If using soy products be careful of getting too much estrogen in your system because it can be really bad to your hormones....
Thanks for the med options! I will talk to my GP and see if he can Change the codeine. I really don't like taking it. Today is a bad day and it seems that weather is having a great deal to do with...
I have been on Imuran for 4 years at 150 mg a day usually at night because they make me pretty nauseous. Now I have been tapering down to 50mg a day and no bad UC symptoms. I am so very scared of the...
I tend to agree with Quincy. It is hard enough to deal with UC in the "real world" but when we all come here to vent, ask questions and generally feel at home because everyone here is basically in...
To DELTAFORCE, I am 38 years old. I don't know the reason why I can't take supplements. When I was anemic I tried iron pills, severe pain and nausea all day long, then we tried iron in liquid form...
#coopsmom. I was on Effexor for three years. I still had mild panic attacks and couldn't do very much outside the house. Then I got pregnant an fall hell broke loose with my meds. I am now on 40 mg...
WOW! you guys are a fountain of information!!! I have taken Magnesium as a supplement before ( not for headaches) but I have a lot of problems taking ANY supplements or vitamins. I have never heard...
I had a a headache since late May. Everyday and night I have a headache. Now I get a migraine every few days. Usually they aren't so bad. But I get auras and that's when I get nasty migraines and...
Does anyone that has UC suffer from migraines as well? How do you deal with them? Are they connected? How do you deal with them?...
Hello all! This is the first time I have been on this forum. I am usually on Ulcerative colitis forum. But I have a new issue with Migraines. It started in late May or early June. I took my son to...
I wanted to go off he Imuran just to see if I can give my liver a rest. So far I have had no pain or bad BMs. I won't be off completely until January. I was only on 150 mg a day so now I am on 50 mg...
Hi! I have a question. Has anyone come off imuran without any side-effects? I was on 150 mg but now I'm on 50mg. So far I'm doing really well. I was wondering if anyone has ever come off it and gone...
Crud! I took my probiotics only 1/2 hour after my Zithromax. The probiotics won't hurt the Zithromax will it? From now on I will remember to take it first thing in the morning then take the Zithromax...
I have had bronchitis now for 2 weeks. Had to finally see the dr. He gave me Zithromax antibiotics for 5 days. I have started probiotics and am eating Activia yogurt. Is there anything else I should...
Okay I have another question. My doctor said that I SHOULDN'T takeout because I won't absorb the other medications because it causes the mucous lining thicker and won't allow it to be absorbed. Has...
I have tried health food stores and all three of the supermarkets we have and no one sells it. Do the capsules work just as well as the powder?...
I recommend NOT eating from the buffets! I was there 3 years ago and got really sick but my husband didn't and we ate the same foods. It was a ok trip but be careful what you eat. Don't buy the water...
Thank ItIsAlwaysSomething! I did not know amazon had a Canadian site. I don't do a lot online. Computers don't like me much and I don't like them either. I do all my computer stuff on my phone! Lol....
I buy the Gatorade powder and use orange. You can then make it as sweet as you like. I try to dilute it as much as I can . It really helps....
I have looked it up and looked at my health food store but I am in Canada and we can't seem to find it here. Could it be under a mother name? Amazon won't sell it to Canada....
Can someone tell me what slippery elm does and where can I buy it?...
I have been on Omeprazole for years. It is the only thing that helps my acid reflux! I don't seem to have any issues with it. I never had c-diff with it. Some days it doesn't work then I take a tums...
No spinal tap so far. And I don't really want one!! They hurt a lot!! I haven't been to a Rhematologist yet. I have had all this pain since I was 16. But thought it was normal. My dentist told me it...
No spinal tap so far. And I don't really want one!! They hurt a lot!! I haven't been to a Rhematologist yet. I have had all tis...
The doctors thought that but usually fibro is the top muscle layers and it is not a sharp searing pain that comes in waves. My pain is like labour pains. It progressively gets worse and then goes...
:shakehead: I have had severe pain all over my body. I have had x-rays, ultrasounds and blood tests done all came back as normal. I have severe pain mostly in my lower belly and all across my back....
I have only been told that may be what I will be put on after test are done to find the cause. So I am asking if anyone here has had any experiences with this issue. I know I can ask my doctor but...
Just wondering if you can take beta blockers while taking Imuran? I having bradycardia ( slow beating heart) symptoms and I don't know if I want to take any new meds with what I am taking now....
I know!! The hair loss is crazy!! I have been on imuran for three years and no bad effects except the hair. I am very glad I have a lot of it. The folic acid helps to control the loss of most of my...
I had severe colitis and had to have one once a year until I was in remission. Then I was good for 3 years and now he says every 2 years even if I don't need it( I am no longer in remission)....
:smilewinkgrin: I haven't been here in a while but I wanted to post how I am doing. I came to a decision in November to change my lifestyle and to try to eat less red meat and pork. It has helped a...
Anything with ginger. Ginger beer non alcoholic of course, ginger pills, ginger tea, ginger snaps( biscuits) always help me with a pot of fresh tea. But ginger is great. And if you like curries you...
It is funny. I don't like the Pom Wonderful bottled juice but the fruit is great. I don't know what will happen after Christmas when there are no more left. Oh well I am not going to worry right now!...
:smilewinkgrin: I am sooooo happy! I finally came to a breaking point in how I have been feeling since June. I went to the doctor yet again and had to explain the cramps and the contractions and the...
My sympathy for having a doctor who doesn't listen. My GI was the one who told me to have a hysterectomy. I was extremely anemic and I am allergic to iron supplements and infusions. I will not have a...
Thank you Lodi! Yes I have done the breathing. It does help but the pain is so bad at times I pass out. The doctors just don't listen at times. We only have 15 min each doctors visit so that sucks....
Every month I would get the same thing severe pain, cramps, nausea, and diarrhea but was told it was endometriosis. So had surgery and every month was still the same. My periods were like this from...
:mad: I called my GI doctor last week looking for a consult. His nasty receptionist said go to my family dr. because we have no room for you here. I was pissed to say the least. My GI knows what is...
If you don't want to go the drug way you can mix 1/2 glass of warm water and a large teaspoon of baking soda. It is not pretty but it does help so does ginger. I drink dark ginger ale organic of...
I have had psoriasis since I was a small child. I had it all over my body but the worst was my scalp. I was never on any oral or injectable meds just topical. Mostly tar related. Now as an adult I...
I am sitting in my doctors office trying not to laugh out loud and the tears are pouring from my eyes and snickers are loud enough for people to think what the hell is she going through? I needed to...
How in the world can you eat seeds?!?!? If I even look at a seed my colon gets hysterical! I can see eating nit butters but wow you are lucky. I miss eating nuts. I had to give up being a vegetarian...
I don't know if I have inflammation in the rectom, my doctor just said that my scope came back clean.? I was on modeulin but it made me really sick with major head aches and nausea. I am not on any...
:confused: I have been on Imuran for 3 years at 150mg a day. I have had no problems but I went and had a colonoscopy two weeks ago. Now I have hair loss,stomach pain, join pain. My colonoscopy came...
Sibutramine - Canada sibutramine.com/canada/en-ca Abbott will voluntarily withdraw sibutramine from the Canadian market after discussions with Health ... I live in Canada and Sinutramine has been...
:smilewinkgrin: the program Herbal magic says I can eat what I want but they teach portion control, healthy eating and reduce sugar, starch and fats. The replace these things with alternative healthy...
:confused: has anyone here ever tried herbal magic weight loss program? I am thinking about it but not sure of it will effect my ulcerative colitis? They told me it won't bother me and they go...
I meant that I have not drank anything with colour only a clear liquid diet for 3 days. I had to drink 2 citromag bottles. One on Wednesday and one this morning....
Can anyone tell me how clear your BM has to be for a colonoscopy? I have my scope at 2 pm today and my BM's are no clear at all. Very thin and all liquid but not clear. Have not eaten or drank...
:idea: I have been reading a lot of posts and many of you use oregano oil and grape fruit extract and garlic and ginger. Can you tell me what these do for you UC? I am now willing to try something...