Sounds like symptoms I had when I had my bowel obstructions. Depending on how long you have been unable to have a bm....
I have had this problem since I started my uc flare and haven't found anything to help. I have the worst rumbling in the evenings but it can go on during the day. I don't really have a diet so to...
Has anybody done any research or tried using curcumin before. I noticed some of you use tumeric so I wondered if anyone knew anything about this. I was thinking about trying the product curamin but I...
What is it with GI doctors prescribing stuff and giving it to you while you are still half out of it with the anestia? My doctor did the same thing to me. I am still having to wait to talk to him...
After reading the posted responses, I have cut back on the VSL#3 to stretch it out hoping to get the shipment on Tues. I don't really want to risk rocking the boat....
Good luck on your surgery! I pray you will be feeling better in no time!...
Sorry to post again, but I just had a bm and saw something brand new that was concerning. The stool particles settled on the bottom of the pot and a white film was floating on the top. Is this...
Has anybody tried these. I take VSL#3 and want to stay with i t, but my shipment is not going to get here before I run out. The best thing I could find here is the Garden of Life Probiotics which has...
Thanks for all the input. I'm going to talk the doctor about all of our options I think, and then decide what I feel comfortable with....
I just upped my VSL#3 from two pills a day to four pills a day. After I made the increase, I began horrible cramping, even more severe gas than normal (which is saying a lot), and have had more...
ActiveUCer.... My frequency has kind of remained pretty constant even while on the pred, but its not as bad as some have it here. My bleeding actually stopped before I began the pred. Since tapering,...
I plan on talking with the doctor again to see if we can discuss what options are available. I just have problems with the fact he is one of those type doctors that says do what I prescribe or don't,...
garlouisville- I'm personally not crazy about any of the meds. Was not for going on the predinsone but everyone seemed to say it was necessary so I took the plunge. I actually will be done with my...
Ok, my gi doc's nurse called me yesterday and said they want to put me on Imuran. I haven't even been diagnosed with UC for a month yet and haven't finished my first predinsone taper yet. I know my...
Seatle Kevin... Thanks. I'm going to talk to my doc and see what he says. If he oks it, I may try this. soystud....I'm sorry you all have had such a rough go of it with your little guy, but I bet you...
Iknow it sounds random, but have you been checked for a UTI. I know I get strange pains in my back and tummy when I get a UTI. It seems I get them pretty easily because with the explosive bms,...
I have had this problem several times. Its been a particularly rough year for me this year. about a month ago, I finally got out of the hospital after spending 360 days there just to get diagnosed...
1) When I wake up, I kind of hit the floor running. Usually once my body figures out I'm up, the bms begin. I try to stick close to the bathroom untl the rumbles settle down. Then I am usually good...
I'm with ya'll. I'm taking Asacol and see the same staining. I like the bulk toilet seat ordering idea. LOL...
You all have our prayers down here in Texas!...
Seatle Kevin-How do you know what digestive enzymes to use? Where do you find them? garylouisville-No kidding. I seem to get some of the worst gas and indigestion after drinking. I drink very little...
3 days in between the NPO and the predinsone. I was on 40 mg for 5 days and am scheduled to taper down by 10 every 5 days. Its strange. It seems like the more solidish I get in bms, (they are never...
So, I was bleeding very heavily and then went NPO for a sigmoidoscopy. The bleeding stopped, but the scope showed severe inflamation due to UC as I have stated before. They put me on a predinsone...
soystud- I haven't seen a connection between the two necessarily, but I am beginning to think the tube feeding may aggravate it. Since it runs 24/7 my poor system never has a rest so I sometimes...
The uc came after the j tube. I originally had a g/j tube inserted in July .2011 and was placed on Jevity with Fiber. I then had that tube and three others get clogged/balloon deflated and fall out....
It very well could be. With all that I have read about things in your diet that can contribute, the feeding mixture would probably be keen on setting it off. High in carbs, sugars, etc. I just don't...
Soystud: I haven't been there but will visit. Thanks for the heads up. They had me on TPN for awhile until it started to shut my liver down. I spent about a good 2 months trying to get my liver...
InSoFla: I eat them separately. I do the pretzels with my predinsone in the am and might do some later in the afternoon. The prune comes at lunchtime. If I do rice its in the evening. soystud: I have...
Thats the kicker. I'm really not eating anything. My diet primarily consists of 24/7 tube feeding through a J tube. I use Promote which is a high protein supplement made by Abbott. The only things I...
My insurance does cover both but at different levels and there is a quantity limit on the Lialda (30 a month and he wants me on two pills a day). thanks for the information everyone!...
Throughout the day but it seems to be worse in the evening...
I have tried many anti gas products including Gasx with no success.=(I haven't tried peppermint tea but do use peppermint a lot for nausea....
Have any of you found anything to be particularly helpful with the tremendous amounts of gas and bloating that come along with this disease. Does it seem to settle down as you begin to achieve...
Hi everyone! I just talked with my GI doctor today who got the biopsy results back from my sigmoidoscopy. It was consistent with UC (no duh that was clear from the pictures) and showed no cancer...
Welcome! As one that has been newly diagnosed myself, I understand some of the fear and anxiety that can go along with this. I have also done a lot of reading different posts and have found everyone...
Thanks for the advice. I have been lactose free for about 7 years now so will continue with that but never have tried gluten free. The foods that I have eaten with the tube feeding have been things...
That would be optimal for me except I just got out of the hospital after being there for a year. It's been kind of a rough year. Insertion of a J tube, two bowel obstruction surgeries, one kidney...
Yes I'm 60lbs and I am 33. I've struggled Anorexia for a very long time. This is actually the most I have weighed in awhile. My diet currently consists of promote tube feeding. I am on around the...
I was actually officially diagnosed with UC yesterday after a flex. sigmoidoscopy. I was already on Asacol and VSL#3 and now they are suggesting prednisone. He wants to start me off at 40 for a week...
Thank you. I am hoping this might answer some questions for me. I'm from a small town with only 4 gi docs in town. As a matter of fact my general surgeon treats me more than the gi guys do....
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with IBD and most specificaly colitis. I have had two bowel resections in the past year and have really had a time with it. I was originally diagnosed after a colonoscopy...
I've wondered which one of the two diseases mine falls under. I was originally diagnosed with IBD and only when I had a flare up again did the doctor say colitis. I go for a flexible sigmoidoscopy...