It has helped me with no adverse symptoms. But it is different for everyone. I can not tolerate VSL3!...
I don't know if this is a coincidence or not, but I decided to try the V8 vegetable juice with antioxidants since I can not tolerate fresh veggies. I have been drinking one small can a day for about...
VSL3 also made me very sick with extreme diarrhea and cramping, which I never had that bad before with my UC. I was only taking one capsule per day. I tried it again a few months later and had the...
My regular doc, not my GI gave me a prescription for Questran to deal with my diarrhea. My GI said it was okay to take as long as I wait 2 hours after for my regular meds. Has anyone ever tried...
I asked my doc for the generic for Colazal because I had a horrible reaction to Asacol HD. He said Colazal is just another mesalamine but did fill the script for me. The Sulfasalazine I am currently...
I was in remission for 20 years, the last 4 of those without meds. I took antibiotics for a dog bite and boy am I paying now for the last 4 years. I'm starting pred again today, very difficult to get...
I need to have a stool test and bloodwork done. The results of my last scope was UP. I won't have insurance until January so hopefully I can get caught up on everything....
The VSL3 gave me diarrhea and I stopped using the Metamucil since my stomach has been so messed up. I guess I need to update my signature. I have been taking 1 Canasa in the morning and possibly at...
I had a very bad reaction to Asacol HD for the 3 days I was on it. Pain and bad D, and uncontrollable urgency which is not usually my symptoms when I'm flaring. Mostly Blood and Mucous and some D,...
Thank you! I will try this one, hopefully it will do better than the VSL3 which I couldn't tolerate....
Thanks for the replies. I took 1 Asacol HD this AM and a few hours later had 1 bout of bad D. I will not be taking anymore until I talk to my doc tomorrow. The reason I switched from sulfasalazine is...
My UC has gotten much worse in the last few weeks. My doc switched me from Sulfasalazine to Asacol HD. I started taking it on Thursday. I never had such bad D in my life. I've been going at least 10...
Thanks deltaforce! I will call my GI tomorrow. nightside of eden, I have proctitis so it seems like balsalazide would be better for me....
VSL3 made me much worse and I'm still paying for it. Cramping and watery diarrhea....
Can anyone tell me if they have gotten better results with balsalazide than sulfasalazine. I have been on sulfasalzine for years and it is not working anymore. I see that balsalazide in also...
garylouisville, I have been taking one capsule a day....
I started using VSL3 a few weeks ago and my symptoms seem to be much worse lately. Cramping, diarrhea and bloody mucous. I'm usually have some mucous and blood, but hardly ever have the cramps that...
Quincy, it depends. Anywhere from 1 to 5 a day....
The only thing that stopped my bleeding was when I was on Pred., which I don't want to go back on. As in my signature I am switching between hydrocortisone enemas and Canasa, (from Canada) as I don't...
Thanks for the feedback. I will continue the VSL3 and the Metamucil. I lost my insurance when my husband got laid off and everyone is turning me down due to UC. Hopefully as of Jan. 1 I will be...
I recently stopped prednisone, was on it for about 2 months. Of course, as soon as I stopped all symptoms came back. Bleeding, mucous, diarrhea and cramps. My usual symptoms are bleeding and mucous,...
I recently have had diarrhea and constipation at the same time. It is very frustrating! I can barely make it to the toilet with runny, watery diarrhea, mostly water and then feel as if I have to take...
A week ago Sunday I finally decided to start on Prednisone. This is my last day at 40 mgs. and I will be cutting back 5mgs for the next 3 weeks. I am also taking 4 sulfasalazine a day and hydrocort...
Congrats!...
Thanks everyone. I am on my 5th day and not much improvement. This is the first time on it. It seems like I am having more diarrhea than before. But improves throughtout the day....
I started taking Prednisone-40 mg a day on Sunday. This is my third full day and I don't see any results yet. However, I don't have any of the bad results yet that I have been reading about. But I am...
Thanks everyone! I think I will start with 40 mg a day and taper from there....
OK, so there are 48 tablets in the package. The directions are 6 the first 4 days, 4 for 4 days and 2 for 4 days at 10 mg. each. Is there a better way to do this? I am so confused now!...
I will start tomorrow. Does anyone know if Ultimate Flora probiotic 50 billion helps. The probiotics I am on now is only 5 billion and does nothing....
Lose blubber, yuck! LOL!...
Thank you quincy. That makes me feel better as I need to get the bleeding to stop....
After looking it is for 14 days. Why is that dangerous Josh? That is what my gastro gave me....
Thank you Tornado6. I am going to start with the pred tomorrow morning....
I have been flaring for about two weeks now. Urgency and blood with mucous about 2-4 times a day. I have been on sulfasalzine for a few years and Rowasa and Hydrocortisone enemas switching nightly....
I ate some cherries a few days ago. Could this have caused bleeding and mucous. I am not insured at the moment and Rowasa and Hydrocort enemas cost a fortune so I have been trying to use the enemas...
notsosicklygirl, did you ever get the sallofalk enemas from Canada....
I am in Florida....
Sorry, not Liada enemas but salofalk enemas!...
Thanks Andrina. My GI knows my situation and told me to contact a Canadian Pharmacy. I did but it would still cost me $300.00 for 4 boxes of Liada which I didn't think came in an enema. Plus it would...
My husband was laid off from his job and we no longer have health insurance. Cobra will cost us $1200.00 per month. I am going to run out of my mesalamine enemas in a few days and it is very...
My doc supposedly didn't know about steroid enemas. I asked for them and they prescribed the oral steroids which I didn't want to take. I finally got it straightened out. My stools are formed but I...
Hi quincy, I am only having 1 or 2 bms a day. I was on the Rowasa nightly for a few months. I still had some bleeding though. I was using the hydrocort liquid. The hydrocort stopped the bleeding...
Thanks C_G_K, I was retaining the Hydrocort enema wonderfully for 3 weeks, then started having problems. I went back to to Rowasa, and after 2 days of being off the Hydrocort I saw a little blood...
I have proctitis. I was in remission for 20 years, about 5 years with no meds. Then I was bitten by 2 dogs trying to break up a fight and went on Clindamycin. This happened about 3 years ago and have...
I've been using the hydrocort. enema for 3 weeks. I started to taper every other night with Rowasa. The last 2 times I have been unable to retain it. Gave me cramps and a huge bm when expelling it....
Thank you again for all of the info and support. I have not started the prednisone. I am going to call my gastro tomorrow and tell him I want the cortenemas. Hopefully they won't give me grief about...
Love salmon. I will try to eat more of it but 2 to 3 times a day may be a bit much!...
Fruitgirl, agreed!...
I do take the S. Boulardii probiotics. As far at the prednisone, that is what the doc prescribed since I couldn't kick the bleeding for 2 weeks while on Rowasa enemas. I was surprised that is what he...
No, I haven't been tested for C-Diff. I did recently have a colonoscopy, could C-diff be determined by that? It seems like I would be much sicker if I had it. I was treated with antibiotics about 2...