He gave a months worth of free samples of Canasa suppository. Last night something I ate or drank flared me up instantly. I was Distended, bloated, and running to the bathroom passing blood and...
Thank you for all your responses. I will talk with him more today. The cost did seem very extreme to me as well. He does have some free samples for me of a steroid sepository that he said he has seen...
I will mention that to him tomorrow. He is such a wonder GI Doctor and he himself has UC. He is on Humira. I didn't want to go that extreme yet because I see that as a last option. This is my first...
That was the cost of the generic brand. He gave me a high dose and was wanting me to use it twice a day. Unfortunately I don't have insurance. I go in to see him tomorrow to discuss some other...
I have not posted in a few months and when I last did I was not in a very good place. I have had three hospital stays and four visits to the ER sense them. I am now dong so much better. I was put a...
bananagirl I use tea, a scoby also called a mother, water, sugar, and a glass jar. You boil water with sugar in it then you add the tea usually green or black tea and boil. Then you get a glass jar...
InSoFla I am drinking Kombucha which is loaded with probiotics I am also going to be making some kraut too. I am also taking Naturalist brand with Lactobacillus Acidophilus that contains 1 million...
Bananagirl me too. I was so shocked I had to call hubby at work. I was in tears. It happened so fast. My doctor believes that the kombucha along with the probiotics are playing a big role in my...
I have an appt set up this week with her to see what my options are other then the prednisone. I told her this morning about my progress this morning as well as how I have been feeling the last week...
Yesterday I was at a loss because I have tried so many things that worked for others and they didn't work for me. I didn't want surgery and didn't want meds. Now today I am noticing a difference in...
I forgot to add along with all of the other changes I have been making I have also been using a lot of tumeric, ginger, and olive oil in my cooking. Not to mention a ton of berry and banana...
Good morning everyone. After trying juice fasting and the raw food diet and it not working I decided because I had already eliminated processed foods and refined sugars and grains I would go with the...
I am doing some research on low magnesium levels not that I know how omprotant it is and I know I don't get enough at all. I ran across this and I have all these symptoms...
I have researched the spinach and sunbutter diet and I am going to give it a go. I love spinach especially the canned and frozen stuff. Call me weird but yum lol. I also read about someone taking...
You are all right as much as I hate to take drugs I think at this point I need them. I need to get this under control. Thank you everyone for you support and slaps in the face I needed both of them...
That is why I came here because I don't want to give up I need support from others that know what I am feeling. I have thought about surgery and would like to hear from others how it is helped their...
I am not on any meds at the moment and they had me on 40 MG of prednisone. I was recently in the hospital for four days because of the colitis and am headed in to do another colonoscopy in the next...
I have never posted on a UC forum before so this is my first time. I was diagnosed three years ago and ever sense then it has been roller coaster for me. I am 29 and a mom of four and not having the...