Hi, just wanted to add my story, I've been on accutane now for 2 1/2 months whilst also taking azathioprine 125mg and mesalazine 2400 daily. The worst I've had is a little bit of constipation that...
It was the GP who prescribed it - not my normal GP but I was referred to the doctor who is able to prescribe roaccutane. Admittedly I don't really trust the GP's knowledge of UC, they've wrongly...
Hey guys, Been a while for me, fortunately I've been well for the last 6 months or so. Been on 125mg/day of Azathioprine and 1200mg(I think... it's 4 tablets a day) of mezalasine (Mezavant XL here in...
Thanks all. My GP is allowing me to taper down the pred quicker - 20mg for 5 days then 15mg for 5 days then we'll re-evaluate how I'm feeling and how the uc is. Already I feel better but there's...
Can you transition from prednisone tablets to enemas? I have a months supply of Predsol enemas left from the last time I was on pred....
I'm currently taking 25mg prednisone, 50mg azathioprine (started 3 weeks ago) and 4600mg mesalazine daily. I started on 40mg pred 2 weeks ago, I was dumb and decided to taper 10mg the first week...
Thinking about the pred - and wondering if I can safely taper off quicker before I get all the awful side effects. They've advised me to taper by 5mg a week, starting on 40mg, but I'm wanting to...
Agreed, I've never really considered diet to be the main problem for me, more that when I'm flaring badly, certain foods will irritate it more than others. But if I'm feeling good, I can pretty much...
Yep I've had good results from salofalk and predsol before so I'm going to see what my doc says on Friday! I've tried things, and been confused by the results. Up until recently I was avoiding...
Yes, have been since diagnosis a year ago - I don't think it's ever really done a good job to be honest, the only time i managed to hit remission was with the help of pred...
I think I do need the pred but I think I can do it through just the enemas, probably - my concern is I got some awful side effects last time from the pills. Shaking, insomnia, anxiety, difficulty...
Yep, back on pred after 2 months off it. I'm not flaring as bad as before but I'm getting abdominal pains and urgency. Boooo. Doctor tried to prescribe me Clipper (Beclomethasone?) but it wasn't on...
Hi all, Wondering if any of you British folk have had any experience with transferring your care over to a different hospital, what's the protocol and how long does the process take? I'm moving out...
Hi guys, I went to France last week and came back home with a stomach far worse than when I left, despite playing it safe all week, eating just bread and pasta. I've been getting lower abdomen pains...
Hey all, It's me again unfortunately. I've been off prednisone now for about 6 weeks and everything is mostly going okay. I'm on 4 a day mesalazine as well as vit d and iron tablets for the moment....
In my experience stress plays a big factor in whether I flare or not - my two major flares were at times when I was significantly stressed out. I recently just took two weeks off from work and London...
Saw the GP today who said I should've seen the emergency doctor but also said that it looked more like a boil than anything, she couldn't see any connections so hopefully no worries about a fistula....
Thanks for the advice OM, I'll jump into the bath as soon as I can. I made sure to clean it well this morning in the shower. Ari - I read something similar that suggested corticosteroids could be the...
blksteeda I'm sorry you had to go through that. Was it painful, did it make it hard for you to walk/sit? Update on my situation: the abscess burst last night while I was sleeping. Lots of blood and...
Thanks Ari. I read up about fistulas too and that was what got me worried! I booked an appointment to see my GP on Friday and sent an email to my IBD nurse, though I'm not sure what she can really do...
Hey guys, embarrassing topic incoming! (somehow more embarrassing than telling everyone about our BMs :P) Two days ago I began to develop what I thought was just a spot near my anus (not on it, but...
Rectal meds have always helped me greatly, I've been on mesalazine and pred enemas, I'm currently taking Predsol nightly (stopping next week after a 10 week course on steroids), I started taking them...
Hi guys, Had my colonoscopy yesterday, honestly the worst part was how worked up I got myself about it! Nurse had to calm me down big time beforehand, but as soon as they gave me sedation, everything...
Hi all, thanks so much for your responses and apologies for how delayed my reply is! I've been rather under the weather... I forgot to add in my initial post that I requested mesalamine enemas for a...
I've been flaring again since last Sunday and went in for a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy today, my second one, the first was in July when I received my diagnosis. It was traumatic and unfortunately this...
Hi guys! I used salofalk 2g/50ml enemas for the first time last night. I have to say I had no trouble administering it! I warmed the nossle under my armpit before using it, and I was able to keep it...
thanks for replying guys, this has definitely made me think. I will ask my nurse about rectal meds next time i see her, and stay on 4 a day. I suppose I wasn't sure if I could expect to go back to...
Nope only oral. My nurse said that iron tablets are generally bad for anyone with IBD, and that if my iron was low then it'd be better to get a transfusion. We did blood tests and my hemoglobin was...
Hey all, I've been on Mezavant XL 4 a day since I was diagnosed in July. It's generally improved things greatly, down to 1-2 BMs daily, mostly no bleeding, only experience pain occasionally or when...
Hey all, I've been a lurker for the last month or so but finally coming out of the shadows. Hi! I'm Kat, 23 years old from the UK, living in London. I was diagnosed with UC about 5 weeks ago,...