Hi MNBeachgal, I don't have an answer to your question because I'm allergic to all mesalamine. I have not been on this board in years but recognized your name and remember chatting a bit with you...
I wish I had words of comfort but know this, you are not alone. I am pretty depressed right now too. I've had uc since 1999. I have long periods of remission sometimes but hardly any low level meds...
My doc put me on Milk Thistle when my liver enzymes went high and they went right back to normal...
I think I get them at Rockwell Nutrition. My naturopath suggested them years ago. Lately I take them if I feel pain as I go. I seem to have most of my issues at the end. Right now I am stable no big...
Anyone ever use these? I have on and off for years. Curious if anyone here has tried them and their results....
Thanks for taking he time to respond. I appreciate it!...
What does it mean when you have two completely separate colors of stool. It looks like 2 different colors of playdough pressed together? ONe side darker brown and one side more yellowish brown? I...
I could never tolerate mesalamine ever in any form. I did them at the same time...I took one dose and I'm done. She is type of doc who I trust...she won't even give a flu shot to her patients. Too...
So my update. Went to doc and she said to only take 2 doses of the Cipro and gave me Mannose powder too. Took one dose of Cipro (250 mg) and got a huge itchy rash all over. UTI already feels better...
Oy now I'm really nervous. I really hate going back to the doc and saying..I know you said to take this but I'm afraid. My doc is actually integrative and told me to triple my probiotics and drink...
My doc knows my history and I am allergic to any sulf type drugs which I think is used for UTI. I am not on any maintenace drugs except for LDN. I hope this is not going to be a problem...
I've had what I think is a UTI for over a week. Hoping to kick it with cranberry and probiotics but it is still lingering. I go to pee in a cup tomorrow at my doctor to confirm. In the meantime she...
I know I need to up my fiber. I also changed my probiotic because doc was out of my normal one. I am just so depressed at the thought of a flare coming on (maybe it's not) but still nervous with such...
Haven't been here in a while. Mostly stable. I am not having tons of symptoms but I still sometimes have an achy feeling after I go or crampy sharp pains. Today I had what were rock type stool....
Thanks again for the responses. So far no more bouts, haven't gone since. I do have some crampy sensations on and off. I get ibs ish stuff even without a flare. I'm trying be hopeful. One other...
Still can't find ingredients on website but I saw that it's very rich and made of 16% butterfat. Maybe that is it....
What a blessing to be thankful for!!...
I don't know what the ingredients were but it's from a local farm. In the past I've always been better with regular dairy as opposed to something like coconut milk ice cream. I didn't expect an issue...
Thanks guys, I just needed a little reassurance and hope that it may be a fluke. Last flare was so tough for me. Really appreciate your support!...
Thanks notsosicklygirl. I'm just sitting here nervous now which doesn't help. I can't tell you how long it's been since I've had D. My main symptom last flare was blood. I know even normal people get...
Ok I feel so stupid. I have been gf and df forever. For around a year I did and SCD/Paleo combo. I'm off all meds (hard to find a maintenance drug for me). I've been in remission. Well this afternoon...
It's peeling and also sore and raw feeling. It's like it never heals. One spot on my pointer finger and then where my middle finger bends. It started out looking like a crack from dry skin. Then it...
Anyone experience contact dermatitis after using transdermal LDN? I have after over a year on it. Had to put me on oral. I've been itchy and rashy for 2 months....
Ok so my uc has been relatively quiet. I have something else going on and wondered if any of you have had anything like this. I'm a little nervous. I had this same thing maybe a week ago and forgot...
I do the same soup but add a TBSP of celtic sea salt to it as well. I always get confused on the Pseed powder. Can you take it while bleeding? I worry I'll do more damage but I can also see that it...
Metametrix is a brand many of the NDs use. I just sent my latest one off. I've had 3 done with different NDs and different companies. This one I did my own blood draw. It comes with a lancet that you...
My regular MD has a plaque on her wall of all the reason everyone should be gluten and dairy free for whatever that is worth....
bananagirl are you flaring now? I've been doing paleo/scd and gaps throughout the past 2 years. What are you eating? Are you doing an autoimmune version? Are you on any Rx meds now?...
Quincy oy that one is pretty scary too. Last resort maybe. So far symptoms are mild if any and that seems so strong for what I have. I really envy those who can take the less serious drugs....
My regular MD (who also practices integrative medicine) is against gluten and dairy for everyone....
My problem is all mesalamines made me extremely sick and 6mp gave me elevated liver enzymes. GIs try things and have to keep taking me off. I feel like the Remi will be the same if not worse. I...
Look into the GAPS diet for both mood and UC. Helps some people. Def not vegan though...
So because of the antibody think my impression is that once you start it, you have to stay on it correct? How long does it take for you body to build antibodies to it? How long do people stay on it...
I know someone mentioned these a few weeks ago. I've used them in the past. Has anyone here ever used them and did they help with bleeding at all? I think not all bms but some are showing teeny...
I got pink eye for the first time at 40 years old. After being on Pred for the longest time I have had been on it. Get to an eye doc asap before it gets worse, mine was terrible...
I think my GI appt is next week. I'll see what he says. I will probably get a scope before my deductable starts over in November. He did a flex sid on me in the past year. It was bad then though....
I've had pancolitis at diagnosis in 1999, since then mostly in the rectum. All scopes seem to show somethign different. I'm curious if anyone else sees a similar thing in their stool?...
I have a GI appointment soon I think. I'm sure it's time for a scope soon. Uggg. I'm sure am not inflammation free. Yes I do have internal hemorrhoids. And as I said it looks like a dot of pale pink...
So a few weeks ago I thought I saw some blood and it all just went away on it's own. Now about a month later I am seeing what looks like a pale pink dot or two on the surface of the stool. Is this...
I would only use gelatin from pasture raised animals like Great Lakes. http://www.cheeseslave.com/homemade-jello/ ...
Thanks Sherbear and everyone else. My endo is scheduled for 2/27. Hopefully it's easily treatable. I'm just tired of it. I feel fine right now, but I could be so sick after dinner or near bedtime...
I am not on Remicaide but if I ever have to. I'm likely to see my naturopath and eat well and take other supplements to help replenish whatever the Remi takes out. Eat whole foods not from boxes. I...
Thanks Life is Good to me. I just need to hear that so I can stop being so anxious about this scope. I have myself all worked up into thinking it's something terrible. Did you have a scope? What did...
Thanks Teddtlove I am dairy free so I don't think that is it. But it's good to hear that it could be something rather benign. I'm just nervous that it's something worse. I feel better this morning as...
I got pregnant easily with my 1st and it took a little longer with my second but maybe 6 months. They also had no neural tube defects and were both carried post term. So that is not likely an...
Thanks for responding. I don't know what is causing mine and the anxiety of that is making it worse. I do take a ton of probiotics because that is what my integrative MD suggests. I also have a few...
I am new here and just wanted to see if anyone started with their main issue being nausea. I have a scope scheduled for end of Feb. I know it will reveal a lot of info. However in the meantime I am...
Anyone know if they have this? I just found out this year that I have it. Curious if there are others. You cannot absord folic acid well is what it means. It can lead to a lot of health problems....
Also OT I just learned a few months ago that I have the gene mutation for Mthfr. You don't absorb folic acid well I guess. WEll if you don't you can get a whole bunch of diseases. I am panicing...
I mentioned this here on the board in the past few weeks. I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with nausea and what came of it. I had been having small bouts of nausea for a while but...