That was when I was first diagnosed 20 years ago and I could taper down with 5mg a week after the first week and it got me into remission. There were some flares later I was really sick and while...
While steroids can have side effects and people tolerate them differently I would argue that those side effects are rarely as bad as a severe flare and for the most part temporary if you don't get...
Prednisone has worked wonders for me. Some side effects (acne, slightly swollen, slight irritability, weird energy) but all those pales in comparison to my flare ups and Pred has been incredibly...
I use Nioxin, I don't know how much it helps but I like it. If you search for Nioxin on youtube you will have a lot of reviews and before and after; both from women and men....
An interesting article that presents a patient who misunderstood dosage and instead used 9.6 g/day of mesalamine and it introduced remission. It is of course never recommended to play around with...
There are some very promising treatments for Hep C. on the way so hopefully that forum will be a little happier in a few years....
Sounds perfectly believable and pretty consistent with what one have heard in other places....
How is your diet?...
Why are you not on any medication?...
Are you sure it is bacterial? Regardless antibiotic use will just cut it shorter by two days or so on average; not something I would risk a flare for....
At what time are you taking your Imuran? That medication made me nauseous so I started to take it with a small meal just before bed and that helped....
It could be a parasite, bacteria, travelers diarrhea or your UC. Only a doctor doing tests can diagnose that one I'm afraid. Just note that Imodium can be dangerous if you are in a flare (at least...
Take your prednisone. You are most likely currently hurting your body more than pred ever will. It is highly unlikely that anything "natural" will work at this point. You can try that after you are...
I honestly doubt that. Cortisone is one of the best life savers for a number of conditions and is pretty revolutionary. It rocks On Topic: One thing to prevent/minimize this is to strength train....
Talk to your doctor about your reactions to medication. And be wary about this forum, there are tons of people who will say they have the ultimate cure by using alternative medicine but there is very...
I assume you take regular blood tests when on the Imuran. Have you taken one after you increased the dosage?...
1. It might. How it affect you is different for everyone. 2. Working out is good to counteract some of the preds side effects (bone density, blood sugar) but I always work out very light until I feel...
Except I don't notice any difference in Swedish doctors that don't have that incentive at all (almost the opposite). I think the conspiracy theories on these boards are over the line sometimes. Why...
Does not seem that bad unless you have a injured liver before. Maybe they just need to change routines so that you will need to do frequent bloodtests in the start to check liver enzymes (for those...
Hydrocortisone? In what form and dosage?...
You don't know why you have UC. It could be completely unrelated to antibiotics. We humans really want to see patterns and have a cause for everything but sometimes we just don't know....
For me the longer it was since I since I last was on pred the faster it kicks in. Most often I notice a significant difference in 2-3 days. Going from 15-20 bowel movements with blood to 4-5 with no...
Starting to strength train if you are healthy enough. If you are not healthy enough changing medications so you become healthy enough yo start....
Usually people are having the opposite problem until the are getting low on dosages. What are your current dosage? Also, are you getting enough sleep?...
Fibromyaliga or chronic fatique syndrom?...
No, you are supposed to react to the present and plan for the future. When you are noticing a medicine effecting you in a negative way mentally then you just don't ignore it and take your aggression...
Why do you feel the need to insult me? It is not reasonable to almost kill people in traffic or attack people and you can get help with that if that happens to you. Going to a therapists is not...
I'm not saying that you are not affected by pred. I'm saying that you should train and get the tools you need to control it....
I can understand trying to deal with it without medication in some way but I do believe it is easy to slowly getting worse and just accepting that life. Often when I get a flare I get a bad one...
He has some clue. If you look at studies on anabolic steroids those who become aggressive/overly emotional are usually those that don't have that much of a fuse to start with. Those that see...
My personal view is that remission should always be the goal. This is not possible for everyone but I don't understand those that live with urgency, pain and limited life options for years without...
You should probably avoid driving when on pred if it affects you that much. Bikers usually only get that angry if you nearly kill them and being responsible for taking someones life just because you...
You probably already know this but keeping the liquid cold removes 90% of the disgusting taste in my experience....
I guess I'm lucky. I have pretty much no mood changes on pred, except more energy....
You need to tell them to educate themselves on this disease because even if people often mean well it is a burden to be flaring and getting "advice/blame" by people who do not know what they are...
I get very bad acne from pred when tapering down and it lasts for quite a while afterwards. Only thing that helped was low dose accutane but considering the connection/correlation with UC I don't...
As a counterpoint: I have taken it several times and I'm usually happy when I get to go on it because that means I will get into true remission for a while at least. I have never been forced to be on...
Some studies on the subject. Abstract: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition that requires long-term treatment. The first-line therapy remains 5-ASA, which is available in a variety of different...
Hopefully you are in remission. Don't stop taking you maintenance medicine if you have any....
I volunteered for a short 2 day study about faecal calprotectin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faecal_calprotectin). It meant that I had to gather samples every time I hit the bathroom and write down...
Perhaps he needs to talk to a therapist. It is a pretty rough diagnosis to get and it is very easy for someone to start fixating on the disease so it becomes your life, especially when you flare for...
I would like to repeat that I'm not a doctor and it is possible that all those values are temporarily that way due to medication and not something to worry about. Also something being bad does not...
I am not a doctor and this should of course not replace the real discussion with your doctor. hs-CRP: High Risk 19.9 (optimal= less than 1) This means you most likely have an active inflammation....
That is just bullshit. They are wanting people on medication because the data is incredibly clear at this point even if the disease is poorly understood. People on medication will statistically have...
I have no experience with Uceris but it is designed for mild to moderate UC and I honestly doubt it would work if 40mg pred does not. Depending on how rough your flare is now then the choice might be...
A nutritionist will most likely have no education on this. In essence he/she does not know more than you about this disease. To make it worse a nutritionist is not a legally protected name so anyone...
Yes, antibiotics commonly affect colitis and it is know to induce a flare in some people. However it might still be worth it. Just be sure all your doctors (including GI) know about it and has...
Bush was not a dictator and you really should not compare the US with NK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_22...
[/quote] One can note that Einstein used the word God as something different than people usually uses it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Albert_Einstein On Topic: I'm an atheist....
Because if you are not in remission you need to evaluate if your current treatment is bringing you towards it and perhaps change treatments. Not being in remission is damaging to your body....