Are you guys talking about exercises to help regain control over your shitting? My biggest problem right now is not being able to absorb enough nutrients throught the villi of my small intestine. My...
I am three months post takedown, been in and out of the hospital 4 times for sudden dehydration caused by wild imbalances in electrolytes (NACL & potassium mostly). I could get better if I could eat...
Since the initial surgery the doctor's advice has been to get up and walk as much as possible. As good as this advice undoubtedly is, thruthfully, I am a lazy bastard and I have minimized the walking...
My surgeon acted surprised when I told him that I would never accept a permanent ostomy, and that if he would not personally guarantee that it would be temporary I would forgo the surgery, stop...
Yeah, Ease into eating more volume. You want to be eating 2000 calories a day, but ramp up, don't try to get there all at once. I believe the immodium advice to be good. I am on lomotil myself, but I...
I was in the hospital for 10 days. I think I was unusual in that respect. I am still on a low residue diet, and it has been almost a month and a half since the takedown. Everybody has complications....
Immodium & Metamucil! I will run these by the surgeon at my appointment friday. Will post back after a few weeks and let you know! Thank you! The comment about absorbing the acid really strikes a...
Oddly, most of the threads in this discussion are more appropriate to my concerns than the threads in the UC section. I had total proctocolectomy July 2nd, 2012. Takedown of temporary ostomy was...
I am on this stuff, and ambiguous about it. Yes, it helps you retain your water, and not have diahrrea so much. I think it bloats me. I am not fond of medicating at all, so I am perhaps biased. Also,...
James, I am in Indy also. My name is Rich Stocum. I am in the book. I would be interested in this support group too. Maybe we can both find out what they do at this CCFA thing? What is CCFA anyway?...
Your story is remarkably like mine. I was diagnosed UC in January 2011. The drugs you mention are all familiar to me, particularly prednisone, lialda, remicade, and imuran. Prior to UC they only...
Somedude: Get the surgery - do it now. I was diagnosed UC January last year. It was really aggressive and destroyed my colon completely in a year. I was running to the crapper 30-40 times a day. I...
I hate to put it this way, but it's the God's honest truth. You have a great perspective - but you are one of us - one of the damaged. You can't possibly think that people who don't have this...
I can't imagine how this would work unless the woman is already in love with me. I divorced some years ago anyway, and at 47, gave up on dating and a sex life right then. When I was diagnosed, I...
I noticed this for a long time before I had my colon out, and for several weeks after. My surgeon has a nutritionist working for him, who insisted that I have Activia yogurt every day. Smell of poop...
Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed in January 2011. By the end of that year, gastroenterologist told me that disease had destroyed my colon already, and even though Cymzia was helping me, it would...