bananagirl, I'm in the same boat as your dad. Does your dad take any meds for UC? I've run into the same problem with the patches making my heart race, plus for me, the patches alone will not stop a...
Every time I quit smoking, I get a UC flare-up, and wind up going back to smoking which is preferable to me being an outdoors person. So as long as I smoke, I have zero flare-ups. I'm just curious if...
Hi, as soon as I have symptoms of a flare the first thing I do is make a cup of turmeric tea. It's just something I came up with. Others have probably tried it as well, I'm sure. I take one to two...
I don't see an edit icon so I did want to say the emergency colonoscopy was an emergency in my mind. Obviously the gastro doc had seen it many, many times before. I was 2 mos. into the flare when I...
Respectfully snipped from potato's post: "It was completely shocking to me that the main speaker at an IBD seminar in Denver in Nov. stated that people who quit smoking, got UC then started smoking...
If you start out with pancolitis is that what you will always have? I am so new to UC. Was dx'd with pancolitis in 07 via a colonoscopy....
Hi, and welcome to HW. I'm really a newbie at this. I have pancolitis, at least that's what I had when dx'd. I don't know if that changes or if once you have pancolitis it's always pancolitis. I will...
I'm still fairly new to UC. Been in denial for a year, but am coming around to acceptance. Sigh. I have a supply of these things, and the last flare my doc told me to get on them, but being new to...
I appreciate the ideas. The potatoes sound good, but unfortunately I haven't a spud in the house at the moment. Would lentil soup work if it's cooked to death? I am feeling quite hungry, but cautious...
During a flare, raw veggies of any kind cause painful cramping, during and after eating which makes me wonder if I don't have Chron's instead of UC? I was dx'd with UC. Milk causes cramping as well....
I'm only on my 3rd. flare, and each has been very different, but the one thing they've all had in common is cramping shortly after eating. Currently, the BRAT diet totally controlled the diarrhea I...
Is anyone here with UC worried about getting swine flu? I've heard it has a gastric component, and can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Doesn't sound like fun to me, especially if someone was already in...
Hope all of you feeling so bad, find at least one thing a day to smile about, no matter how small or insignificant it is, and most of all, I hope you get better soon....
Ok, I gotta ask, if you're pooping that much what all are you eating and how much?...
I'm having something of a flare, but have had few symptoms the last few days. Yesterday I was a little lax in taking the Asacol I'm on, and I noticed the cramping almost disappeared. Today I went...
kim123, that doesn't make much sense does it? I must have been having a senior moment....
I'll go first: Hypothyroidism eczema, two forms, something called Pompholyx which causes blisters on the sides of fingers & that feel like they are on fire until popped. and another type that causes...
svetla, Yup, I am overweight, and I do get yeast infections at the panty line or under my breasts. I use miconazole cream if it's bad. That cures it so it must be fungal, but then again, the skin...
I welcome hearing all of your histories and experiences. Gives me things to think about or do or try. My 2nd flare came on this spring, and followed a spring allergy attack which I hadn't had in...
Thanks to all of you who've responded, and for the warm welcomes! I'll just address each of you separately as you've each touched on different things which I greatly appreciate. Judy, I'm glad to...
Wow, I sure hate that I have UC, but it's conclusive. I'm 60, and 2 years ago, I quit smoking. That same spring I had an infected wisdom tooth, a bad case of bronchitis, and then right after that,...