im taking asacol 800mg 4 twice a day and also doing salofalk enemas nightly for the last couple weeks. other then that, just t3's for the cramping and pain...
so just found out not too long ago i do infact have uc. been having the same symptoms for awhile now....bleeding, cramping and gas. last couple days ive also had horrible lower back pain with loss of...
sorry i just stumbled upon this post and im very curious as to what exactly ur talking about....its a supplement?...
geeker....hahah thats what i always think too....looks like water logged granola, gross lol. im happy im not the only one tho and i can bring the term "mucus ball" or "assteroids" to my doctors...
Mucus balls.....that's what they're called?!?!? I thought I was the only one but didn't know how to explain them!! Is it normal to get then even without a bm n just with straining n blood?!?!? Sorry...
Anyone ever try a gluten free diet and see if it helps with ur flareups??...
Thanks guys. Ya I was doing entocort enemas too. I'm going to fill another rx for my salfalk today n talk to my doctor next week about upping my asacol dosage too to maybe 2 pills 3 times a day...
I was on salfaulk for 2 weeks n then entocort for a week...
quincy im on asacol 800mg right now, one 3x a day. i agree i shouldnt have been told to stop my salfaulk! im definietly getting another case and starting back on them asap. this is exactly why im...
ugh god i swear since the entocort everything has just gotten worse. this asacol doesnt seem to be helping much either. guess ill be going back to doing my salfaulk enemas now too. cant handle not...
Just started my acasol 800mg today....can anyone share what their experience was or is on this Med?? Was on salfaulk n entocort but the entocort seems to make things worse so I'm giving these guys a...
Yes I had a colonoscopy n they did a biopsy. All I was told was it looked like.mild colitis n just localized inflammation. That was back the end of March n a couple weeks ago is when I had the bad...
hey guys. so im still waiting i guess for something else to happen inorder for the doctor to want to do more testing for me to find out if i have chrones or uc. so far ive done a week of my salfaulk...
lol ya the last couple days i had a little bit of blood but nothing overally bad like what it has been and just alot of white mucus on my stool. now today its black when i wipe and black mucus on the...
oh no pathogen killer, this isnt with my period, its after a small bowel movement! i havent even really been having what id call an actual bm....just lil watery small ones. today ive had a couple and...
right now all ive been given is boscupan to help relax the muscles abit when i have a flare up. had to take 3 yesterday i was so crampy. anything else u might be able to recommend?...
oh great, another reason to look forward to my period....
ok this will sound gross but has anyone had like a blackish muscusy leakage wen they wipe after a bm??? and ladies, do u find ur flareups are worse when its that time of the month?? yesterday i was...
just found out on friday that ive gone from having mild colitis to more then likely having chrones or ulercative colitis. was given 2 different types of enemas to switch back and forth on and...
ok guys, went to doctor yesterday and from my symtoms and how bad my last flare up was, shes now saying she thinks i either have crohns or ulcerative colitis. was given boscopan to take during a...
with the medication you are on science girl, does it over u any pain relief or does it just stop or help with flare ups...
ive only used the batch of them once. i had to to one a night for 7 days. the doctor who did my colonoscopy perscribed them to help reduce the inflammation and that was in april last time i took...
yeah im assuming its spread or something has gotten worse just from this one flare up. like i said, ive never had this kind of pain before, just always bleeding. thank you everyone for your support...
i also got an appointment with my family doctor tomorrow and thankfully her office is down the hall from the doctor who did my colonoscopy. i believe they just had me start off on the enemas thinking...
my stools are loose. ive only had 2 bloody ones since this started this morning. and for healthy eating i eat salads, chicken and eggs....we dont eat any fast food. i have the odd glass of wine and...
my pain slowly eases off just abit and then it seems like i have the constant urge to use the bathroom and the pain gets so much worse. ive lost 22 pounds since january and eat healthy, barely drink...
all ive been given is the salofaulk enemas to use at night when i have a flare up...
i have a 15 month old that isnt very cooperative and i dont really want to chance him getting sick from sitting in the waiting room for hours or having to chase him around. trying to find someone to...
was told i have a mild form of colitis in april.....havent had any flare ups until now. usual blood with bowel movement but the last couple days ive had alot of white mucus on my stool too. now for...