Some of this is fairly old news but the acute immune response aspect provides more detail. I think they have the right idea, anyways. My first symptoms appeared a short time after taking a course of...
I think mild cases should be handled more aggressively and promptly (but with drugs that can be used longterm - and I agree more drugs in this class are needed), because they invariably become severe...
I dug the report out of my big pile of medical stuff. The complete record lists polyps and benign neoplasm (referring to the polyps I think) of the descending and transverse colon in 2017. In 2018...
Last year my colonoscopy report said polyps and 'pre-cancerous neoplasms' and such all over it, but no specific recommendations other than to come back this year. This year I asked the doc about it...
Since you are now Bacon Girl does that mean you eat a lot of bacon now instead of bananas? (if so, I'm jealous)....
After the ruckus with the DuPont lawsuit, major companies switched from PFOA to other PFC's, which still have to be dumped 'somewhere'. There is even less data on what these other assorted PFC's do...
Interesting, particularly the human trial with polyphenols though the 'n' value was pretty small. I drink a lot of green tea but have not tried extract. I may add this to the medicine cabinet. I was...
Sounds like a fair estimate, but don't forget that UC will not be the only healthcare expense. I located an actuarial study called "the age-curve-study" from heathcostinst.org that estimates about...
Sulfa drug intolerance doesn't always equate to complete intolerance to sulfites, and controlling the flare is way more important than whatever smelly side effects may (will) occur....
Good work! (However, it is not so good that you had to go to such extremes just to get basic care for a chronic illness while fighting a life threatening acute illness.)...
So don't buy a policy? Or buy a policy? I'm reading this as a 'no'....
Maybe he meant this? I haven't tried it. I'll buy some this weekend, I'm sure Lysol can use the cash. http://www.amazon.com/Lysol-Bathroom-Cleaner-Island-Breeze/dp/B002YD8FN0...
Just wash and dry the lettuce thoroughly or it may hurt even if you don't have UC....
Update: Its been about a year now with no symptoms (knock on wood). 14mg patches did not quite do it so I'm sticking with 21 mg. (I'm prepared to escalate this if the UC insists). Also, to anyone new...
I eat some tomatoes every day, but not a ton of them. Back when I was flaring I noticed that a big tomato sauce-based meal seemed to make things slightly worse. I notice they add citric acid to most...
I'd be curious if anyone's tried plain tomatoes versus commercially processed. I seem to have issues with the commercial tomato preparations but not with plain tomatoes (raw, cooked, etc. all are...
Teddtlove: Vitamin D is fat soluble and stored by the liver. You can take it once a week. There's a lot of data indicating that it helps with UC (and overall health such as bone density). 50K of D...
Antibiotics could be an indirect cause of UC, as they severely derange the balance of intestinal microbiota. This would fit with the observation that UC often follows treatment with broad spectrum...
I get the "Now Mega Pack" from Now Foods. Its purified whey protein filtered to remove lactose. Comes in a ten pound bag online....
Be careful with proton pump inhibitors. They inhibit acid production but acid is needed for digestion. Acidity is also needed to trigger closing of the valve separating the stomach and esophagus....
OP: It sounds like your symptoms are improving which means you don't need to do anything different for now. From what I've seen on the forum, remicade takes a while to kick in fully. That being said,...
Airplanes, bane of my existence. All I can add here is get an aisle seat. And that the other advice above is good, especially 1) spare clothing 2) low residue diet in advance. 3) get the enema script...
Yes, there's a slew of strategies people use to survive daily life during a flare up. There may be a 'sticky' somewhere on the forum about it. Much like yourself, everyone else around you needs time...
First, sounds like your boyfriend doesn't understand the situation. Second, you need to get the UC under control to the point where you can work, which means seeing about different or additional...
"i have not had success cutting the patch at all. i think the medicine leaks out and not into your bloodstream properly. the one day i did cut it was a horrible day. " Good to know. So far I only cut...
I was more worried about this sort of thing: http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/content/88/1/134.full But this paper kind of gives me a headache. For those that don't speak 'sciencese', the gist is...
That would be an unusually long remission. Not impossible, but it seems unlikely. Also, there's no green syrup that can reverse a UC flare that I know of, but if you find out what it was let us know!...
Here's another update (though now the title of this thread should be changed since its now been 8 months): History: As indicated in my first post in this thread, I have never smoked but used the...
To the OP, and I'm not going to link a site because that is advertising, I get something called 'Now MegaPack' unflavored (I buy it in bulk). Muscle mixes generally contain all sorts of additives...
"Im pretty sure it has something to do with whatever "the mother" is in the raw/unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar, " The mother is an apple. I eat one a day, seems to be a good thing to do, and...
Update: I've more or less run out of rowasa the past month (keeping a few in reserve) but I'm still on lialda tablets (4/day). I've cut the patches back to 14 mg/day and that seemed to be ok to do....
@indycat - Don't know if there are long term side effects. After 5 months I've not noticed any. I have read that nicotine can increase blood pressure, however mine is fine (possibly due to exercise...
Ok, I forgot to update this as I've been doing better, and of course when that happens one disappears from the forum. In any case, I've been using the 21mg patch, lialda, and Rowasa now for 5 months...
I'll update this in a few weeks. No point doing a day-by-day, as things vary too much. -Tom and Adventureuc, I think the slow release is important. The burst from an inhaled dose is probably too much...
Here's an update at my attempt at steroid-free remission of an active UC flare (I'll link back later to earlier stuff on this, if that seems useful). At present I'll call it a partial success. *note:...
Agreed, Babeinthewoods, hard to find any without addititves. I also have been avoiding citric acid. I did find pills from GNC that don't have those additives. Probably still not as good as whole leaf...
In my experience, the fresh leaf is more effective than the juice, though more laborious to prepare. I also didn't like the sourness of the juice. It wasn't a panacea but it seems to help....
Hi ba, If you responded well to asacol a Doc will probably try you on mesalamine enemas for remission (aka rowasa etc). Same chemical, just more of it. At one point when I had no insurance I got a...
update: 12 hours with the '3.5 mg' patch. No nausea or other side effects. No weird dreams (well at least no weirder than usual)....
That's mucous....
Thanks coffee man. I think people are scared to try it. They think it means you'll start smoking. I'll taper it back down if I get remission, as it is a narcotic. I'm just looking for that initial...
Trying the 7 mg 'up and up' patch from Target (cut in half). So far no effects (at 30 minutes) except its itchy and red under the patch....
Aloe vera leaf gel works well for me to help decrease symptoms. I eat it raw, about 2 ounces at a time (1 or 2 times a day). Never tried to cook it, though I imagine that might remove some of the...
The research is summarized on pubmed in this review Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1999 October; 48(4): 481–484. The effects observed were from studies done with patches. I don't think that eciggs or patches...
aguywithuc: Could you provide more details on the pregnenolone and adrenal glandular? I saw for pregnenolone there is a sulfated form with different properties. Also, whose adrenal gland are they...
Thanks for the replies. Elsewhere on the forum I found more dramatic claims for nicotine. It sounds like it may have quelled symptoms for some of you a little, but it doesn't sound like a 'power...
Hi all, I'm new here but I've been reading about nicotine for remission and am thinking of taking the plunge. I've never smoked, so I'm guessing nicotine will be rather unpleasant at first, but so is...