I am so annoyed! I called my doctor to see if he could call the rectal meds in for me and when I got a call back from his nurse today with a response saying that no it wouldn't be effective for me....
My question is, if this is the area where my ulcerative colitis is effected, should I be doing enemas? What medications are supposed to help this area most effectively? I am currently on prednisone...
Yes they are my worst symptoms as well. Im going to a new doctor and maybe I'll get more information other than "soft bland foods". Thats why I was asking specifically what you guys ate. I'm on pred...
What is your go to food/meal that you know won't upset you during a flare? And how do you cope with burning and cramps? I'm starting to not want to eat anything...nothing sounds good or I'm afraid....
Thank you so much for the response! I am going to look into Fecal bactiotherapy treatments asap! I have been on on the SCD diet but not really following it to a T when it comes to the stages. I have...
Thank you very much for the words of encouragement. What diet changes did you make though? And medicines that worked for you? My issue is frequency, but not so much as the pain for me. I can in...
Thank you very much I will ask the next doctor about the rectal meds and can't believe they weren't mentioned before. And thank you for the affordable care information. I will do whatever I can to...
I am still on sulfasalazine. I have a horrible spell of diarrhea up to 6 times every morning. And then throughout the day it is sporadic. I was told it was left sided and gave stool samples when...
They said my left side was inflamed at my initial diagnosis. I went to the hospital again with a bad episode and was told "my colon is inflamed" but that was just through a cat scan. I take 10 mg of...
My diagnosis was through colonoscopy and they said the inflammation was on the left. But the initial pain that sent me to the hospital was on the right side... What kind of foods do you eat? And...
My doctor hasn't even mentioned rectal meds to me. What exactly are they supposed to do? I have had constant diarrhea for 3 months... is it supposed to help with that? Because the only pain I have...
I want to try more serious drugs but if they don't work I don't think I am the type of person to be able to fight this disease for the rest of my life without surgery. Honestly even if I do go into...
I made an appointment with a new doctor today. My current doctor just tells me constantly that its a very controllable disease and then changes my medicine around and I go back and tell him it still...
Hello, I am a 22 year old, & mother to a 4 year old. I noticed blood in my stool occasionally and ignored it until I had a pain in my side and went to the emergency room. That was when I was...