banana girl, what did u think about. l- glut amine? did u feel it helped you overall? I'm suspecting that I have leaky gut syndrome, because I have all the classic symptoms of it. of course I didn't...
ill ask my gi on monday. did u get from a Canadian drug pharma?...
banana girl, good idea since I live in USA, Pennsylvania ... we don't have encort here , but do u know how I can get hold of it. I'll pay out of pocket if need be....
I agree with u....
hi all, I've been on 9 mg of budesonide tabs, the tabs that release the steroid into the colon directly ...this is supposed to have no or minimal side effects but I'm having side effects. slight moo...
hi all, I got a bad lot of Sulfite free rowasa it was black in color, I will get the lot # just in case other ppl have seen this occurrence. I actually used this product fully blackened because I...
any thoughts on this tablet, I was told it just recently got FDA approval in USA. it's supposed to be my backup . 6 mp doesn't work for my liver .so anyone use uceris?...
there less tablets to take with the HD because iits double potency instead of 400 mg it's 800mg. the delzicol sounds weird to me....
HS banana, I never heard that but sounds scary... I took asacol during pregnancy but took -2mg of folic acid during preggers. afterwards I could not breast feed because I was on asacol....
I started asacol HD....
asacol never put me in remission but it def reduced inflammation. so what's the final verdict , what's better than asacol? asacol is mesalamine and then theres sulfasalazine.... I was thinking to...
I started rectals since January, of 2013 .....but some little blood streak once in awhile started in December 2012 but it wasn't that much in December. in the past 7 days I started using rowasa SF...
Q, u know the end of last year I stopped all meds orally and rectally for like 6 wks maybe that's why it came back. currently on 4 mesalamine tabs 3 x day. and mesalamine enemas once I feel my bowel...
protocol, it's funny once I got into remission for 2 months by eating fenugreek with lentils and white rice, cut out sugars, and ate lot of salmon too. I cooked Indian food which means I used...
hi protocol, I started taking cal/ mag because I have severe insomnia which leads to hives...soon as I started cal/ mg I'm sleeping at 4-6 hrs instead of 2 hrs and hives reduced. not sure what sodium...
hi all, was in remission for a year....had colonoscopy yesterday .... diagnosis is inflammation in mid to distal rectum, prox-mid sigmoid and region of cecal hub. now I'm very sad this thing never...
omg, I was on 6 months of prednisone, and I tapered off. months after, I could feel so aggressive and paranoid, I felt ppl were out to get me, I yelled at my sister in law so badly ....the first time...
hi tornado Which one you talking about budesonide enema or Vitamin E enema Thank you for the quick response...
thanks hateful, I will try it again. I did it for like a week but not sure enough went in. so it didn't help me. need to make sure it gets in properly the suction was tricky I used an ear syringe...
hi everyone, bad news for me , I'm bleeding again no longer remission probably the pred put me in remission for 1 yr. now taking mesalamine enemas at night and tabs during dy but still bleeding. but...
hi dear friends, thanks for the speedy reply, I'm in Delhi, really around noida staying with my relatives. my mil, doesn't know much about this area as she lives alone. when I said former UC patient...
hi all, I contracted gastroenteritis, being a former UC patient and current IBS patient what did u do to help the situation? I don't think it's bacterial or fungal . just a straight up viral so far....
hi Quincy and Gary, I stopped rectals for 5 wks. I'm on oral meds but very few like 2 tabs 3x a day,( mesalamine). my diet is drastically changed as mentioned above, I thought that yeast overgrowth...
hi all, very sad wkd with the awful news and yesterday while shopping, I had the urgency to go to the bathroom. I tried to control it and was able to til I found a restroom in the mall about 10...
I'm very heartbroken over this, looking at my little girl face, is making me think about how precious children are. they are the most innocent beings on earth and its incomprehensible . who the heck...
I mentioned armour but she said its not standard treatment. thyroid disease affects every organ it's very depressing....
hi maggiemay , funny even I forgot the book ... It was a book about thyroid and yeast connection. I'm in remission with the UC now. and currently on levoxyl , I just started it like a wk ago 25mcg.to...
hi, I already have thyroiditis and colitis which is in remission. I think I had ANA test done already and it came negative...
hi new to this forum, but experiencing chronic urticaria , since 2009 during my pregnancy. prior to this I never had hives b4. it has gotten really bad this past month, the wort ever. I am currently...
hi maggiemay, I read your post on thyroid medication treatment . I am a UC patient and I do have candida . u mentioned something about a book to read. can u tell me the name so I can read it. thanks...
The anti candida diet says no milk, no gluten , no sugar , no white carbs le rice. I et some brown rice because I need something or I will starve. no fruits too. avocados I like a lot. nuts are ok....
I takes lots of raw garlic and raw onions now but I'm in remission. I read it helps with candida overgrowth which tends to cause IBS like symptoms which I have....
Gary, sounds more like IBS to me but I'm not a doctor. try to cut out the obvious foods like gluten and dairy for a few wks and see how u feel....
I guess my question was too vague, I was wondering how ppl make their own probiotic enema, I heard of some doing it. my theory is that it might be more effective than oral probiotics. I use VSL3, and...
hi all, does anyone know how to make the best probiotic enema? not bleeding , no inflammation but have more IBS symptoms now, urgency, loose BMs . go 1-3 times a day...
hey Gary, great advice let me look into this, keep me posted...
forgot to state that maybe trying gluten free might help some ppl. I also stopped tomatoes, bell peppers and starchy food like potatoes...
hi max, I had the scope done, doc said it looks completely normal...
hi, I am now currently in remission but have symptoms of urgency and loose bowel movements still.... it's now IBS not IBD. I also suspecting yeast overgrowth , anyone suspect the same? I hope I...
the healthcare b4 obamacare is sucky that's why it's regulating insurance companies from unfair money making practices, it does not take full effect til 2014. if private practices and hospitals are...
awesome! then the year 2030, you can tell your kids " how u met their mother", sorry that was a corny joke but I do watch that show....
Thoreau, I do actually have some chills every few months, sinus problems body aches, with the annoying arthritis. I heard sometimes tat food allergies cause joint pains. and the sinus pressure could...
thanks Thoreau, I suspected the IBS thing too. I don't know shd I try dicyclomine....
hi hekela, yes I am currently taking 3 tabs of mesalamine 3x a day. I've been doing the diet and taking caprylic acid capsules. reduced NSAIDs....
hi he kela, actually I found the opposite happened to me in the last month because I dint have inflammation in rectal rea. but I guess some of u r saying probably UC is coming back so I shd start. I...
I feel some urgency but not as severe as before with full blown UC. I want no urgency, basically I want to be normal...
hi Quincy, actually I had worst urgency issues just the month before the sigmo, so I was expecting that I had full blown UC again, but no blood. I was on rectals, supposity and enema ( sulfite free)...
hi Quincy, yea got my biopsy results it was normal. I'm not on any recitals at that point on. I'm still taking oral mesalamine 3 tabs 3times a day. no pred since April....
I mean to say thyroiditis...
hi Gary, it's good to see your reply. I'm getting confused with my health. I've been on this anti candida diet for only a week. very hard. I am eating brown rice a lot and trying to stay away from...