Do you have a routine you could share with me? I have slowly started lifting but still get anxious that I am going to mess things up....
I just made my ostomy permanent in December (but I have had my ostomy for four years now). I have been exercising a little (mostly in an attempt to lose the weight I gained while recovering, ha) but...
So I am planning on making my ileostomy permanent soon and I'm wondering about the recovery time. I had my colectomy in March 2013 but still have some of my rectum because the original plan was get a...
Haha I didn't intend on it getting as many replies as it has. I simply wanted to know some no BS answers. Like I've said here earlier: I know the J-pouch is 95% successful but does that mean 95% of...
Somebody replied with this post: Source: http://www.sobadass.me/2015/09/27/what-is-a-jpouch/[/quote] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. These are numbers I want. I've looked up studies and the only numbers...
I would still need the surgery to remove what is left of my rectum. I get a scope once a year to make sure there is no signs of cancer. The sphincter concern is a real one for me. I pass mucus every...
For those uninterested in reading the text below, the question I am posing is: Do you regret your your J-pouch? Why or Why not. For some background as to why I ask, you can read on... So I had my...
I know this. No need for the lecture. I realize I shouldn't be feeling that way toward my mom which is why I'm asking for advice....
You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I feel like I've missed out on so much and that I can't just slide back into normalcy. I constantly am reminded/remind myself of what I went through. I need...
I'm actually on 150 mg/day of sertraline (Zoloft). I started out at 50 mg about a year ago (before surgery) and have added 50mg two separate times. Ive only been at 150 for about two weeks so I'm...
First time poster to this thread. I had UC for 4 years but took the dive and had a total colectomy in March. I always had depression/anxiety issues with my UC revolving around the bathroom and foods...
Just underwent surgery this week and, man, I wish I did this sooner. I had a total colectomy and am waiting for the next step to create the j-pouch. I am definitely relieved to not have to deal with...
Been a while since I posted on here. I am due for my fourth Remicade infusion on Feb 22. Everything has been going well (knock on wood). I am much happier than I was being in Humira. As of about a...
My infusions have been 8 weeks apart. So I know I am as far apart as I can go. I am going to a dermatologist soon so hopefully I will get some answers....
So i have had two infusions of remicade at 5mg/kg and my UC is under control but my psoriasis is not. After my first infusion the psoriasis went away in a few days and eventually came back as I got...
I know this isn't the right forum but I'm just curious if there is a relationship between the two. I was diagnosed with psoriasis 6mos-1year before I was diagnosed with UC and ever since they...
So this is long overdue: I talked to my GI a while ago but forgot to mention it here. He said his reasoning for not doing the loading dose is because he did not want to suppress my immune system that...
I called my GI and left a message today with his secretary. I will call again tomorrow and hopefully get a hold of him. I will let this threat know what he says of the matter....
I get my blood and stool tested every time I am feeling symptomatic which has been often in the past 1-2 years. I have also had numerous bouts with CDiff which muddy's the waters a bit. I plan on...
I would flare through the humira often and need to go on pred/entocort or i would get a cold/some sort of illness. In both cases, whenever this would happen it would get dragged out with infection...
No bad reaction to humira. But I just kept flaring through and my body couldn't handle the immunosuppression...
I did ask him about that but he said every 8 weeks is a very standard dosage for remicade. I had bad luck on humira so maybe he didn't want to push things and risk a bad reaction?...
It was two weeks ago Friday I had my first Remicade infusion and I have seen blood twice. Today and a few days ago. I have no other symptoms; my frequency is down (1-2 times), no pain, no D (my stool...
I have been on Humira since February 2011 and its safe to say that it is not working. I still flare through it and then need to go on prednisone or entocort and thats when it all goes down hill. My...
Ive heard the general rule of thumb is that however long you are on prednisone is how long it takes the side effects to go away. That seems to be the case every time I have had to go on it. Its a...
With any probiotic there is a risk of getting infected but the risk is small. Everything I read and hear is that being on probiotics is necessary for everyone and especially people with IDB. I...
1-2 every 4-6 hrs...
thanks fruitgirl. really insightful knowledge. not too many details, but clear and to the point. appreciate the help....
So if you didnt see my last post, I thought i had a hemorrhoid but im learning that it could be something else. Well tomorrow i am getting a sigmoidoscopy (sp?) done to see whats going on. I am in a...
Today is my first day of treating this. Started last week but went away within 24 hours. But came back yesterday. Hopefully the sits baths and prep h will work. I think I'm going to get some herbs...
I have a feeling of a hemmorhoid but with no bleeding. I also am not in a flare. Is it possible to have a hemmorhoid without bleeding? Could it be anything else? I've never had one before and have...
Okay Quincy sorry I have more time than to just check this forum. My bad....
Yea I looked up 5asa meds and realized I'm on one already (asacol). Just never heard it under that name....
Bump...
Oral entocort. I have not tried 5ASA products. They are good? I should also mention I am currently on Humira too, if that changes anything possibly....
Is there anything that is as powerful but without the side effects? I recently just came down from being on 20 mg and while I was at 10-20 mg (went down by 5mg) and I felt great on it. Better than I...
I notice that exercising can make me have a BM, but I think thats normal for people w/o UC so i dont think that much of it. I dont really notice any other connection between exercising and UC. Ive...
Ill say that it definitely cant hurt any, but what most people have said, I'm not sure its any better than others on the market. I think it might have helped me because, I am a college student and...
Yea that is what I have found to be the case, even though ive only been able to experience it for a few months. I have found that no food bothers me enough to put me back into a flare but sometimes i...
So ive been on Humira since February and, after some other health issues unrelated to colitis, i was finally able to get things under control at the end of August. I am in college and during finals...
I am at 20mg right now and am wanting to do a quick taper. I hate prednisone so much but at the same time i owe it so much. Ive been on it for about 2 weeks now and I plan on going to 15mg for 5...
wow. this is great. I, too, have always thought my disease is stress triggered and not food triggered. well about a week ago, i was having some gas pains that didnt go away with Gas-x so i called my...
prednisone is so helpful with colitis while it wreaks havoc on the rest of your body. i hate going on it. maybe ask your GI about entocort. its a steroid designed for the GI tract but its not as...
not a man U fan specifcally but just a sports fan. i was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice that...
this is awesome. well...awesome isnt the word cause it sucks what hes going through. But it is interesting when it happens to celebrities. Just makes them much more human and relatable. GLORY GLORY...
i am feeling better since taking the pills. if things keep up tomorrow i definitely will call my GI but this was all just sorta freak and out of left field that i probably had a knee jerk reaction. I...
so ive been in remission for a few months now but these past few days have been peculiar. i started getting bad gas pain on thursday or friday so i took some gas x and it helped a little bit. made me...
hey if it doesnt work out, surgery is not the worst option. It always seems daunting but it really is a good thing. I havent had the surgery but my GI has told me I will most likely ending up having...
I started to flare earlier this year in january and wasnt able to get it under control until late august/early september this year. Put on Humira and asacol as well as prednisone but am off that now....
never tried it but have heard good things. I DO NOT like soy milk. no way. but lactaid is not bad at all....