OM, and anyone else, here is a truly great source for seaweed: www.seaweedman.com My inlaws have been ordering seaweed from him for over 30 years. Larch is a very interesting man, some say very...
Hi, I am in the process of doing my research for possible surgery. I have UC (since 1998) and have been dealing with a bad flare for the past 24 months. I am reaching my breaking point and so I plan...
Yeah, you both may be right that I won't find a willing surgeon (or insurance company). I guess I will have to think it over more. I am just not there yet with the surgery idea, despite my suffering,...
Hi Everyone, I am usually over on the UC board. I have had UC since 1998, and have had many ups and downs - mostly downs - though, I did go into remission for 3 years. I am dealing with a flare that...
Anne A Don't be so sure your doctor is a quack. There are people (they are generally not posting on this board) who have achieved long term (permanent?) remission, some using fecal transplants. Fecal...
Dealing with an almost continuous flare for the past 2 years and right now, it is bad. I am holding a bottle of prednisone which I swore I would never use again. I've been on and off it for a decade...
I don't think you are crazy. If I had gone straight to surgery when I was in the early stages and very healthy, I would probably have spared myself years of suffering and diminished health. I am...
For bleeding, one thing that has helped in the past is Vitamin A. You take a very high dose (like 75,000 IU) for a short period of time (one week). It can be very effective....
I took asacol years ago and this happened to me too. All my white underwear began to get stained slightly - basically the color of the asacol tablets (only fainter/diluted). What alarmed me more than...
Thanks for the thoughtful replies. I always had left-sided issues primarily. But lately things have been really bad in the rectum and perianus. I didn't think the rest of my colon was implicated...
My first post ever. Let's see. I am 39. I was diagnosed with UC 12 years ago. But my doc now thinks it is better categorized at crohns. Symptoms have always been in the colon but the details, to him,...