Same thing happened to me when I went to see Doctor Who. Sometimes I can eat popcorn fine but that night was not a good night for me....
So, I started my first year of University in September. I missed two weeks in October due to a flare up and I'm having trouble catching back up. I went and talked to an advisor and he told me if I...
I was diagnosed about 10 months ago when I was 17. I don't play any sports so I didn't have to worry about that, but I'm really sorry about what you're going through. Though I do understand how hard...
My GI told me the same thing when I was first diagnosed but after a few months I started bleeding again and he changed his mind he told me to avoid raw vegetables and stuff. I don't think there's...
http://www.onmedica.com/newsarticle.aspx?id=2636f6c9-5eef-47a3-b6b8-b5d8a13ca3ed This is looking good, I hope more progress is made from this research!...
Actually the first time I was on pred I didn't experience any side effects. I'm crossing my fingers that it'll be the same this time....
I've started flaring again since school started and after visiting my GI today he put me back on prednisone and also put me on imuran. I've never been on it before. What should I expect? How bad are...
I drink Canada dry, lately the cranberry flavour because I get tired of regular ginger ale fast. I doubt that Canada Dry has real ginger in it but I haven't had any problems....
Sorry I'm not lactose intolerant as in dairy usually doesn't cause a problem for me but I just can't handle it first thing in the morning. Just a poor choice of wording....
That would make sense, considering my UC symptoms showed up during my second year of high school and my high school was located in an industrial area. Kind of a stupid place to put a school in...
I'm sorry to hear that, I can't imagine if my GI passed away. Only doctor I ever had that I liked. I hope you're new GI will be good too, but I'm sure it would be hard to switch....
Just want to know whether or not I'm crazy. Certain foods I can't eat first thing in the morning. Dairy is the biggest one, I'm not lactose intolerant but if I drink milk within a few hours of waking...
I live in Canada and I'm able to purchase generic asacol here. Is there a reason that Canada's allowed to have it and not the US?...
I'm going to the Residence office on Monday and ask about it. Depending on how it goes I'll talk to my GI as well during my next check up. But the thing is I haven't told my parents at all I was...
It says if I apply before april I'll be entered in a lottery for a single room so I'll ask them if I can have one....
I was considering asking them about that, hopefully they'll let me do it....
I started university a month ago and I've been considering living on residence next year. But I'm afraid of having to live with a roommate, mainly because I'm afraid of using the bathroom and having...
When the highlight of your day is not having a bm first thing in the morning....
Actually, now that you mention it my farts don't smell either. Or maybe I've just gotten so used to the smell I don't notice anymore. Now if only I could get rid of the noise :P...
It's good to see that you're doing so well! I'd be so devastated if I was in the same situation as you, it's good you can keep that positive attitude. Hopefully the bags continue working for you and...
Haha all the ones about being excited about normal bms are soo true, I'm laughing so hard! I'm pretty sure my family thinks I'm crazy at this point....
I see... I should've asked but I wasn't the one who picked it up. I asked my GI about it last time and he didn't seem to know anything....
Is Asacol not being discontinued in Canada or has it just not happened yet? Because I just refilled my prescription today....
I don't eat of lot of sushi but I really like dragon eyes, which is basically salmon sushi that's tempura fried and it comes with a really delicious sauce. But the fried part might not be so good....
I don't watch a lot of TV but I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, check that out if you like sci fi. There's also a lot of emotional appeal in the new series....
I don't know, as long as out flares are somewhat under control I think we'd beat out people with chronic diseases that make it hard to move....
I don't really have any issues but I think I've started developing an intolerance for fruit. Other than that I find that nothing makes a big difference. If I'm flaring, everything is bad, if I'm not,...
This might be a good idea if you assume that the medicine won't have any negative side effects. There's a good reason safer drugs are tried first....
I'd be disgusted to about if I was on an airplane and the guy next to me was pooping his pants and I didn't have IBD. The truth is, before I was diagnosed it never would've occurred to me that some...
No, no, no, I know that fast food is what pulled me out of my almost remission in the first place. I thought it would be okay and ate A & W last week on Wednesday, I haven't been feeling well since....
Good luck, hopefully you don't suffer from any of the horrible side effects. If you don't, prednisone will be great. I didn't get any side effects and it was like a mircale drug for me....
Since I've been off prednisone in February I've been getting stomach pains on my period, sometimes blood. The pain is like a big pressure in my stomach and I don't usually eat anything the first day...
Brown rice sounds like a good idea... rice is good because it's easy to make and tastes good with anything. I've never had brown rice before though so I'll try it. Lemon chicken sounds like a good...
I don't really have any diet limitations, I haven't been able to pinpoint specific foods other than things like fast food and beans....
I don't think stress is a cause, stress seems to have no effect on my UC. But I agree with what Tornado said, when I'm stressing I'll try to make myself feel better by making poor foods choices and...
Yeah, I gained a little bit of weight while flaring. But my UC isn't that bad so there weren't a lot of bms and I think I ate more than I did before....
My parents eat really unhealthy, like eating wendys twice a week and the rest of the week frozen nuggets so I've decided to start cooking supper myself because this isn't helping my colon at all...
I already had depression and social anxiety for years before developing UC, and my UC made it worse. The best thing to do is just find activities you enjoy and can do and do then and find people who...
That's really horrible, isn't the doctor supposed to ask about any allergies or medical conditions before they give you any medication? Or did they ask and give it to you anyways?...
One time my friend wanted me to go to lunch with her and I told her I wasn't feeling well and she didn't believe me, she thought I was lying on purpose and got really upset and kept going on about it...
Yes! That's my biggest problem, I'm afraid the second I mention poop or bowel movement or anything like that the other person will be immature about it, and that's what scares me the most to talk...
I'm not lactose intolerant, I just don't like cheese, even on pizza, and I don't like when people look at me funny so I just say I can't eat it as an excuse....
Oh, side question, is it mean for me to use UC to avoid eating foods I don't like? I really don't like cheese and even though I can eat it, I tell people I have a digestive disorder that makes me...
I'm the same as Pluot, I took the prep and didn't have any bms until later at night, and the ones I did have weren't urgent and completely liquid. I was surprised it was so easy after hearing so many...
Sometimes I have trouble talking about my UC because I'm too embarrassed to explain it. Usually it's okay with teachers because I can say I have Colitis and they'll know what it is, my Social Studies...
Okay, I get your point, but I still should've been smart and not continued to eat foods that I knew would keep irritating my colon. Most foods don't bother me as long as I don't overeat, I just need...
Haha I know how you feel. If you want chips pop chips are good. Maybe cracker chips too, but kinda expensive....
So, basically I've been very close to being in remission for the past few weeks, still trying to fix the occasional loose bm and the urgency but the frequency and no blood. Anyways, I'm doing this...
I haven't been able to eat cereal, the milk bothers me, especially in the morning since my stomach is usually bubbly when I first wake up. And it isn't as satisfying eating it dry....
Yup, my GI said Alberta has the highest rate in the world....