exactly what it came down to with me...
6 days after the take down. eating 3 small meals a day drinking as much gatorade as i want. immodium once a day. only about 6 bowel movements. could be less but i have alot of gas...
@somedude ok so what is your point here? you do not seem to have any positive comment to add so please find somewhere else to take your smug attitude...
@somedude. i mean people generally go wherever is closer withput doing research. i went to nyp because they are the best. simple reaearch can save a huge amount of pain...
if you are happy with ileo more power to you. surgery might save lives from these drugs like it did mine. i thank you and good luck...
read my post titled Jpouch Success Story. i am able to eat thanksgiving and had surgery 4 days ago...
Hello all, my make is mike and i am 19 years old. 2 months ago i decided to go through wi the first step of jpouch surgery. dr. robert coweles and new york presbityrian did both surgeries. i had a...
thank you very much all...
I am 18 and i recently had stage 1 surgery with temp. loop ileostomy and the final surgery with jpouch reconnection scheduled in early to mid november of this year so in a few week really. I am...
How long have you been in remission? How long did it take you to get their after you were diagnosed? Is it full remission or are you still symptomatic somewhat? if so what are they? What was your...
yes i have. they get better a little when im on them i think. i havent used them in two days. maybe that was the cause?...
i noticed that i make myself nervous by worrying if i go out at night that i am going to have to go to the bathroom. in turn, this makes me go very badly. but when i am home or somewhere familiar i...
i have almost the exact same symptoms as you. i added in rice because i need to gain weight and so far i have been absoluetly fine. while my stool is still skinny and i have urgency, i think the scd...
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yes i am...
if youre young the meds arent that bad as long as the blood test come back normal every time. if youre white blood cell count ect is in the normal range then you are at very little risk for side...
i have skinny stool and urgency about 2-3 times a day. i am using mesalamine enemas every night but the urgency is still there to some degree. anything else i can do?...
yes i know thank you...
currently i dont have much D at all but all my stools are skinny and ribbon like. formed but skinny and numerous. i am going a max 3 times a day. how can i combat skinny stool?...
this is a company from france that is experimenting with a vaccine like drug that works like nothing else out there and should show some promise when all other drugs have failed. it does not...
hypnotherapy does work. the subconscious mind has the power to heal the body if you can tap into it via meditation and hypnosis. if you are curious, watch the movie "The Secret"...
jeanneac: just a question, i see you had a colon resection. i thought when they do UC surgery its either an ileostomy or jpouch as i have never seen someone with a colon resecion before. can you...
look up the company neovacs from france. they are expecting a cure-type treatment by 2013. very promising...
if youre going within 10 minutes after eating i woud think that you would still be considered in a flare because that means you have urgency which is caused by inflammation....
im on remi. helped a TINY bit but otherwise did not do anything that 6mp or other meds couldnt have. coming off remi because it isnt working like its supposed to and its not worth having that toxic...
i am on so many medications with none of them ever giving me remission. look below. there are still some things that i havent tried yet and i am not getting surgery because 1) i would rather be dead...
same thing happens with me. go. eat. go again. then im fine till late afternoon usually when i have to go usually once more for the last time that day. i do have urgency issues though....
yes i am currently on 15mg tapering down and i would consider it a mild yet annoying flare i cant seem to shake. no more than 2-3 bms a day, moderate urgency, skinny stools when formed. no blood....
i forgot the name of the company. maybe novacs or something like that but they are located in france and are currently in the final stages of developing a different kind of drug that utilizes...
it is true that everybody is different therefore results vary greatly but those with disease in the lower part of the GI tract will see slower/less acute results then those with disease higher for...
well i am half way through the steroid taper and am now coming off remicade. so far my symptoms havent gotten worse so soon i wont have to worry about the effects from steroids or remicade anymore....
its purely your decision however there are hundreds of alternative therapies that people swear by. i personally think nothing is worse than having them remove your colon as there is much hope for...
i am a patient of dr. hoffman who wrote the foreword to breaking the vicious cycle. i cheated once too with no problems which is a good thing. this means healing. however, ulcerative colitis is...
is there a difference between the two?...
i am flaring with no blood or pain but loose stools about 2-3 times a day. 3 is the max. should i try taking pysllium powder for the D? if so which is better, seed powder or husk powder?...
i think i am going to try to remove raw fruit first because i noticed sometimes my symptoms get worse with things like apples, grapes and citrus even with the peels removed. sometimes even if i cook...
i am only going about 2-3 times a day with mixed consistency and urgency but i cant get into full remission after over a year with the disease. am i bad enough to require surgery or should i wait it...
i still have skinny stool / decent amount of D and urgency. 2-3 BMs a day after 5 months on scd diet. why?...
when i was first diagnosed i was on 6MP and pred. it did not put me into remission but i was slowly getting better. we got a little impatient with it so we lowered the 6mp dosage and switched to...
i think it has helped a little with the frequency but it hasnt been leaps and bounds as i am not in remission. i think ill stay on it for as long as possible as i head off to college next year and...
should i expect the diet to have an effect eventually?...
have been on scd for almost 5 months. cheated on my birthday 11/30 with a piece of chocolate mousse cake. felt very little/no difference in symptoms. had another piece of cake yesterday. so far no...
exactly thats my goal i just wanted to know if im at least sort of close. gas doesnt concern me. twice a day would be fine. urgency i HATE...
im currently on a prednisone AND remicade taper because the remi is not working. im increasing my 6MP. all of my blood tests came back beautiful in regards to chemical levels and organ functions so...
yes i know that but at they are not very loose and i am not having any of the other "danger" symptoms such as blood cramping or excessive going. (5+ BMs)...
symptoms: semi urgent BMs (no more than 3 in a given day) usually after lunch and dinner. semi formed (very skinny and numerous but decently formed). no cramping or blood. a little gas. would anyone...
i see what you mean. i think that 1) my symptoms are not aggressive enough for surgery because i have a max 3 BMs with urgency. 2) they are not 100% certain i have UC and not chrons and 3) id rather...
i am in almost the same boat as you. 18 years old senior in high school. have never been in remission and had what they think is UC and not chrons (they are leaning towards UC) for over a year....
birthday went great so far. ill update how im feeling after the cake :)...
thank you very much. i was debating on whether i should get an ice cream cake or a regular cake because i dont want the yeast from the regular cake. any ideas? maybe i can try to limit the fresh...