I just was diagnosed with SIBO. Does anyone else have this . I have ulcerative colitis and IBS as well as a hiatal hernia. I have become vitamin deficient in the last 2 years including vitamin d, b,...
I also have been told i have UC and IBS. I was first diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and then a few years later was told my new sympotms were IBS. I could actually tell that they were different i...
Hi I just bought a juicer and was wondering what everyone's experience was with it.I don't eat any green veggies and mostly potatoes and carrots because the fiber is just too much for me. So i was...
Hi I have had red scaly rashes on my arms and legs for about 3 weeks now. My primary dr just said to put cortosone cream on it to stop the itching, but now I have a big blister in my mouth. Is this...
I have been having joint pain for the last few weeks, first knees, then feet/ ankles and now hands/ elbows. I started getting a rash next, small sploches on both arms and legs. Only the first one on...
I went back on the pill and it helped me a lot. Maybe you could try different brands since you didn't like the pill you were on before....
At my last GI appointment, my dr said to start doing meditation and or yoga to help with stress related to my UC and IBS. So i have been doing some DVD's I got from Amazon for about 3 weeks. Well...
I have started having joint pain again, but so far no digestive issues (yet). Does anyone just get joing pain? I am using a heating pad on my knees and it is helping, but am hoping it is not the...
So I just finished my first yoga class. Before my stomach was grumbling like crazy, which in turn made me nervous, which defeated the purpose of the relaxation of yoga , but about 15 minutes of the...
My GI dr told me to take a meditation or yoga class to help with stress relief. Has anyone had any postive results from starting meditation classes or yoga. Lori...
Hi, I am new to the IBS forums, I usually hang out in the Ulcerative colitis forums. So after having months of constipation then diarreah, my GI says I also have IBS. He said to start meditation...
Hi I have had Uc since July 2009 and now i was just diagnosed with IBS too. I would love any other suggestion ideas of people who also have both. I have both constipation and dirreah starting back in...
I had C-Diff last February. My test came back negative, but was treated for it anyway, since I had all the symptoms. My dr. said it was very common to get a negative test first. I took Flagyl and...
Hi , Since before Halloween i have been having constipation followed by diarreah. This is not my usual flare pattern. Usually i have joint pain , fatigue and increased bm-8-10 a day. I have already...
Last year, I also had lots of stomach pain.This was after a month long flare. All the other symptoms stopped except for extreme stomach pain. I put a heating pad on it and tried to lay flat. My dr....
So yesterday I had a soy milk shake with soy protein powder for the first time. Boy did I have gas all night and into this morning. I thought soy was good for you. Does anyone else have problems with...
Hi, I had the same issue as you earlier this year. ( i am also a teacher) I had very sharp pain that lasted about 2 hours at a time. I used a heating pad to relax the muscles and would lay flat on my...
I had a flex sig earlier this year and there was no prep at all....
Hi , I'm going through the same thing right now. My dr. said to take Konsyl. I have been taking it for 2 days. Sucess this morning. It is pysillium fiber. It is over the counter and you mix it with...
Hi, This is the first time i have had to deal with constipation. I usually have diarreah. I have had it about 2 weeks. I have really painful gas and bloating as well. Has anyone used psyllium fiber (...
I think the dr. is trying to help you based on what other patients have told him. Everyone is different. You're dr is right on in my case. I can't eat salads or whole grains. If i do i will be in the...
I highly recommend What to Eat with IBD by Tracie Dalessandro. She is a dietician and she also has Ulcerative Colitis .So she has personal experience with the disease. It had good advice on what to...
I basically don't eat whole grains anymore. I can't eat salads or any raw vegetables, it makes me run to the bathroom even before i finish eating them. I eat chicken , rice , cooked veggies ,...
Hi, I have been on VSL #3 for about a year, per dr. orders. I just went to europe for 3 weeks and couldn't bring it due to it having to be refrigerated. I am just fine. No changes what so ever. I...
Hi, I also am a teacher . I teach Kindergarten. Before I was diagnosed I realized i was really tired after teaching all day. I moved from 2nd grade down to kindergarten. I thought i was just getting...
Hi, I just had a flex scope this morning . I posted earlier today. My GI said the immflamation wasn't bad but since I was having loose ( soft- not formed) stools the last few months as well as...
Hi I just got back from my GI appt. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Proctitis last year. I had a flexible sigodscopy this morning because of symptoms the last few months. I have been having 4-6 loose...
I also had C-diff. I thought it was the stomach flu back in February. I went on Flagly and didn't feel better until one day after taking it. I have been taking Florastor and VSL #3 on dr. orders. He...
Thanks for all the feedback. I was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis, so maybe that is why he said no pain medication. He said he just wanted to check the imflammation near the rectum. My mom and...
Hi I called my dr. today requesting to go back on Canasa due to a few months of a flare. He already upped my Asacol so I thought the rectal meds would help. He wants to do a flexible sigmoidoscopy...
Hi, I am also a teacher and thought I just had the stomach flu. I was on antibiotics twice previous to the "stomach flu". I only had diarreaj and severe stomach cramping. I had my normal check up...
Yes, I also used to love granola bars. I can't eat them anymore. Anything 'rough" such as granola, whole grain bread causes lots of gas and bm. It is one of the things I never eat anymore. I tried...
Just a quick update. Two days of only one bm. Todays was the first solid one in about a month. I am hoping this is it and I was taking too many vitamins. My dr. upped my asocol from 4 pills to 6...
I gained weight because all I am eating is carbs- pasta, chicken, rice , potatoes and white bread. Raw veggies/ fruit and whole grains is what I used to eat before I was diagnosed but now they bother...
Hi, I don't know if it is wishful thinking but after a flare in December I started taking a multi vitamin, b 12 vitamin, omega 3 fish oil and an calcium supplement.I have been having about 6-10 bowel...
I also had severe cramping last weekend. I used a heating pad, took some tylenol and tried calmly breathing when they started. It also helped to lie down flat. I called my GI and he has been treating...
Hi about a week ago I was having severe cramping on my lower left side several times a day. It was not gas. I have UC. I called my GI and he was concerned that I had been on Antiboitics twice in the...
Just wanted to update everyone. So i am starting to have really loose stools and still having cramping several times a day so the dr wants me to start Flagyl for C. Diff. The first stool test came...
Thanks for all the advice. It is in my colon not stomach cramps. My dr. is at the hospital every Monday doing colonoscopies so the nurse said he will get back to me tommorrow. I did ok today, no...
Hi this is my first post. I was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis in spring 2010. I have been having my first flare since starting my medication last year. It started just after Thanksgiving. It...
I put them in my carry on luggage because I didn't want to risk them losing my luggage. I kept them in the box with the prescription info on them. I also put them right on top so security could see...