I have been having cervicogenic headaches for many years. I have been able to deal with them for many years. However, my migraines got very frequents and they are resistant to all medication. So now...
Pain brings more pain. It is possible that you get so tensed from the pain caused by your headaches that it brings more pain from being tensed. Including breathing relaxation technic and mindfulness...
You really should give another try to meditation. The meditation that is good for pain is mindfulness meditation. As Trina said it is not the " om chanting type". There are a lot of tools to learn...
Well I would go back to the ER ... Since you usually don't have those type of headhaches. I'm no doctor but a scan or some investigations could be at this point relevant. A different doctor, a longer...
@soynomore, I would go with with the idea of @OhCrap! If I ever get bad arthritis. Lol......
What we can and can not eat remains an unsolved mistery no one is the same. Even without UC it is a complicated thing and many specialists in the matter seem no to agree on. I believe everyone has to...
I had for a few weeks a problem with my right hand and wrist. I was similar to the carpal tunnel syndrome, I had numbness, tingling, weakness and pain in my hand and wrist. So I had to administer the...
I have been using these enemas for years. The bottle were changed a few years back (can't remember when) but they are hell to squeeze now. If your medication are covered by insurance I would...
Yes a few hours si better than nothing. Maybe, using a second enema is not such a good idea if you cramps are that bad. When can you see you GI ? Because, It would be good to let him know how bad are...
I have been using the 2gram for a long time. One I was prescribed the 4gram and they gave me cramps and were harder to hold in. About to pee frequently during the night I'm the same. With time you...
I really believe that there is a tremendous difference between smoking a pack a day and 5 cigarettes a day. And the two can't be compare. We have to keep in mind that the risk evaluation of getting...
Some do good with nicotine replacements such as lozenges, patches, e-cig... But other only do good with the cigarettes. Nicotine helps but the carbon monoxide also helps according to some studies. I...
This sounds very complicated. And on top of it, felling as our health problems is a $$ opportunity to the ones that should be concerned about us must very frustrating. Sorry you have to deal with...
@ pb4, mj can be a pretty good option for some and I'm sure that when taken once a day before going to bed is much better than using sleeping pills and other meds. However, mj is not for me I really...
@ Dikid you might experience hormonal imbalance because of UC. And as a matter of a fact low progesterone makes you fell like an old women. @ pb4, hope night sweets and insomnia don't get worse. I...
Just complaining here, It seems that not enough sleep really affects my chances to make this proctitis part of the past. I got new meds for my UC almost 2 weeks ago. It seemed to be getting better....
Usually I get a good relief in about 2 weeks. But there were times when it took 3 weeks to see significant improvement. However, when taken by them self (no oral meds & no supositiries in the...
I have been using Cortifoam for about 7 days. I can say the I have leass blood. However, at first I had some itching feelings in my anus and rectum so I believed it was kind of the healing process....
Sorry but I did not realized it was foam as never saw Salofalk foam. I was taking about the liquid one, sometimes the applicator has a kind of Vaseline libriquant in it and it is also hard to squiz...
About getting the product out I have the same problem. I find it easier if I press on it to get a little bit of the liquid out before I insert and dispense the product. There is a little bit of a...
3 enemas a week helps. Maybe ask your GI about one a day. 3 is a often just a maintenance dose and one a day is for when you flare. Maybe (Chances are very good) one enema a day + your diet would...
Coffee works as long as you don't regularly drink a lot. Drinking a lot of coffee can also cause constipation. I know I kept of saying that water water helps preventing constipation. The down side...
I Would say it depends how willing you are to take a chance to go through that again. I mean if you fell trying 5-Asa max dose and not taking humiran is worth taking a chance that all go back the way...
Do you drink tones of water ? Try eating the prunes in its juice along with the juice....
Sorry to heard that the blood is back. You must fell so depressed, this disease keeps on playing with our nerves with its hope moments and desapointements. In my point of view diet help with symptoms...
I have my colonoscopy under light sedation and I'm conscious. And though it is no fun it is bearable. Getting to see your colon and immediate feed back is very nice. For a flex scope no meds at all....
I'm sure this is a very rare and that patient's respect is mostly the norm while there a sleep or sedated. I, also, as Gary did, find the patient story a little weird....
Thanks, yes I will report back in about 4 weeks....
I have more migraines when taking Mesalazine but still have them no matter what. I have been having migraines since I'm 15. So, that was before UC. They got worse after a neck injury. In my case they...
Sorry to hear you are not doing well and fell you might not get the best cares. You say you haven't been the best patient. Did you refused to have a colonoscopy ? Is this why he is tying to track...
e-health is only available in Ontario & British-Colombia. I can't wait till every body can have acces to lab test results online....
I had my scope today and I got a RX for oral Salofalk. Told my GI that before she used to prescribe Oral salofalk with the retal meds and I fell my flares back then would get better pretty fast, like...
I tried Bupropion XL last spring. It helped me at first but it did not last. I think It might have been that a placebo effect for me. Glad you got a new Dr. Did he prescribed anything ? Did you get...
@ TD10 have you started antidepressants? Do they help ? @sca721 I believe that what you say about the melatonin makes sense....
You don't have that much blood but have you been having for a long time ? Have had any anemia blood test lately? Can you have your blood pressure check ?...
That information will help me when speaking with my GI next Tuesday. I work with a girl and her husband is being treated only for procticis and he has supositiries and oral 5-ASA. He does not even...
Well if there is poo, it counts as one. It does not matter if it is 5 minutes or an hour after. Any blood and mucus only counts as my gost poo. But really I don't count my gost poo because I pee so...
Some have read my previous post about my trying to get a RX for oral 5-ASA. Any of you have GI that does not seem inclined to prescribe oral 5-ASA when the inflammation is mostly located lower (...
Casey, Along with the gluten free diet you might be interested into looking for the low FODMAP diet. Some other food reduction could help you out with the frequent BM, such as onions, garlic and...
Well finally resolved. When the GI receptionist told the GI my scope could not be scheduled before 3 weeks, she asked her to give me an appointment next week even though the schedule is full. So I...
Well Shell always gave me RX for oral Salofalk before. But it seemed she has changed her ways ?? I don't know the hell why ?? Actually, this morning I will go by me Dr. Office and talk directly with...
Well GI haven't called the pharmacy. I'll call back tomorrow again and ask what is going on. As I'm in no emergency case just blood 4 to 6 BM a day plus some cramps that are not preventing me from...
Well I my problem is not the medical health care system. Though I'm personally not very happy with the one we have here. I guest any systems has its flaws and I don't personally mind the comments...
In Canada Québec... Free health care pfff ! I called the Dr. Office and they told me to call the GI office back and see I could get my scope sooner or prescribed me the oral salofalk. At less tell...
Some veggies and fruits tend to make you go more to the bathroom. Are you selecting the veggies and fruits that will not trigger D ?...
I have been flaring for 6 weeks and taking salofalk enema & supositiries at night and Salofalk supositiries in the morning. I want to get a RX for salofalk oral med. I called my Dr. Office they told...
If you are now able to keep in the enema and don't see any blood your inflammation has been decreasing. I never had C diff. But during my last flare my stool were like yours and very bad smelling...
I have the phone App which I like....
UC gives me insomnia because as soon as I hit the bed and all is quiet I start thinking about my flare... Or if I have pain it is even worse. How old are you ? Woman or man ? Since I turned 40 I have...
Well reading that others had surgery or would consider it has actually helped me fell better about UC and not fell so worry about the futur. I now fell I have an option that is not as dramatic as I...