I have been experiencing many negative emotions with this disease lately as well. I failed on regular Asacol so I had to start the HD version, I also had to start taking Entocort ER. I had focal...
Has anyone else had luck with Entocort ER, it is working for me, I thought that was a Crohn's medication. I had focal lesions in my ileum has anyone else had that with UC? I am starting to think my...
I do not necessarily buy the hygiene hypothesis for auto immune disease. I grew up in a rural area and was outside alot and was exposed to many immune provoking agents in the outdoors, yet is still...
I felt the best I felt in years...I did not feel unwell. If you eventually feel better not eating gluten than go for it, but be forewarned if you do not have celiac disease and you still feel ill...
Cecelia’s Marketplace Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide cannot recommend it enough, it lists things that are gluten free off the shelf that are not specialty. It is a must for anyone new to GF....
Have both HLA-DQ8 and HLA-DQ2, celiac disease can effect almost any organ, however after long term untreated celiac disease, I developed neurological complications specifically spinocerebeller...
Had years of untreated celiac disease(considering the fact that not eating gluten is the treatment, it sucks) causing refractory celiac disease to form requiring solu-medrol infusion 3 grams every 3...
I have been taking 2.4 grams of Asacol (mesalamine) and Rowasa (mesalamine) 4.0 grams for whopping total of 6.6 grams a day for close to 3 months with no side effects other than a slow remission....
For long car rides Lomotil. I always have extra pants, underwear, Lomotil, absorbent pads, depends, wipes, etc. Better to be prepared then caught of guard. GPS and locations of usually safe bathrooms...
Officially diagnosed at 27 on 1/2013 with numerous hospitalizations spanning from November to January left sided UC , had "ischemic colitis" in 2008. Was told it was likely I had it since 2008...
They have not helped with the portion of my colon that is higher up but from November to January I was not using them yet and was hospitalized numerous times and now that I am on them, they have...