I just wanted to wish your daughter luck on her surgery on Friday. Speedy recovery to her!...
Before my dx, I LOVED hard cider. Took a few times before I figured out why I suffered with D for 2 days after a fun night. DUH! Now, apple cider goes right through me....
Sorry for your loss, Sibby. I recently lost my 19 year old cat also. I have her paw print tattooed on my foot. She loved to rub up against my feet :) I don't have any experience with Imuran, sorry....
I wasn't planning on waiting until I was off the pred to start the probiotics but I did wonder if I would be confused if I had any symptoms after starting them and tapering pred at the same time....
I picked up Ultra Flora Plus today, per my GI. I'm also tapering my Pred. down 5mg to 15. It's that dreaded 20mg hump /community/emoticons/sad.gif I'm hoping that I don't see any changes. I've been...
I'm in New England too and my allergies have been horrible. Burning, dry itchy eyes and scratchy throat. All I'm using is Clear Eyes allergy relief....
Great article. Thank you for sharing....
Glad to hear your feeling good Sherry!...
Thanks Sherry. I was thinking the same thing about the inflammation. I actually feel really good though, and it's making me a little nervous lol. I'm still not going to overdue it but I did eat a...
And no BM. During a typical flare with D, I know I wish I would just stop going but UGH. Now I get to have C?? I'm drinking a ton of water, I have lots of belly sounds going on but no cramping or gas...
"Go-Lytely" "Half-Lytely" who thinks of these names?...
Last week was pretty tough. I saw my GI Thursday, we increased prednisone and have a follow up next week. I had been eating my normal bland flare diet but Thursday night I wanted a hamburger. So, I...
I told him that I started using Canasa but it seemed that they weren't absorbing. I used it overnight and most of it was still formed in the toilet the next morning. He just shook his head. We...
I had a follow up with the GI today after seeing him last week. I haven't seen much change in my flare and told him it was a rough week. He told me that it's not just going to go away after a week,...
For me: Breakfast would be a texas cut french toast with butter and syrup, bacon, hash browns and french vanilla iced coffee. Lunch, mushroom swiss burger really rare with onion rings Dinner would be...
I like Olde Cape Cod brand Popped Crisps. They are gluten free also. My favs are the original and the kettle corn. The kettle corn ones have that salty\sweet combo! They also have white cheddar and...
Welcome to the group. I'm sorry you've had so much trouble. 10 years is a long time to go without answers. I'm glad that you seem to have found a doctor that is more attentive. Geesh, I would have...
I'll look at that now. Thanks :) I've been drinking Bigelow Peppermint and Spearmint tea. It's my favorite herbal tea....
Right now my GI has me taking 2 Apriso morning and night along with the Pred, 15mg twice daily. I have a follow up with him tomorrow. My plan is to review the last week and what we are going to do...
That's good news! I'm glad it went well....
Good luck Sherry! I hope everything goes well for you today....
Book, You made me laugh /community/emoticons/tongue.gif Eating the M&M's to wash down the taste LOL! I also started looking at gluten free options and found quite a few at my local gocery store....
Thanks for the replies. Today was an ok day after the morning. We all understand the bleeding, how much looks like a flare and what to really watch for, but I understand the concern in my relative....
Haha! I saved the image. Once you right click, it gives you the file name. Very appropriate. :)...
I've been resting since my last post. Being calm and not moving much really helps calm down my colon. I had some applesauce and jello only because I need to take my meds. I haven't tapered Prednisone...
Mornings are the worst for me. Every morning I feel like I should go to the hospital but I start to feel better by 11-12. This morning is pretty bad, so I called a relative who is an emergency nurse....
Happy Birthday! Have fun celebrating :)...
Do most take both? My bleeding has continued for 8 days now with no improvement at all on 40mg of prednisone and Apriso. My GI has (in the past) always prescribed Canasa. I can't remember if during...
I'm a smoker. I was a smoker before my dx, during treatment, remission for 6 years, and now during this moderate flare. I couldn't imagine trying to quit right now. I had thought that quiting would...
MyUC, Thank you for the reminder. Ugh, stupid meds....
I like what I've read about VSL#3. Do you use the powder or the capsules?...
Sorry for your loss Sam....
I just had an arguement with my mom. I'm disappointed in both of us. She has been through it all with me; dx, treatment, testing, divorce, remission and now the relapse. She knows the ropes. Today...
Thanks for starting this thread. I hope to get some good suggestions on supplements too. I also wonder about the probiotics so if anyone could add what they use there I can start researching some...
I had very good results with Asacol when I was first diagnosed. I'm hoping that the Apriso works also. I'm going to see how I do with the samples my GI gave me. I have a very good friend who's my...
Thanks to everyone for the welcomes....
LivingAgain said... Be sure and check out the Apriso website for a discount card for the pharmacy if you didn't get one from your doctor. It will save you a lot of cash!!! I did some research on the...
Uh oh, is that why he gave me 14 days worth of samples?? LOL. Thanks for the tip on checking the website. So far, my insurance co-pays have been very reasonable and I got a voucher for the Aciphex. I...
Hello everyone. First, let me say WOW. I really took my 6 years of remission for granted. I was dx in June of 2004. It took about a year for the right combo of 5ASA's and pred to get it there. I had...