Add me to the list of vegetarians when diagnosed. I stayed pescatarian with UC for 8 years, but I could only cut one major food group at a time and carbs had to go. The first thing I ate with meat in...
You sound like how I was during my last flare. Here is what worked for me. I took 40 mg of pred while continuing on mesalamine enemas And Lialda nightly and canasa suppositories during the day. Every...
I never touched alcohol while I was flaring. It upset my stomach too much. I have dry red wine most nights now that I'm in remission. If pot were legal I might give that a try again....
I think it's because if you have UC you poop a lot and when you poop a lot, you're on your phone a lot and therefore have time to post about your poop. :) Seriously though, I don't talk about my...
Sorry to hear about the pseudo polyps. I hope they turn out to be nothing. I had a nurse and anasthiesiologist ask me if they had found polyps on my last scope so they must be more common than I...
I second the heating pad idea. I've had this tea before and it tasted ok. http://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/tea-time-with-turmeric/ It's supposed to help with cramping and give pain relief....
Thanks everyone. It's been a long road to good health, and the advice I've gotten on this forum over the years has helped so much. Dikid, dinner was amazing! I had chicken schwarma with baba ghanoush...
For me, giving up all grains (wheat, oats, rice, corn, barley, etc...) has been the turning point for me. I also don't eat sugar. I recommend reading Wheat Belly and Grain Brain. A few really good...
My colon looks great. "Normal mucosa throughout." I'm so happy! I thought it would, but I kept thinking it would be too good to be true. I only drank 5/8 of the prep because I was running clear and...
I've been on Lialda for 8 years and only had 1. It's been a great drug for me. Hope you find the cause....
Thanks for the tips, Quincy. I just got the first glass down without gagging which is amazing for me. With 10 minutes to spare until the next dose. Wish I would've asked if I can do it all tonight....
I don't have any direct experience with neuropathy that bad. Just some tingling and shooting pains down my arms when I was first diagnosed with an a1c of 6.2. Have you read any of dr. Bernstein's...
I'm doing movi prep. It's my first time using it, but it can't go any worse than my other preps (Osmo prep pills and go lytely). I'm just hoping I can keep everything down this time. I have to get...
I know. I'm so annoyed it's in the afternoon. I wanted to get it done before the kids have to go back to school next week and it's all he had. I'll report back my results. I'm in symptomatic...
Thanks guys. You gave me an idea. I might go get some sonic ice and add a sugar free flavor enhancer to it. I need to crunch something! My colonoscopy isn't until tomorrow at 1....
I need some inspiration. It's been a while. I'm stuck on chicken broth and sugar free jello and Popsicles. Diabetic so I need low carb options....
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this! I have a colonoscopy on Tuesday using movi prep and was starting to get very anxious until I read this. I've used other preps in the past and had horrible...
Since you're in remission, I'd say go for it. Just don't overdo it and maybe stick with vodka/soda or another low sugar drink. I can drink red wine just fine....
I would look into rectal suppositories like Canasa or mesalamine enemas or even steroid enemas as well as oral medication. For my last flare I took a short burst of prednisone to jump start me out of...
I think it's amazing you were able to pull yourself out of a flare with this method. It sounds very healing. I hope this helps someone else. I would've tried it if I read about it when I was in my...
What kind of carbs specifically? Maybe you can try to find alternatives for them. I eat "faux"tmeal for breakfast, a big salad for lunch and a protein and veggie dinner. I make cauliflower rice and...
I never would've realized there was a connection until I was diagnosed with diabetes, but since I started eating low carb I feel so much better and haven't seen a drop of blood in over a year. I...
8 times a day might not seem like a lot to some people, but it's still debilitating when you have urgency. I used to go that many times and it took everything in me to just get my son to school 5...
Banana for breakfast, wheat bread and chips for lunch? Diabetes is a carb intolerance and the only way you're going to get control, like really good control, is to cut carbs. I would aim for 50 a day...
Lialda has worked great for me over the years. I take 4 pills a day. As for the wine, I didn't drink for the first 6 years of UC because I would always bleed or have lots of mucous. Since going grain...
I really like using coconut flour for bread. Alldayidreamaboutfood.com has some really good recipes using that and almond flour. I use a handheld spiralizer to make zucchini noodles instead of...
Keep up with the canasa anyway and look into the SCD diet or paleo diet. That is what got me over the last hump. Before that I would smoke a cigarette if I ever saw blood. Not exactly healthy. Since...
I threw up my last GoLytely prep after 2 glasses so I went to the store (not recommended while in the middle of the prep!😁) and got dulcolax tablets. I drank a bottle of miralax earlier in the day...
I used to hate it. I was vegetarian when diagnosed and everyone told me if I would just eat meat, I'd be cured. I had my first colonoscopy that showed moderate to severe pan colitis. After 3 days of...
I got out of my first flare without steroids. Just Lialda and Rowasa. Needed prednisone and steroid enemas for my 2nd. Hoping to never have a 3rd....
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. People always say if you have one autoimmune disease, you're likely to get another one. It was true in my case. UC first then adult onset type 1 diabetes...
I thought I was dying during my first prep. I did OsmoPrep, the pills that eventually got a boxed warning for causing major kidney problems. I was so nauseous and wished for death. I was really sick...
I've had a few bugs since being in remission and I get terrified every time. It makes me feel better if one of my kids has diarrhea too. Then I know it's not just me! Give it a few days and try not...
I was a vegetarian when I was diagnosed as well. I wouldn't say I was eating more grains than usual, but I was juicing and making smoothies all the time... So lots more sugar. I had also just taken 2...
Sherry, my poll didn't stick to my other thread so I put up a new one. Thanks for your response!...
I was reading an article on msn today about blood types and diseases. So I wanted to do an informal poll to see if the majority of us are made up of one blood type. Feel free to list any other...
I just wanted to say there is definitely hope. I wasn't as bad as you, but at my worst it was so stressful to get my little boy to school and back twice a week and it's only 2 minutes away in the...
If you want grain-free bread, look up Danielle walker's cookbooks. She has great recipes, even if they are a little too high in carbs for me. She is a fellow UCer too....
I've only used Lantus so I can't compare it with anything else, but I like it. It's easy to administer and my fastings went from 120s to 80-100 using about 12 units a night. A glass of red wine also...
I eat a couple handfuls of Lily's chocolate chips usually. They're sweetened with stevia so they're good for my blood sugar. Also KIND bars are sweet but don't spike me. If you're into baking, go to...
I thought UC was a pain, now I have type 1.5 diabetes. Everything I ate sent my blood sugar almost to 300. I was so depressed when I was first diagnosed. Diabetes is a disease that destroys basically...
Yes protein and healthy fats will keep blood sugar spikes from happening as long as you don't eat too many carbs. I eat about 70 carbs a day, but I find that by not eating grains and eating low...
The drugs.com website warns multiple times against taking it if you have UC. Clindamycin is what gave me UC to begin with. I was taking it when I first got symptoms. Take probiotics, eat fermented...
I'm concerned about your HDL levels. They are very low. Mine were 42 when I got out of my last flare almost 3 years ago, but are now at 55. I'm 10 lbs lighter, exercise more and don't eat any grains....
I remember twiggs posting something years ago about how garlic helped his symptoms. I went out and found Kyolic garlic capsules with Candida cleanse. I still use them to this day even though he went...
I have improved so much since cutting out sugar and grains. I strongly recommend reading Wheat Belly. If you crave something sweet, try eating a handful of Lily's chocolate chips. They're at whole...
I've checked mine before with no problems. I just left them in the sealed foil. You could also bring Canasa with you. In the unlikely event your luggage gets lost, at least you'll have something....
For me personally, I like Canasa. They are much easier to insert and hold in than an enema. I understand him being grossed out, but i's so worth it. It's like putting neosporin on a cut. It feels...
I used witch hazel pads after every bm. Sometimes I would leave the pads on for half an hour or so. Also did a lot of sitz baths....
Can he tolerate rectal medicine? That made all the difference for me. I don't like enemas as much as Canasa. It's very easy to put in and you can walk around right after inserting the suppository....