Your bm needs to be clear. You can try drinking the rest of the prep in a few hours, and see how you do. Best to just reschedule, and ask for a different brand of prep. The same thing happened to me...
Hi guys i need some advice/ opinions: So in late september i had my first colonoscopy and my dr switched me to pentasa (i had been taking asacol for over a year, doing ok, but no remission.) and ever...
oh, god- thats what i was afraid of! sorry to hear that, hope you feel better. question: is it ok to do the enema in the day? (i work odd hours)...
hi - i havnt done it yet but i will, thanks for asking. my doc doubled my asacol dosage to see if that helps. i recently switched from salofalk to asacol- which is right around the time i started...
tournevice - no and no to your last questions. the last time i was in a flare he prescribed me prednisone for a month. my case is mild, so i figured there should be something else i could try before...
tournevice - thanks for your advice. my dr has always been great with me, and i always do what he says, but i dont think he was too happy with me when i said i didnt want to try it! maybe ill try...
I was hoping anyone had any other suggestions of what i might be able to try to get out of this minor flare. kloe0038- both, its gross and scary and i mentally cannot bring myself to do it. thinking...
thanks so much for your responses and stories. i still dont think i can do it, and i dont know what that means for me :( IS IT AT ALL POSSIBLE TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF A FLARE WITHOUT enemas or pred???...
My doc prescribed me enemas today, but I just cant do this!! im too freaked out. is there anyone else who refuses to do this, or is it just me? Im on Asacol, and am flaring right now- little bit of...
is palafer a prescription? if so then you should use as directed. I use over the counter - Jamieson brand ( 50mg, timed release). I take it with a large meal. they used to give me an upset stomach...
@aquafly79 I was on 25mg of pred for a little over a month. pretty small amount, but I just started living on my own and wasnt watching what I was eating. i ate ALOT of junk food on pred! ive never...
thanks for all your info and stories guys. i guess really gotta focus on my diet and exercise to get rid of the pred & stress weight!...
Hi, i was on a small dose of pred earlier this year, just curious to know how long after you stop taking it do the side effects stop? i still feel like im still gaining weight and still have acne...
So ive been taking salofalk ( 4000 mg/ day) ever since i was diagnosed in 2007, and lately ive been experiencing side effects (or at least i thinks its side effects)- nausea, major back pains... im...
i was on prednisone for one month in may, with no major side effects. But now i think I might have diabetes. (i will be seeing the dr next week) i dont really have a question- i just wanted to get...
thanks for all the info guys :) I think i will give it a try, otherwise ill never know - hopefully nothing scary happens :/ the doc prescribed 20mg, and no, he never mentioned rectal meds. And thanks...
thanks for the feedback guys. still freaked out and unsure tho. ive been taking salofalk for the past 2 1/2 years now- and am still loosing alittle blood everyday. and ive only taken oral med....
ok, so my doctor just told me i need to go on prednisone for about a month - but reading about this drug, and hearing all the side effects you all have gone through im waayyy to scared to take it. i...
HI, was wondering if any of you guys are still bleeding even if youre taking meds. is it common to bleed even if its "under control" (whatever that means). I was diagnosed w/ UC last Oct, and have...