Awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience!...
Thanks for all of the great responses! I am going to have a thorough discussion when I get in with my new doc and this is all a lot of good information to bring up. I'm so grateful for this site!...
Thanks Kaz... doesn't seem to say anything about the canasa on that site. Just that they're currently doing a study with breastfeeding mothers on melasalamine. I just took a quick peek though so I...
OB said to get with GI to be certain, but from what he's read on it he feels it would be fine. He is pretty easygoing when it comes to medication though, and I'm not a big fan of taking ANYTHING...
So I'm newly pregnant with our second child. I am super excited because I've fortunately been fairly healthy (was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis when my son was 6 months old) and only needed...
Can anyone give a good recommendation for a GI in the Orlando area? I'm actually from Melbourne FL but I'm willing to travel as I do not like my current doc and the other ones around here won't take...
Oh my gosh that's horrible! I'm so glad you're feeling good these days! I will say, I do feel a huge difference when I take the canasa. I actually ran out and just got it refilled so I've missed it...
Lizzie, that's exactly how I feel. Obviously, I DO have a chronic illness. I'm well aware. I know meds are the standard for life... but I would truly like to find the cause and fix it (as I'm sure we...
Thanks fruitgirl! How is Apriso working for you? I haven't taken it recently b/c I was getting headaches and I believe it's related to that. Plus the canasa suppositories have been working fine so I...
Thank you. That's a really good way to explain it. Wish my GI knew half as much! I need to find a specialist.... Horrible experience from day 1 so I've been doing most of my learning on forums like...
Thanks iPoop! (Love the name btw). My first flare came after my baby was born and I stopped breastfeeding. It wasn't HORRIBLE (not nearly as bad as so many I've read about) So I'm fortunately kind of...
This might be really stupid, but how do you know when you're in remission? I mean, if you're controlled with meds, is that considered remission? Or is remission when you're fine WITHOUT meds? And in...
Thanks fruitgirl. I appreciate the bluntness! I just want to do the best thing for a future baby. My last pregnancy I refused to take ANY meds (I took ONE tylenol then spent 3 hours googling tylenol...
Thank you all so much for your input. I have read that the meds are okay during pregnancy. It all just scares me. My flare wasn't fun but it wasn't nearly as bad as a lot of people's experiences, so...
Hi all, New to the forum... new to UC really. I was diagnosed when my son was 10 months old (he just celebrated his first birthday!). My husband and I originally planned to start trying for baby #2...