Thanks Quincy, I have a bit of time off for the holidays and am gonna try playing around with this stuff while Iam off to avoid any issues with work :) Have a good Holidays and i will update again...
Welcome :) Dont be embarressed! we have all experienced this and talked about it here, detail is welcomed! I would make another appt for a colonoscopy to see whats causing the blood, could be higher...
Hi ChaoSki, I have also been DX recently (April 2012) with moderate/severe UC and totally understand your concerns etc. There is alot of information out there and the best thing that i have learned...
I didnt know that about the enzymes causing looser stools!! i will try stopping them for a while and gauge the reaction. I started taking them while on the SCD really strict and was nervous to stop...
meyerlemony, Stress is a huge issue for me as well... i tend to be a "dweller" where i stress over everything... this does not help my UC, then i stress about my UC... you see where this is going :)...
Perfect :) i will give all a try! only question is why stop the digestive enzymes and do you mean fibre supplements as in Benefibre? Also with the oral salofalk, i was thinking of switching ( just...
Thanks Quincy, Sorry for delayed response...holidays :) i am going to the bathroom mostly through the night and the consitiency is really really soft serve icecream most times to looser others. Most...
Having done lots of research into FT's and knowing that this disease is crazy, i would do it. my thought is that why not? if it doesnt work what do you have to loose? i have read lots of ppl (on here...
Hey All, Been a little while since my last post and I just had a few questions for yall about the Salofalk enemas I have been on since Oct. First question is how long do ppl usually take the enema...
Thanks All!! Love the dancing guy Lodi :) Sherbear46 - i was only given a script for 8 weeks... the last two to taper off. So i should continue the enemas everynight even at taking 4000mg orally and...
Hi All, It has been a while since i have posted anything, but i have been super sick. I do have some good news though... I made my GP give me a script for some Salofalk enemas and have been doing...
Hello all, recently i have noticed that i have no real urge to urinate at all. the only time i do is if i make myself and it is a loooong one. However when i go to have a BM is the only real time i...
Andrina, i also experienced more blood etc while using the cortifoam enemas. I was not doing too bad when i started them but shortly after had a major episode which is what led me to start the SCD. i...
Andrina. I did start with the intro diet and then moved on from there. i have read Elaine's book and i also purchased the guide from SCDlifestyle.com and have been following very stricly and i know...
Andrina, i am keeping a journal...more jot notes atm. the enemas were cortifoam (foam stays in better..) and i cannot remeber about sulfate i will ask :) InSoFla. Thanks i thought the name was pretty...
Hello My Fellow UC'ers I have recently started the SCD diet, and have been following it very strictly for the past 28 days or so. I am using the SCDlifestyle book as my guide, i am taking probiotics,...
Hey all, thought i would let you know how my apointment with the GI went and ask a few more questions :) the doc was helpful and thank god for my wife who majored in BIO at university and understands...
Hi aguywithuc, i was 360 lbs two + yrs ago, when i had my first flare which was undignosed and began eating way better ( smaller amounts, no processed) with no signs of symptoms (that i knew of). i...
Sorry!! that would help wouldn't it LOL okay..Salofalk 500mg 8 pills daily - 3 morning (6:00), 2 (9:00), 2 (12:00), 3 before bed (~10:00). nothing else other than kinda monitoring my diet. Was Dx in...
Hello UC Family!! Just got a rush appointment with my GI guy. This will be my first real appointment to get some answers and i dont want to forgot to ask the important stuff. this doctor may not be...
perfect thanks :)...
Hi ucwarrior, thanks for the info, my biggest question to everyone on here is... how did you get to where you are? who told you about all the stuff you take and why?? i understand very little about...
Thanks Janey47 and DBwithUC. with the VSL#3 can you just purchase it or is it perscription?...
Thanks Everyone!! Youre support is awesome, and great to talk to people who have/are going through this. I will be going to my GI for the Enemas for sure. As of right now I just need to get the D to...
Thanks for replying so quickly! i have been addicted to this site since i found it and have been reading since!! there is so much on here its over whelming. i will definatly get the enemas, can you...
Hi all, I am a 28yr old male who was just disgnosed with UC a few month prior. the last yr has been hell dealing with and trying to understand everything that goes along with it. i have been to see a...