Good luck! Just regarding the Kava, make sure you don't take more than it tells you to take, it can really knock you out and sneak up on you, though I'm quite tiny (55kgs, 5"5) so as soon as I take...
I've learned this valuable lesson recently, thanks to the people on this forum!...
Can't say I've ever had any of those symptoms on pred before, I am on a current dose that started Dec 17th and will be on it will late Feb. I usually get quite the opposite, because it reduces my...
Chantrelle, that's really interesting! I'm actually battling a head cold at the moment, but unfortunately my UC symptoms have just gotten worse... I'm not losing hope though! Back to colifoam for a...
I think it depends who you are aguywithuc, I can eat small amounts of fruit but too much makes me bloated and causes pain, I've not tried pineapple though, I can't really stand the tartness of fresh...
I've read mixed reports on patients with UC and if its a good idea to help the immune system or to avoid it... Should people with UC avoid foods and supplements that claim to boost the immune system?...
He told me that Mezavant is a new drug on the market here and he wanted me to switch because it was better.... I'm confused why he would say it's a new drug if it's been around for what seems like...
I use Kava to knock me out when I wake up too early, I'm on Prednisone now and it wakes me up after only 3hrs of sleep and I can never go back to sleep no matter what I try. Kava does the trick for...
I usually always have blood first in my flares, I've never had hemoroids though so can't say what symptoms they have... My UC tends to also start as bleeding bright red blood, similar to how you've...
So my doctor decided to switch me from Salofalk to Mezavant, basically because its 'better' were his words! I had no problems on Salofalk though I have had a stubborn flare that is only now starting...
Those ingredients differ to the ones on the tin I'm using, I have the regular vanilla flavour... The one I have doesn't have carrageenan in it, apparently... It's not in the list anyway I wasn't...
I didn't think there was any lactose in Ensure, but it does have warnings on the tin that it contains "milk and soy ingredients" I don't have any issues with eating dairy foods so that whole aspect...
This is actually interesting, my flares seem to do the opposite when healing, the last thing for me to go away is the blood, when that's gone I know I'm usually pretty much in remission... Usually...
Thanks for the replies everyone, very interesting to read your experiences with it. I've been drinking one glass (with LGlutamine added) each morning for the last week and it doesn't seem to be doing...
Just wondering, a lot of people on here use a multitude of supplements to manage and maintain both a healthy colon and their health as a whole, what are peoples thoughts on just using a supplement...
Presuming this sort of treatment, with the pill form of specific key strains for UC patients, is quite some time away for public use... Also sine as you mention they're focusing more on C-diff...
It's nice to hear some people that have gone through surgery and have come out on top - very very happy for you guys :) I've looked into FMT, but it seems to me that most cases relapse as soon as the...
Interesting, sounds like people who have partially affected colons should really leave it alone with meds as maintenance for as long as possible, or really anyone with UC, maintenance meds/treatments...
Ok thanks for the replies, makes sense... obviously not something someone would consider really in UC unless the disease had taken over pretty much the entire large intestine.......
I say cure, but please don't pounce on me for using this word, I realise how controversial it is. I have just read conflicting studies and had conflicting opinions on it.. For example, I was told...
Thank you so much for all the replies everyone, you're all probably right that the pred is what is causing my bad immune system. I've had a flare up since around July that I haven't been able to get...
I'm afraid I didn't misinterpret my doctor, I was so confused when he told me this information, which is why I'm here. I called to double check with him and he said the same thing again. I live in a...
Ok... my doctor told me that it did... I think its time for a new doctor...
Hey everyone, a quick back story on my UC, I started getting symptoms when I was 14, no one believed me my GI doctor at the time thought I was making it all up in my head and even had the nerve to...