Hi there, I'm (26/F) just starting my GERD healing journey after suffering with symptoms for the last 10 years. What caused me to finally go to my doctor for GERD was random bouts of excessive...
Hey everyone, Just wanted to give a gentle reminder to not only take care of yourself physically; but mentally and emotionally as well! I've had colitis for 9 years, and this past year I developed...
First of all, I would just like to say that this disease makes me feel really sad, depressed and lonely at times and like no one is on my side. One thing that makes this disease so difficult to treat...
I have always been fine with taking iron while flare, but everyone is different! I usually take more than what a bottle says because obviously if i'm flaring, then i'm not absorbing vitamins and...
Hey! I'm a senior at University and have had colitis for the last 6 years. If you want to email me feel free! I'm always willing to talk! I know how isolating and lonely it is going through flares...
Hello all! This past summer I had a really bad flare and I was on prednisone for about 3 months. I started at 40mg of prednisone and it took several weeks for me to get off of it. I developed a gross...
Prednisone affects everyone differently. So what may happen to me may or may not happen to you! For me personally the weight I gained from prednisone eventually went away gradually! Prednisone makes...
I have been on azathioprine for about three years now. When I started taking it while I was in a flare up and it took about 3 months for it to kick in for me. I agree with Dikid that maybe you should...
A B.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership. Not quite sure where I am going to take it yet (I was going to apply it towards a career in law enforcement but this condition is an instant...
First time I went back to class after my hospitalization was a disaster. I was soo tired and had to run to the bathroom multiple times it was just, ugh. It does feel great getting that fresh air,...
What a fun idea! Today I was able to go to my college campus for class for the first time in 3 weeks! I have practically been on my death bed (not really, but it felt like it!) for the past few weeks...
Hi all, I have had ulcerative colitis for about four years now, I usually get a flare once a year. Usually once I start taking prednisone my flare goes away after a few days... I had a sinus...
I'm currently in my third flare up since being on azathioprine (the second one since 2015 started), and I'm sick of being sick! I have been taking azathioprine for three years now, but I guess it...
have you tried the probiotic val #3? you can get it from costco, or other stores or online. and it has helped a TON of people on this site! it helped me go into remission!...
For me it took me about 4 months to see results and to go into remission. I have been on azathioprine for 3 and a half years, and I have had two small flare ups in that time. But I will say that I do...
So, I have found that my period gives me colitis symptoms everyone lasting about a week or so. This is really annoying and I want it to stop, so I'm hoping to go on birth control. As of right now,...
Hi everyone, I don't normally post on here, but I just thought that I would share how I'm doing. After a month and a half of flaring up and being on 40 mg of pred and azathioprine, I finally returned...
I take azathioprine and I keep getting sick! If anyone else take an immune system suppresser, how do you keep from getting sick? And when I get sick, it usually stays for a really long time, and then...
Whenever I get my period, it always gives me minor symptoms of a flare up for about a week or a week and a half while I have my period. Then they go away. But does anyone else have this issue also?...
Hey I was wondering what brands/types of pain killers/cold medicine we can take that won't cause us to go into a flare up! I usually just take tylenol, is that alright?...
I'm currently tapering off of prednisone(20mg). And since I have started taking it, I have noticed that while I drink a lot of water during the day, I never have to pee during the day. Then after...
My symptoms are always worst in the morning! I try to get up extra early when i'm flaring in order to give myself enough time to have time in the bathroom or make sure I get it all out of my system...
Also, I too am in college and know EXACTLY what you are going through. I had a nightmare last week when I had to miss my chemistry lab, then make it up the same week. I would not recommend bumping...
Each time I take prednisone, it takes longer for it to kick in. The first time I flared it only took three days for me to see dramatic results! But this past month it took about two and a half weeks...
I was wondering if there were any other users out there who have colitis and are also in college! I'm a freshman living at the dorms this year, and for the past month I have been having a flare up!...
I was taking azathioprine for about 2 years and it was working well with keeping me from flaring up. Then I thought that I would be fine if I just stopped taking it, which I knew at the time that it...
Also, as a quick note. I'm taking 30 mg of prednisone, azathioprine (I stopped taking this a couple of months back because I hadn't had any issues in over a year, which is why I'm now flaring), and I...
i have been having a flare up with my colitis for about 2-3 weeks now. I have diarrhea, blood, blood clots, mucus, and gas! I hate it! And it's always worst in the morning! What are specific meals...