I thought I would give my experience - I got UC after quitting smoking and had a really rough couple of years where nothing worked. When I got on remicade and went back to smoking it became...
I have to say you all made my day also :wink:...
Hello, I haven't been on here in a while but I thought I would share my experience with smoking/UC in case it is helpful for anyone else. I smoked for about 7 years and then quit and got UC about a...
Another thought Gavin is that smoking will make you really sick if you are not addicted to it. I know you said you will not try it - I agree. I started again because of UC after quiting for 6 years...
Cherrys don't bother my colon - I did swallow a pit the other day and my MIL told me they were poisonous so i looked it up and they are! I don't think one would hurt you but just don't swallow the...
I didn't write back after my scope because i was so out of it and I forgot...I switched doctors because I moved to Fort Worth and so it was my first time and the new scope place which went really...
I actually read that people with UC have a longer life expectancy - they thought it might have to do with the fact that most people with UC don't smoke. Anyway, a lot of people with UC are not really...
I haven't been on the boards for a while as I have been doing okay. I have my scope in the morning and so yay it is prep time :idea: My doctor gave me a new one called Suprep - it is from the same...
1. Did you already post your answers in the previous post? No 2. What is your sex? Female 3. What is your ethnicity? White 4. What is your blood type? B positive 5. Are you lactose-intolerant? No 6....
It might be signs of liver problems - do they check your liver when you do blood tests? Some medicines we take can cause liver problems...
I would love to get a Juicer - a saw a really cool one at Costco but it was 350$ which is a little steep right now....
Prednisone can do a lot of damage. I didn't understand how much until I got a new doctor and did a bone scan. I was on if for over 8 months at a time as I was scared to go on remicade. It took me...
I have had three different insurance plans with remicade one i didn't pay anything one I had to pay total 3500 and remistart covered it and now this new plan my husbands work put us on wants me to...
One thing I can always eat is chicken and instant mashed potatoes and it gives you some calories....
I have been tested for HPV and don't have it and I do have UC. I never got the vaccine for HPV as I was too old. I am 29 now and when it came out they were not giving it to people over 25 unless they...
My doctor told me that if you have UC then your colon is very irritated so you will have IBS symptoms as it will hurt when some food goes through you and you can adjust your diet to minimize the...
My UC as of my last scope was throughout my whole colon except for my rectum. I am having another scope in a month or so so I haven't done the enemas. I tried them just to see but they didn't really...
Hello everyone, I used to post a couple of years back under Jessica Michael or something like that and I wanted to come back as I am having some troubles again. After I got diagnosed it took me a...