I’ve entered peri menopause and the symptoms of having a heavy period every two weeks are making me seriously consider taking my GP’s option of low dose birth control to ease this. However, I am...
Hmmm… I have been on 5000 iu per day vitamin d (tested really low and dr advised to do 5000/day)… didn’t think of that new addition. You’re probably right though…. Up the meds and get the tests…. Was...
So, for the last week and a half I’ve had only diarrhea. No formed stool but no increase in frequency or urgency. I go anywhere from 1-3 times a day. I didn’t go at all yesterday and then today right...
I’m in Canada and opted to get the AstraZeneca shot when it became available to the 40+ crowd. IBD alone didn’t qualify me under the high risk populations who are eligible for the moderna\pfizer now....
Hi guys, long time no post. Silly question, but I’m in Canada and we’re a little behind on vaccinations... just rolling out to high risk population of all ages now. I’m not certain if I qualify with...
Good luck!...
Thank you. I'm also wondering what can be done about this....
Thank you for the replies. I guess I shouldn't jump to conclusions and wait to see what the GE says at our followup. I haven't been tested for bugs, I guess I will ask about that if he doesn't bring...
Clean scope today, although it was a sigmoidoscopy not a full colonoscopy- so no idea what caused sudden onset of symptoms. I was in a solid remission, no symptoms, hadn't had diarrhea in over a year...
Yes, that's what mine look like....
Yup, I'm a pants pooper. Very glamorous. I've not had it with solid motions though. But, this last time it happened (last week) I had two solid poops earlier in the day and then a smooshy...
I'm on Pentasa (switched from asacol hd), works better for me than the asacol did. My dosage is 2g/day maintenance and 4g/ day flaring. I take half dose in am and half in pm....
Good to know the sachets are essentially the same, I can handle the taste of golytely no prob. I guess I'm concerned about the pills more than anything. Three pills seems like a lot....I'm hoping...
Scope next week, doing the bi-peglyte prep, I've only done golytely before and I'm a little nervous about something new. Anyone had any experience with the bi-peglyte? I had no problem with the...
Flaring for the last couple weeks, but was never really bad. 4 diarrhea movements a day at worst, started nightly enemas and back to solid pops 1-3 times a day. I'm still doing nightly enemas because...
Three cheers for butt meds!...
I think it'd be hard to prove that you don't have it now. Once diagnosed, an absence of symptoms means remission. I suspect you'd struggle to get it undiagnosed....
I've been using suppositories every night for a week now and every morning I have horrible cramping, gas and multiple diarrhea movements. Of course I started flaring at the same time (twi days before...
Is this a one time use type thing or can one take this regularly?...
If it's the greasy gas that expels the morning after the suppository that's troubling you, seriously switch from the suppository to the enema. I get the greasy, gross slimy -have to fart over the...
"Licensed generic"??!? Good grief! That's awful! I sure hope your Lialda cost a lot less than that! Such trickery these companies get away with!😡...
Hmm, yes, this is possible. I will ask my dr. But wait, Wouldn't c diff be explosive and smelly? I've never had it but read a lot of descriptions about it in here, lol....
Oh man, there's no denying it now. It's a flare. Went from going once a day, perfectly formed, no urgency to four to five loose semi urgent a day in what seems like an overnight change. Literally was...
Not PTSD for me, but generalized anxiety disorder brought on by my pooping my pants in public...oddly made me anxious about being in public... all joking aside, I totally get it. It's awful what we...
Get the sedation. You will be alert enough after to talk to the doctor, plus, they will likely give you a write up explaining everything they told you in case you forgot something while groggy. You...
You said your first scope showed TI involvement, that's pretty positive of Crohn's. My GE once told me that once a doctor diagnosed a patient as Crohns you're pretty much NEVER going to shake that...
Food tolerances vary wildly from person to person. My general advice is to EAT REAL FOOD. If you can't list the ingredients in what you're eating, probably safer to pass. Sausage for example, what's...
So, I have a stockpile of enemas, which are horribly expensive, so I'd hate to waste them, but they have passed the expiration date on the box. Is this a case of just not guaranteed "as effective",...
I would have surgery if my quality of life was such that living without a colon would improve my situation. Having accidents or being housebound and not responding to meds would surely have me...
I had the exact same thing. I told my Ge, he said "some" of the medicine likely got in to my system but it's guesswork of how much. He switched me to Pentasa and I've been doing MUCH better ever...
Are you eating enough? It's possible that you've unknowingly become averse to food (from previous flare?)...
If you're having severe diarrhea while taking the pill I'd say it lowers the pill's efficacy. The package says in times of sickness of vomiting and diarrhea you need to use backup contraception. Take...
Eating strict paleo when I was flaring was problematic. Too much roughage (insoluble fibre etc) and fat without a binder. I needed some soluable stuff to soak up some poop juices in my guts. Things...
From your title I was coming on here to say don't fire a doctor for a bad bedside manner! I'd gladly deal with a rough, no filter, rude and direct Doctor if he was competent, but what you describe...
Hmmm, fruit tends to be a tricky food for me, even my "safe" fruits. I find if I eat just a little too much I get GI distress, or if I eat fruit with the wrong thing I get GI distress (e.g., fruit...
No blood for me either, not even when having accidents and going 20+ times a day. Also, my bloodwork never shows inflammation yet my scopes always do. Lol. This disease is weird....
I third the suggestion for rectal meds. Suppositories will target that lower area directly....
Ah, yes. Anxiety on a long drive. This is a big one for me. My very first accident was in the car..while stuck behind a train. The McDonald's (closest bathroom) was litterly just on the other side of...
Administering the enema in the bathroom right before bed...people will just assume you're in there brushing teeth, washing up, face creams etc. Bring a toiletries bag that can hold your enema without...
PPI's actually made my heartburn worse. I became so dependant on them and continually had to increase dose to stay ahead of the heartburn these things were causing! I slowly tapered off them, it was...
Ugh, yes, tell me about it. I was always on the thin side, being 5'7" and around 130-135 normally. Then I got sick. My weight was decreasing so rapidly and I looked ill, yet, very where I went people...
I went gluten free with zero benefit. In fact, it made things a bit worse. Turns out white crap bread, oatmeal, rice etc help slow things down for me, creating a bit better poop....
Sounds flare-ey to me. As for not taking meds? Hell no. I take those bleepy mo fo's like pez, regardless of remission. I never want to go back to the pant crapping horror of the past. Get on your...
Today I pooped like a normal person, one solid uneventful poop. Bonus- it was in my own home (even though I was out and about most of the day). Felt like the queen. Lol....
Sorry to hear poppie is still unwell. I reacted poorly to flagyl. I was only on it for ten days and things got so much worse. At my doctors recommendations I stayed on it despite my misery... And it...
2g is a very low daily dose, you really should be on at least 4g daily. Ask your doctor about an increase..[/quote] I second this. I'm on pentasa and 2g/day is my maintenance dose while in...
Try putting it in while already in bed, the less moving around the better. Also, better to use half and retain it than pump the whole thing in just to have it rocket back out. :yeah:...
When they diagnosed the ischemic colitis did they give you any meds? What was the follow up to ensure the inflammation was gone? To me it sounds like you weren't given proper follow up. My first...
If the lialda is working I'd be hesitant to change, hopefully you can get some help with the cost. I had to switch from asacol HD to pentasa when the asacol was completely not out whole- but I...
I find it helps you f I'm really tired when I administer them. The quicker I drift off to sleep the better. I find if I'm laying there fidgety it's much more difficult....