I would suggest try to come off steroids and then start trying. Also will agree with others stay on maintenance drugs.... it will keep you in remission....
Hi Posting this for members to avoid excessive use of turmeric. I read here in the forum that people have been using turmeric so I started using it since January'13. It worked 1 teaspoon daily empty...
Thanks C_K_G & wells! Can the family doctor help with prescription or do I need to get GI for that....
Hi! I am on mesalamine enema & Asacol right now. Was in remission but flaring right now. I became a permanent resident of Canada recently but moved out of the country before getting the health card....
Thanks pb4! I will get the health card soon..so I am not worried abt that. Just wondering if i shud stock up medicine from here (dnt know if that would be alllowed to cross border plus also there is...
Hi! We plan to move to canada (alberta) but dnt have much knowledge abt the medical system in canada. Have heard people say you have to wait long even after we get the health card...I wouldn't be...
It was long time back quincy! I dnt even remember the name ...i bought it from Sprouts here. But I will give it a try again. Thanks!...
Also.... thanks a ton quincy!...
I took probiotic in past and it gave me severe flare up. So i m taking greek yogurt instead....
I had to taper off medicine because I was nursing and since i did not flare to I did not start them. Then I felt little flare symptom last year and i immediately started rowasa and have been on them...
started with 2 tab 3 times a day. Started today!...
Thanks quincy & lemonhead! I was on asacol since years. I had remission and I went off asacol but continued rowasa for maintenance. I was also taking turmeic twice a day 1tsp.... but have stopped it...
Hi, I was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis around 8 years back and last scope was in 2008. My symptoms changed since past few days- urgency and runny stools with blood even after drinking water. I...
thanks! the other tests are: C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,SER,QL which is again abnormal 0.8 while Range is <0.5- mg/dL other tests done are: Alkaline Phosphate, ALT (ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE), SERUM , plus...
HI, My wife is flaring so she got a few blood tests done, one of them was ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED and have a abnormal (high) result of this test: it should be less than 20mm/hour &...