I also believe that it is not rare in our country just poor diagnosis or simply others just think they have diarrhea or hemmoriods....
Hi Guys as i have researched UC it is very rare in asian countries like mine in the Philippines. just want to know if there are someone else here Asian?...
mla, this is my advise to you... LIVE BY THE DAY.. dont worry to much on the future... as you have said you do not have any symptoms you are very lucky... you put that in your head :) . and in the...
I think we are allowed to share our email address, because we can add it in our profile. Mine is [email protected] email me. Did the snapshots from the colonoscopy shows ulcer on all of the large...
I am also from PI and i know this is rare in asia. I also ate non healthy food. I also like street foods and raw fish like sashimi etc.. Since i was young as i can remember i often have funny...
Mla, i am in th PI. We can chat via FB if you want. I am sure you have an FB account. Whats your email add if you dont mind. Thanks...
Hi welcome to the forum At last a filipino... I am from caloocan.. where are you being checked? I was also diagnosed this year physically i am ok only affecting me right now is the anxiety from this...
hope that you will feel better. sorry but i can not give any suggestions about this but i wish you well....
i have a copy i will post it later. but i also have a question given my ulceration is on 15cm-20cm from my rectum it is in the sigmoid right? is that UC or chrons? because i think UC always starts in...
Thanks guys. Q.. actually i already stop drinking since feb 2014 but i am only human there was once a family event that i was tempted to take some shots until i can not control my self :( it is...
correction on my ultrasound i have a fatty liver but everything else are ok. beside from discomfort on the right side i also had white poop for a day last month. i am just scared that i might have...
I was diagnosed of ulcerative colitis (proctitis). But i maybe i was misdiagnosed? how can the doctors be sure that this is ulcerative proctitis not just proctitis? what are the test? biopsy was done...
does having a proctitis automatically means you have ulcerative colitis? i was diagnosed that i have it 15-20 "mm" not "cm" from my rectum. how would you now that it is not caused by other factors?...
Hi Guys, has anyone developed PSC from UC i know it is one of the complications from this, can you please share some of the symptoms? i have this upper right abdominal pain for quite some time now....
nice to hear that guys. i hope that i can also live as long as you guys. also my boss is currently working up with HR so that i can work from home. what a great boss i have :)...
Wow half a century.. more years to come....
Hope he get well soon. This can be very depressing at some point just make sure that you are always there for him. Just like my loving wife. That the best meds for me......
Sorry about this question. But chemo is only for cancer right? Why are u having it? Hope that you will be well soon....
Do some of you lost weight with UC?...
Also got some tiredness or maybe i am just lazy hehehe.. But really sometimes dont even want to get out of my bed, i got up just to eat or take a bath then back to my bed. But i do also observe that...
Thanks everyone may we all live a normal and long life. Also have dry eyes is this related to UC. I have this for a long time making my eyes redish most of the time....
Thanks andrina , malaika was able to get my point. I am also aware of the complications and i am happy that most of you guys dont have any given you already have this for a decade. I am just trying...
Thanks for the reply i am just computing how much time i have left.. So if some of you is already 10+ plus years already thats good to hear....
I am just curios how many of us with UC is livingup with this. I wa just diagnosed this month....
should i stop taking pentasa for i while so that i could check if it is really from taking the meds? to eliminate that this is not liver rash??...
hi guys, i just developed skin rashes after taking pentasa? is this normal? does some of you encountered this?...
So enemas it is hehehe..as per my doc on my last checkup since i am young he is approaching my treatment aggresively. With pentasa 3x 500mg a day. I think i heard that he can also prrscribe me with...
Thanks guys. I'll will call mt doc on monday regarding your suggestion. I hope he cooperates i need his precription so that i can get let my insurance pay for it. I will update you guys with the call...
Thanks and wow I appreciate all the suggestions/comments. I think i will try the meds and dosage first maybe for a month if it still persist i will call my GI asap. I am also scared calling my GI...
Thanks Levi, I will mention that on my next consultation I am new a this and and i thought what i will be taking is already more than enough. Can someone give me links how to administer enemas, it is...
Already had an endoscopy and it was fine. the colonoscopy show the proctitis.. anyway i will try to observe first if the dark bowel. I already mention this to my GI and he says if it persist for...
Thanks, I will try to google Enemas and I will mentioned it to my GI once I had a checkup. He mentioned that anytime that i have any trace of blood in my bowel i can schedule an appointment hopefully...
Thanks for your reply Andrina.. Yes it is proctitis. i was prescribed with Pentasa 500MG 3xday.. Enemas? My GI didn't mention any of it. My next checkup will be next year Feb 2015..6 months form now?...
Hi I am new here 29 year old from the Philippines with a great looking son :) Just want to now if i will die from UC? Does my life expectancy dropped from a normal person without UC? My exact...