels like I just pooped a bunch of of forks, so the relief is...
Hello darlings, I'm waiting for my GI to call and tell me if he'll let me go on Prednisone, just thought I'd seek your expert help to see if I should ask for anything else as well. I've been flaring...
I'm giving birth (my first) in a few weeks, and my UC has been pretty bad. I've had two short courses of prednisone and probably need another one right now. UC plus hemmoroids = not a happy camper!...
Thanks everyone! Some good tips here. Guess I need to make an appt with my GI soon and perhaps even see if I can get a short pred dose. My pregnancy has been basically perfect until now, but I'm...
Hi everyone, Haven´t been here for a while. Background: I've had UC for about 10 years, have 3-4 courses of prednisone a year (which works really well on me), and have been taking Lialda for a while....
If you are of have ever been pregnant, how did it affect your symptoms? I´m 17 weeks pregnant now and I'm having my second mini-flare. Although I'm (overly) used to D, it almost feels like I have a...
Passengers on Europe’s biggest airline may soon need to cross their legs – or queue to use one toilet between more than 200 people. Ryanair has dropped its plan to charge passengers for using...
Hello all, So I'm late and took two pregnancy tests (First Response!) that came out positive. I'm also feeling pregnant, although this will be my first baby. I should be about 6 weeks along I've been...
I stopped taking the pill last fall after taking it non-stop for about 14 years. Have had 2 flares since then, but that's normal for me, so I don't think they're connected. Didn't know that the pill...
You are a really good writer Hoshi :) I laughed out loud (at the part about the muscle mass alarm!)....
No pooping has actually signaled the start of a flare for me 2x. Sounds counter intuitive, but one time it was because I was taking my medicine erratically for 2 weeks, and I started having normal...
What, I had no idea, why is Ibuprofen bad for us? And another thing, are antibiotics bad for us?...
Hi guys! Haven't been here for a while.. been having a few "good" months. Anyway, I'm not American and have only lived in the US for a while, so here's my insurance dilemma: I just got back from...
I desperately need Lialda (Mesalamine) and Imuran (Azathioprine), and I can't find it on those $4 generic programs at Walmart and Kroger. Lialda is especially expensive (several hundred dollars for 2...
I already have so much heartache and anxiety because of UC, I can't even imagine how it were if I were in middle school! As if being a teen wasn't hard enough. My UC came on at the age of 20 (29...
I bought it, meaning to try it, but you can't take it within x hours of your meds, so I haven't found a good time to try it yet.....
Bet75 - I'm the same with cigarettes! Hardly ever smoke, but when I do, I often have to run to the bathroom halfway through it. I think I'm the same when smoking with alcohol, but then I usually take...
No, they actually told me it was a one-time thing and made me pay full price. Guess I'll go to a different pharmacy next time!...
I used that Lialda card, and only paid $10 for my meds, but apparently you can only use it once :( Tried to use it again yesterday and was denied!...
I just got back from a trip, in which I stayed at a Knight's Inn in northern Ohio. Now, I had never stayed at a motel before, so I don't know if this is normal or not.. or if this is particular to...
Those of you in remicade-based remission: How healed are you, i.e. are your BM's perfect? Is the pain all gone? Do you take any other medications? Have urgency/frequency? I'm wondering b/c I've had 2...
Well, according to the article, Crohn's (the only digestive disease mentioned) is most pervasive in Dec-Feb. So far, out of those who have responded, there are as many of us born in Dec-March (4...
I know, I know, this is probably crap. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2001407/Marchs-child--woe-Babies-born-spring-likely-develop-wide-range-diseases-autumn-children.html But just for fun,...
I was on Pentasa for a few years (eight tablets a day! and they're huge). Never helped me at all, in reducing symptoms, prolonging remission or preventing flares. However, my doc wanted me to keep...
That must be so frustrating! With all the time and effort you've put into healing your colon, you get nothing, and he does everything wrong and is rewarded with perfect colon health. I think the...