I'm having worse gas, bloating, diarrhea, urgency, pain (B+M seems pretty much the same)? Or is it one of those "gets worse before it gets better" kind of things. I've only been on it for about a...
Hmm, the yogurt actually is seeming a little suspect to me. I think that regular yogurt still has lactose, right? Anyone had better luck tolerating homemade yogurt like SCD suggests? I'm also...
Hi Andrina, I'm still feeling a little lost as far as diet goes. I've been trying to eat things that generally seem "safe" for me - e.g. oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, chicken soup, rice, squash,...
Hi all, So, the last few days I've had crazy, painful bloating all day long, such that it hurts to bend, sit, etc. My stomach is all distended so that I pretty much look pregnant. I'm no stranger to...
I'd definitely put in a vote for trying cortisone suppositories or enemas. That was the only thing that got my bleeding to stop this time around. Prednisone and Rowasa worked in the past, but just...
Thanks mkl11! That sounds pretty intense, but glad to hear it all worked for you! What is proctofoam? I don't know about that one....
Hi everyone, So, my GI finally prescribed me hydrocortisone suppositories this week after multiple combinations of apriso, canasa, rowasa, and predisone weren't stopping my bleeding and diarrhea. I...
In high school and college I took first tetracycline, then docycyline, and then another antibiotic in the cycline family (I think it started w/ an "m") for a couple of years for acne before having a...
Thanks for the suggestions. I was feeling pretty lost when I posted last. @ kazbern: I think I will ask to go back to the Rowasa for night time at least. The Canasa is super easy, but I don't feel...
Hi everyone, I've looked at this forum in the past for ideas and information, and finally broke down and joined. Tomorrow will be exactly a year since the flexible sigmoidoscopy that gave me my UC...