Just want to add that I am pretty serious about staying on asacol. I even count myself lucky I seem to tolerate it. I discovered that slight symptoms are best treated by smoking a little pot in the...
So sorry to hear that. Being sick is hard to get used to. Has your doc started mentioning asathiamin? (i dont think that spelling is right.) Mine just about tried to skip trying other forms of...
I know that my levels of almost everything were off when I was in the hospital but the thing that made me the most dizzy was low blood sugar. For me it was a result of not being able to eat for 9...
Dang. I've been eating bland foods. Bananas and rice seem to be the magic formula. I graduated to beef soup and tomato soup as well as a few newish bland things. I guess I will just slow down...
I'm still trying to figure out the effects of specefic foods and diet since I am only newly diagnosed and still under the protection of the prednisone. I have increased my food intake to small meals...
I don't remember who said it but it's pretty much always good advice....
When you are going through hell, keep going. So sorry....
My GI said it pretty much only helps ex-smokers. And, though it has been a long time, that's me. I have a friend who is into alternative just about everything, new age mixed with tribal I guess,...
I haven't smoked for over a decade and I got intense cravings out of the blue just before I got sick with UC a month ago. I kinda wish I had gone ahead and bought some cigarettes. The patch idea is a...
Google is a pretty wonderful thing. I found quite a few individuals who reported similar symptoms from the combination. Since I took melatonin last night and have to take prednisone this morning, I...
I got mesalamine in the hospital but it made me violently ill. They started me off at a high dose though. We switched just because of that. Damn about the melatonin. I just took one. This morning was...
whoops. I just realized this is old. Sorry....
It's horrible. I'm so sorry anyone else has ever had this. I'm going through it right now. I am simply unable to control by behavior. Alternate between gasping for air unable to lift my hand and...
So, what you are saying is, in the event of a zombie apocalypse, I might as well go skydiving without a parachute because without access to a pharmacy, I won't be able to fight them off? :) :(...
are mouth ulcers common with UC? I am still on the initial prednisone from my first episode so I don't know what all to expect. I feel better from the UC already but I figured the slippery elm sounds...
Being newly diagnosed, I don't think it's really possible for people who don't have it to understand. I would have known someone was unhappy but never could have recognized what the emotional...
Is the dosage of 1 tsp an amount you arrived at after experimenting or is it a normal dose?...
By the way, thank you all so much. I have no idea where to get information. I am thinking about starting slippery elm. Any suggestions for the best way to take it? The GI said it has to be at least 2...
Babeinthewoods, I am starting the sulfazine at 1 pill 2x daily and staying in touch with my GI as I increase by 1 pill every 3 days. Yeah. I looked at the options. I might even be ok with mesalamine...
I improved, basically to as good as before though with some tenderness and aftereffects from the bleeding, in 3 days of steroids. Wen't from the worst to not sick in 3 days. It's really hard to...
Hello, I have been reading this forum for the past few days trying to make sense of my new situation. First, thank you all for taking the time to chase down odd leads, post honestly about your...