i just started and would really, really appreciate your stories! you dont have to answer all of these questions, but they're just some questions i have :) 1) did imuran work for you? 2) how long did...
yay! congrats on feeling better! hope you're in for a lifetime remission! what we are all aiming for!!! :)...
alot of people with poor absorption issues (i.e. uc-ers!) will have no half moons, or only slight half moons on their thumbs. it's because we're not absorbing the nutrients we are feeding ourselves!...
lol do you mean remission? submission means something else ;) thanks for sharing your story :)...
i'm kind of on the same issue. after my flare started last month i used cortifoam in the morning and salofalk enemas at night. blood stopped and i've been having 1 BM per day, but that 1 BM is pretty...
sounds like you're not in remission yet... I would wait until you're in full remission and then start to taper. good luck!...
when i first got diagnosed, i took 8 pills of salofalk (mesalamine) tablets per day. i saw a steady, straight up improvement, and within a few weeks i was in good remission. However, i've relaxed a...
i took my first prednisone ever this morning! 4 pills at 5 mg each. so far so good, but i can hear my tummy gurgling still .... fingers crossed! i'm trying to get normal, formed BM's....
the half moons indicate your nutrition/protein status - when they're good, you'll have the half moon. However, during flares, your absorption is bad (since your colon in flaring and can't absorb as...
how are your colitis symptoms responding to prednisone so far? i heard for some people they get results within the same day!!!!! crazy!!!!! :)...
Thank you Jbreland, :) Were you able to achieve remission during/afterwards?????...
i'm starting prednisone tomorrow at 20 mg, then taper 5 mg every week (so a total of 4 weeks). any tips? I'm EXTREMELY worried about side effects, acne, moon face, etc. I'm currently having 1...
i've never used prednisone before. i'm only 21 and i'm scared i'll run out of options if i start prednisone too soon. I've read some of other peoples' symptoms, and it seems like their flares are a...
Hi all, This is my first flare up after being in remission for 1 year with only 8 salofalk pills per day. I've been using cortifoam once every morning, plus a 4g salofalk/mesalamine enema every...
farting :) and life in general....
it shows that you have inflammation - your gut inflammation can directly show up on your skin....