ipoo, reading that makes me glad I posted about my problem in the first place as now I know its not just me which already helps a great deal.I really appreciate you sharing your experiences and I...
thanks for the reply, I am now on three 5mg a day tapering off 5mg a week so only around 3 weeks left, to be fair I feel my inflammation is quite low at the moment I can go about my day normally with...
Hi Sorry if there is a post about this already but couldn't find it. Anyway hoping someone can help with a relief for my problem with anxiety. Basically due to flare ups in the past and nearly having...
Hi all. Haven't posted for a while been very well mostly but noticed getting the odd minor flares. I saw an article ftom the chrons and colitis UK newsletter saying nicotine actually helps colitis...
Hi, Fish oils 1 gram L glutamine 1 gram I have been on Imuran for around 2 years now. I am looking now to also start supplementing spirulina, this is just because i have started training again in the...
Hi Everyone, So its been a while since my last post and really the main reason for that is because ive been doing better than ever. Ive been out doing the things i love such as football, gym, squash,...
Protocolteck - just read through your posts great to hear you are doing so well without all the nasty medicines from the hospital. I think i am going to try this, is it still working well for you?...
Hey Geeker, I tried this but unfortunately didnt have any success for me if im honest when i was flaring every time i had a drag on a cigarette and inhaled it, made me wanna run to the toilet i find...
im on salofalk now and to be honest dont know if it works at all. try L- glutamine thats really good :-)...
my tummy has been gurgling a lot aswell lately, im not in a flare but i am certainly not in remission. Its usually just after food and alot of it is wind but still dont know if its down to...
Hi Judy, Thanks for the post appreciate it, yes a friend i know had inflixamib he has crohns and his last colonoscopy showed no signs of inflammation. thanks...
Gary - Uc_cured thanks for the replies. Ive been on the AZA for around 2 and a half years now when i first started it got me out of a big flare which lasted around 6 months, since then i dont know if...
Hi everyone, would like a bit of advice if possible, i have been out of a flare for around 2 months, i have had the problem of everytime i taper off predisilone around 6 weeks later (if lucky) i go...
ive got there with a combination of eating right, predisilone, st johns wart and lots of l-glutamine.. Sugar is not your friend!!!! The whiter the bread the sooner your dead!! cheers...
Hey photofreak, I tried this also but never noticed much difference maybe wasnt smoking enough, i have heard that nicotine patches are actually more effective, you ever tried that method?...
ive been taking l glutamine powder mixed in with water once or twice a day on an empty stomach im having good results..... i think lol (as you can see from my signature im on quite alot of other...
great news, my gi is tapering me really, really, really slow as in im on 5mg a day now for 2 months as in the past my body cant take just the 6-8 week tapering courses, its working well for me...
Nex, Please listen to peoples advice like canadamark and southern girl they are so right. we have all been there at some point and had these thoughts, i my self am 26 i was diagnosed at 21 i had...
i am mixed race i have it jamaican dad white mum!! deffo think the rumour about "mixed children are the best humans possible" isnt true :-/...
Thanks alot for the info, I have been on the website and seen the blurb about how good they are, i dont really trust anything i read as there are so many scams, but now hearing you are tried and...
great news man! can you explain a little about this cc herbal??? are you still taking your meds?? also how long before you noticed you where on the mend?? Cheers mate...
Just spoke with my consultant over the phone, he says try this for 3 months low dose then have another chat long term. anyone know what the next step is? i deffinatly dont wont surgery im only 26 and...
suebear said... Ativan worked wonders for me in these situations when I had UC. Sue Sue bear - when you HAD UC? as in you dont have it anymore? this due to you overcoming Anxiety?...
ICRed - this is a very interesting post - i used to be a cigarette smoker several years ago before UC and when i stopped and turned into a health freak thats not long after i got UC. in the last year...
IPOOP - How bad are your uc symptoms without the pred? Could you live a life without pred or are symptoms without pred just unbearable? If you need the pred then I would be open to trying it -- as it...
Hi My Gi has now recommended I have a pred long term on a dose of 5mg a day he says he has other patients on it and it works well Anyone any thoughts?...
This sounds interesting, how does it work?...
Hi Jimbo - ive heard rumours Zaha may stay there on loan can only be a good thing for your lot. I have been to a homeopath when i was first diagnosed he told me keep away from Omega 3 fish oils as...
mate you are on brave man going to see your girlfriend whilst flaring in a small flat with her parents with one bathroom its every UCers worst nightmare lol, as soon as I read this the first thoughts...
Guys, Im thinking of going to see a naturopath, hows your experience been with them? what sort of treatments have you found successful? Jimbo NZ - not long now untill Palace start life in the top...
Hi Just thought id share my experience that have worked well with pred, the trick i use which isnt really conventional and may not work for everyone but i start on 30 mg a day which usually gets my...
errmm its called maximum strength amino 1500, free form and & peptide bond. The ones im particularly interested in are l-threonine and l-tyrosine as i have read some kind of reasearch these are...
Beth75 - well said!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif thats reminded me of when i used to take fitnes classes just as i was getting diagnosed with UC i think my record was 5 trips to the bathroom in...
Hi Guys, Anyone take amino acid tabs? ive just bought some for the gym, anyone got experience weather they help? hinder? UC Thanks...
Hi luke, As you have already seen the support and feedback you get from this forum is great, its helped me alot when ive become confused or uncertain about certain foods, supplements etc i should/...
thanks for the information dude, Really appreciated!! i thought i was doing well came off the pred feeling really positive no symptoms, then almost overnight the urgency has come back im literally...
Danno, i noticed you say you get your organic food from the Coop are you in the UK? How much are you spending roughly on organic food? do you have a rough shopping list you go by? Cheers...
thanks for the feedback, My reasoning is due to this supplement not containing half the crap pred as in it, when i read the speil they give on the website if you follow the link it should be on there...
Hi, Seen this product on line from a company called regenerative nutrition.. here is a link to their site http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/ i have ordered a supplement which is called adrenal max...
conquer UC - thanks for the info, hope you get well soon....
thanks a lot guys for the positive informative responses. Jimbo NZ - i play centre mid mate but since having colitis im thinking of dropping to right back (nice steady role)...
Quincy thanks, I have two spoonfulls of wheat grass powder, im pretty sure this has a lot of fibre within it, does this have the same effect as pysllium?...
Hey guys, Thanks for the positive feedback, i think i was always going to have a go at playing it was just the pyscological factor making me think twice, but reasurrance like this is exacly what i...
hi quincy - which ever is the best to bulk up stools and help with urgency? Many thanks...
Hey guys This is one for you keen athletes who carry on battling through need some advice please! I'm a keen soccer player and the season is just about to start, recently getting my self better in...
can anyone post a link of the best places to get pysllium powder? thanks guys...
fair play to you if you can do that, unfortunately not possible for me, maybe if i didnt have a full time job and bills to pay i could take my time and try and do it all natural but again not...
Soystud- ok if your going to be picky let me re phrase diet can put you into remission alone... in my personal oppinion and experience if in a bad flare.... impossible...
Jimbo NZ - i agree what your saying to a point, of course sitting eating that sort of stuff for a week would give you digestive problems, but lets be honest if anyone healthy or unhealthy sat and did...
i think i have finally come to the conclusion that the whole.. you can cure this illness through diet is a load of bull crap. Think about it - UC is an auto immune disease and to some UC up in a...