Have you tried psyllium husk (i.e. Metamucil)? A pharmacist recommended it for bulking up stools and reducing inflammation. I use Metamucil Smooth Texture. I've been taking 1 tsp in 8 oz. of water a...
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I thought people might be interested to read about this Canadian child whose IBD was apparently cured by a bone marrow transplant:...
I'm a firm believer in the stress connection. My symptoms started in the summer, after losing my job at the end of June. My colleagues (school library technicians/librarians) and I had spent months...
I think the thing to remember about UC is that it is a spectrum, like autism, with people at each extreme end of symptoms and severity, and every combination you can think of in-between. Not everyone...
Somedude: try slamming the tip of your baby finger in a heavy steel door; now that is pain....
Hmm, my nose is working overtime lately too but I think it's just my usual seasonal allergies. My wacky symptoms are the bad, arthritis-like leg pain from hip to knee in my left leg at night (keeps...
I can't remember the name of the place buts its in Branson, Missouri. The bathroom was so fancy it felt like I stepped into a palace! They had soft toilet paper, real cotton hand towels, lotions,...
My diet is still mostly low-residue, although trying to work some more fibre in. White bread, low-fibre cereals, pasta. Fruit: honeydew, bananas, peaches, a few blueberries occasionally. Veggies:...
Oh and the bathrooms should each be decorated in a different theme with lots of artwork and interesting sayings and quotes on the walls and lots of good bathroom reading material and programmable...
* Dogs for the dog lovers and cats for the cat lovers. * Whirlpool tubs, hot tubs and Magic Bags in assorted shapes, sizes and colours to soothe aching joints * Punching bags for getting rid of...
No rectal meds, just the Teva 5-ASA. I have another two weeks to wait before my next doc appointment. She so far hasn't mentioned any other meds; at last visit just told me to hold the course for...
I seem to be see-sawing. I'll have a couple of days with only a couple of BMs and no blood, then the next couple of days with 3-4 BMs with a small amount of blood and mucous, then a day or two...
Quincy, they did a great job with the second half of HP7. A few little things were changed but overall true to the book. If people liked Hunger Games the movie, I sooooo recommend reading the...
I remember hearing a skit on a radio satire program once about the "marriage blanket", a product designed to subdue and neutralize flatulence in bed so you'll no longer be disturbed by your farting...
Lodi, I'm a fellow Canadian living in rural Nova Scotia (nearest town has a pop. of about 3,500) and my experience so far makes me feel left to my own devices, frankly. I saw my family physician the...
I'm a newbie too (we were diagnosed practically the same time) so I can't speak from a lot of experience, except I can relate to dwelling on the future what-ifs of the disease. The first thing I did...
InSoFla: I'm taking Webber Naturals Complete Probiotic. It has Lac. casei, rhamnosus, acidophilus and Bif. longum and breve; 10 billion active cells. It was the best probiotic available at my local...
MaxMilian: Other than adding probiotics, the only supplements I'm using are ones I was already taking -- multivitamin, calcium, Vit. D to improve absorption of the calcium (I'm on lansoprazole for...
This is my first post, although I've been following the posts for awhile and was so glad to find this forum. I was diagnosed via colonoscopy and biopsies in early October with pancolitis, with...