Hi Suzy! Just reading through this post and I've also been interested in Xeljanz. My GI here in Houston at the Ertan Digestive Center is looking into it today but it's taken me doing a lot of pushing...
and another http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27195128...
The inflammation is the underlying cause of UC. The epithelium barrier in our colon has become compromised and therefore the auto immune response is the inflammation. All anti-TNF medication does is...
I know some people on here are going to do this soon. I saw a subject line earlier concerning HBOT with Entyvio. Does anyone have any success with this by itself? I've started treatment at 2.0 ATA...
Also, the FDA designated poop as a drug in April and only allow FMTs for CDiff in the US. They also were really on to the doctors that were providing FMT to UC patients and made them stop since there...
I went to Tampa, FL in January and met with RDS Infusions and Dr. David Shepherd. He "assists" you in FMT. I did the FMT 4 times (2 colonoscopes and 2 enemas) and on the last day took 10 enteric...
This is great info. I have a consultation with a GI doc in Tampa tomorrow afternoon to further my opportunity for FMT. Its a 5 day process but I think it will be worth the money. Please let me know...
I hate this more than anything. It is definitely about cost but it's ridiculous. My family gets it b/c they know if we are going out to eat and I choose, then there's a list of places i'm gonna go. I...
I take remicade and that has solved a lot of issues. I'm just concerned that it's me! I've never really had this issue in the 8 yrs of dealing w/ UC. I mean, if I'm flaring, then yes it's happened....
Hi! I haven't posted on here in quite sometime. I know back in 2006 I really got some help from everyone and it changed my life for the better. In the past few months though I've had a couple of...