everyone else has said all of the things. new doctor. immediately. my GI has done bloodwork for me - before i got a primary physician - and has never pushed back (although she urged me repeatedly to...
BUT WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? Captain CaCa, THAT'S the topic of your research paper. we UC patients want to investigate the rip in spacetime that makes it possible to poop that much damn poop at one...
i hate the food tracker on this GI app you mentioned but i actually think the symptom tracker might be nice for me. when my doc asks me how many times a day i'm moving my bowels i am ALWAYS guessing....
do any of you fine folks watch parks + recreation? i happen to love it. i watched a episode from season 3 last night where everyone in town gets the flu and lots of them are hospitalized. this moment...
i'd also note that i see a therapist twice a month for my anxiety issues and a LOT of the time i'm in there i'm talking about the changes i've had to make in my life because of colitis. i think...
i didn't do full-on hypnosis, but i saw a gastro-specific therapist for about six months when i was first diagnosed. she did some guided meditation and deep relaxation with me. i didn't think it...
A great read from a doctor on the doctor-patient relationship when it comes to treating and being treated for a chronic illness. I thought this was interesting, some food for thought I thought I'd...
wasn't trying to spread misinformation, just reporting what my doctor told me. apologies. feel better, neil, and keep us posted....
oral meds do eventually get all the way down there, but my gastro described it to me as - by the time it gets alllll the way down to the end there, it's not going to be the same nice consistent...
definitely going to look into this. as notsosickly noted -- it's not in the moment, it's getting interested in the moment....
i'm a bit of a worry wart (see my recent post about anxiety) and i came to my doctor about a year ago demanding blood work and urinalysis out of fear for my kidney and liver function. she was sweet...
i know you don't want to see a specialist, and i gather it's because you you don't want to be on meds - but not all specialists will try to prescribe you medication for depression, particularly if...
in addition to the fiber, which definitely helps, you might also want to ask about a probiotic you could try! i achieved remission a couple of months after adding it to my routine. it doesn't change...
it all depends. lialda didn't work well on its own for me, but when i added the rowasa, i eventually was able to achieve remission. so it may not be that mesalamine isn't the right drug - it may just...
my joint pain is way more intense when flaring, but i occasionally experience it on and off - with the exhaustion - even when i'm well....
my story's certainly not representative, but i was diagnosed via a colonoscopy with proctitis and she put me on Canasa suppositories - no oral meds. this worked for about three months - so yes, it...
bless this post....
it doesn't sound good or bad so much as it sounds normal for proctitis. two months is definitely quick - it's great that you saw results so fast, but you may need a little more time and/or push to...
why, why, WHYYYY can't i take immodium on amoxicillin???? this sucks....
i think about this all the time! my mom has crohns/colitis (they've never been super clear with her on which/how that happens) and while she's been in remission for several years (knock on wood) she...
love my neti pot. it definitely eased my symptoms but wasn't enough in time to prevent the infection. will DEFINITELY be using it religiously in the future. and all you have to do to prevent amoebas...
No personal experience with Remicade, though known several people who've been on it, and all I know is it takes time. Best vibes....
Red, thanks for your nice words :) Trying to stay zen... sometimes a challenge! Archie, that sounds like so many gut problems... prolonged, annoying, and worse, hard to pin down. I hope you feel...
dealing. it's my first sinus infection and the first time i've been on antibiotics in almost ten years. freaked out about the whole thing - don't have a ton of advice that others haven't already...
SO TRUE. i think that's what's most upsetting about this, for me. why wouldn't she know more about this? it's so stressful and overwhelming having to keep all this stuff in your head. thanks all for...
2 pills 3x daily. so the plan was to take them in the AM (around 8), at lunch (around 1), and before bed (around 10). this is like a middle school math word problem, isn't it? i guess i could take...
do y'all have better luck with taking one pack, twice a day? or two packs at once?...
Oop, also meant to say that I am on Lialda and nightly Rowasa anyway, so I'll keep doing that... I've been doing one pack of VSL per day, should I increase to two for the duration of the antibiotics?...
I just called and left a message with my gastro to see if I should keep taking the amoxicillin, so I should be getting a call from my nurse soon. Now that I've taken a full day of doses I'm not sure...
i'm really worrying about antibiotics right now, too... tis the season. i've got a sinus infection right now and was just prescribed amoxicillin. i've taken 3 doses and just had my first bout of...
found this thread looking for other folks who have the same problems i have with corn-based things. i know i can't digest full on corn kernels, so i avoid them! but i think i also have to avoid...
this had me rolling -- thanks for the laugh....
hi all, after about three months of rowasa every night and 4 Lialda daily, i'm finally starting to feel like i'm evening out. my "urgency" issues are becoming extremely rare, and when they happen...
i have colitis; my mom has crohn's. since i was dx'd about a year ago she's been dealing with an incredible amount of guilt about the entire thing. but... i obviously don't regret her choice, as i'd...
definitely ok to have a pity party... here's hoping tomorrow is a better day <3...
quincy--i don't think they exploded because of pressure from the plane or anything! i think they weren't packed in a sturdy enough container and slid to the bottom of my bag, where they got smooshed...
songlady--thank you! using two of the plastic trays to hold the bottles seems super brilliant. i will probably just invest in the kind of plastic zippery thing you're talking about—something nice and...
also! this might sound super backwards but a lot of women (not me, but a lot) report that heels or wedges (in combination with the full-foot orthotic) can help. the weight is distributed off your...
i have PF too! actually, i was diagnosed about two or three months before i started getting really sick with UC... i sometimes wonder if the high-test anti-inflammatories they were giving me for the...
bringing this topic back up because i have a question. there's lots of great advice on this forum about getting the medicine through security, but how do you get it to not explode? i took a trip a...
just want to reiterate how great the food diary is, and sympathize with fellow diary-keepers... it's so hard to keep up with, especially since sensitivities and tolerances can totally change! wizfan,...
sending you good vibes and wishes for a quick recovery. thank god for percocet....
congrats on your good scope!! what a wonderful feeling. i think about the duration of the disease a lot. i had "stomach problems" in high school and college and just always chalked it up to bad...
i'm glad there's more and more writing about this. when i was doing guided meditation and hypnotherapy at the GI therapist at northwestern, she told me they're working on a study to prove that guided...
me too--i've just accepted that i need rowasa every night. i'd been doing 3-4 x/weekly for a few months and just wasn't feeling right. now that i'm up to nightly the difference is stunning!...
my boyfriend has diverticulitis and IBS (wonderful to be with someone who understands gut issues) and it actually doesn't interfere with his life too much now that he understands how it affects him!...
thanks guys... i'm definitely going to try not to stress, since we all know what that does!! i'm transitioning between health insurances right now, and i think it's definitely making me worry. i want...
bright red always means hemms for me... when i'm having UC-related bleeding it's much darker. might want to check with your doc as i know nothing about fissures, but i'd recommend lube for your...
i've been feeling pretty good lately... getting used to the generic rowasa and mostly just taking one trip to the bathroom each day (sometimes 2, occasionally 3, but not more than that in a couple of...
i totally understand the feeling. my boyfriend and i were together while i was being diagnosed, so i never had to feel like it was a "surprise" i had to spring on anybody. but i think it's just like...