Hi, my UC is under control and my doctor is aware that my husband and I are trying to conceive and he is on-board with it. I got pregnant last year in April and miscarried shortly after. They don't...
Quick background - diagnosed with UC in Feb, have had CDiff 4 different times since I returned from Mexico June of 2010. Had been treating my UC since Feb and had a sigmoidoscopy in July. It came...
I have heard good things about Bio-K Plus and "intestinal issues" but have never heard first hand from someone WITH gastro issues. Does anyone have experience taking this probiotic? Right now I'm on...
Hi all! So a few different things here... Can any of you share your experiences of being pregnant/going through pregnancy while being on Imuran? I got pregnant last April while still tapering...
Pam, I remember you said you miscarried your first pregnancy? Is that correct? I have been in and out of remission, but I got pregnant last april and miscarried very early (I was still tapering Pred...
What is 6mp?...
Anyone have trouble tapering Pred down from 30mg? On 30mg, I feel great - super great! I'm solid and only going once a day! I have tried 3 times now to drop to 25mg (even tried 27.5 for a few days)...
I'm on 25mg now..down from 40mg for 12 days... now I decrease 5 each week......
Thank you, Carol. That is encouraging. My doctor had only tried me on Lialda, but nothing else as of yet for a maintenance drug. My body didn't respond well to Lialda. Hopefully we can find something...
My gastro tried me on Lialda...twice...neither time my body took very well to it... I am nervous that once I'm off Pred, that it's only a matter of time before I flare. But I am trying to think...
My husband and I had decided we would begin trying to conceive. Then, I was diagnosed with mild to moderate UC. I've been tapering Prednisone and I'm not currently on any kind of 5ASA drug...my...
Quincy.....here is my treatment plan thus far.....started on 40mg of Prednisone and 2 Lialda every morning...it went about 10 days and all my symptoms were gone except for D....in the meantime, my...
Quincy, you said since I'm tapering Pred that I'll have a lot of symptoms...what kind of things are 'normal' for tapering?...
Thank you so much for your response. Can I ask what is keeping you in remission currently? And how exactly you got to this place? I am still in the "experimental" stage with my meds...currently...
I was diagnosed with mild to moderate UC.....right now I'm normal and still tapering off Pred (down to 25mg). I am eating normal, but healthy. Is it necessary to change my entire diet? I read so much...
And you had healthy babies and everything was fine? It's discouraging because my husband and I were trying to get pregnant (and I guess we still are) so this diagnosis has been tough. It was totally...
So when you first began taking Lialda, you didn't have any side effects? I was thinking if I just keep taking it then my body will adjust and clear up again?...
Amk77....I have a question for you: it says you can't tolerate Mesalamine....my doc had me on Lialda for almost 2 weeks and all my symptoms disappeared except for diarrhea so I stopped it and...
blahh :( Thanks for your reply!...
I was on Lialda when I was originally diagnosed, along with 40mg Prednisone a day....all my symptoms had cleared up (blood, joint pain, etc) BESIDES diarrhea...so my gastro took me off of the Lialda...
I know this is off topic - but I see you just had a baby boy on Jan 18th, congraulations! Did you get pregnant after being diagnosed with UC? Ho was the pregnancy? Did you flare or did you stay in...
Hi Kahlee, I am 27 and was just recently diagnosed with UC. I didn't begin having symptoms until after my husband and I returned from our Honeymoon in Mexico. The diagnoses was discouraging for me as...
Joint pain was my worst symptom with having UC. The joint pain is what originally brought me into the gastro (with combination of D as well). It would get so bad my husband would have to carry me -...
Did I read that taking a daily fish oil supplement is NOT good for UC? I currently take one tsp a day (liquid) fish oil...should I not be taking it? Any other supplements to live by with UC? Thanks...
Thanks for sharing. My gastro actually just referred me to see a Rheumatologist, so I will have an appointment with them coming up in the future sometime. I try to stay away from all pills, but...
I see. I didn't know that was a side effect of Prednisone. I am looking forward to finishing it completely - just praying it doesn't cause me to flare!...
Hi there, I am new to the forum and have recently been diagnosed with UC. I was only having D about 2 or 3 times in the a.m. and only a few times with blood...didn't seem TOO serious. The symptom...