Unable to retain suppositories or foams due to piles etc...
Several weeks with intermittent fresh blood, driving me batty! I had c diff twice before it's definitely not that. Can UC travel up from the anus?...
Hi, I'm nearly five months into a flare, I get occasional bright red blood but now it's very dark and very smelly. I was diagnosed in January with proctitis after 30 years of indeterminate colitis....
Oohhh love a pickled onion or from the chippie a lovely pickled egg, In fact anything pickled. In fact my new favorite pickle is a gherkin dipped in batter and deep fried awesome!...
In the last five years I have been in hospital numerous times. Several for IV steroids and fluids. Once for 16 weeks with sepsis and toxic mega colon, the colon was saved by ciprosporan IV and nasal...
Have you tried the foams, like Colifoam etc we have them in the UK can you get them in USA it's worth an ask....
You're all so very lucky, I am currently in the middle of an extremely fragerent episode relating to my bowels. The darker the blood the smellier the fart and you all are lucky because if I fart I...
When I was younger and better looking after a drink or five, one would embrace the lavatory bowl telling it emphatically that "I was sorry, and I won't do it again" Now I am older I don't drink, and...
See your GP and he will refer you to a gastro unit closest to your home address. Try not to worry the GP can prescribe Pentasa, pred, enemas etc, but will not prescribe immunosuppressants or...
I've had UC for over 30 years and last November I had my right hip replaced and am awaiting The left one to be replaced in three months. I always thought it was back ache and dodgey knees until they...
In the UK we are encouraged to take a flu jab and a pneumonia jab when needed. If you are on immune depressers flu can kill so I have never heard of many complications regarding them. Having had flu...
Just to clarify to FSLondon why I posted about health tourism etc and the NHS system. Coming to the UK and waiting to get Azathiaprine as stated in the first post until they are here or starting it...
Health tourism has caused many problems in the UK, there are currently mechanisms being put into place to stem the tide of theft from the British taxpayer. Sorry if I sound a bit off but to keep the...
I have seen many nutritionists over the 30 odd years of bowel disease, all I can say is eat sensibly. The dietitians advice can be contrary because everybody's body is different there are no set...
The above is somewhat true to a point, however you must have a residential address and ID with photograph to register with A GP practice. Emergency care which means exactly that an Emergency, is...
As I explained in a previous post Rivaroxaban and UC are not great bed fellows , however having experienced several dvt's over the years thanks to V Leiden the balance must be met. You don't have an...
Hi, I am also from England and am currently flaring an awful amount of blood etc for the last 3 months. I have been on Rivaroxaban for about 3 years I have had dvt's x 2 and V Leiden as well. I have...
Unfortunately I am awaiting results when the biopsies are looked at, I live in England so different system here. I am seeing GP on Monday and get some advice because I am getting quite worried about...
So had sigmoidoscopy Wednesday, I have pred suppositories and have now had 3 doses, however the blood is coming out in lumps a bit like raw liver (sorry about graphic description), however I am...
Try sliced cucumber instant relief slice finely and put them on the surface of the anus and instant relief, also watermelon is quite good too! Sounds crazy but full of water and from the fridge...
I blame all the do good ears in the UK that banned smoking, every time I gave up I would flare! Gave up nearly four years ago and have had toxic Megacolon, sepsis and constant bleeding! Right now I...
So today I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy, can anyone explain the results for me as I have to wait for an appointment with GP in five days. By the way I am from England and I know the system is...
Five years ago early on a January morning I experienced the following symptoms, The need to go to the toilet with urgency but no cigar! Spiking temperature Unable to sleep because of lower abdominal...
I have been bleeding heavily for a while now and am having a sigmoidoscopy on the 20th. However I'm in two minds regarding pred! Having had intravenous and oral pred for years now I'm finding that I...
Well I came off azathiaprine, pred and pentasa last year, this was due to huge weight gain about 30lbs, also I felt I had had too much pred over the years which is probably why my right hip was....
I found that going on the White diet works in small portions, eg, white bread,rice,pasta etc work well stay off of anything that's brown too much fiber harder to pass. I eat a lot of cod, haddock,...
My daughter is vegan and she buys protein powder for body builders online, you can get dairy and whey free. They help her maintain a decent weight without trying to find enough protein daily. Good...
Ok so am now in a flare since November, bloody,pus covered very soft stools. I had a total hip replacement mid November still recovering, I am interested to see if any others are flaying around with...
Hi CRohns'nme I live in England and the colonoscopy was done last thing on a Friday evening under general anaesthetic as a day patient. I had three previous colonoscopies that had failed under...
After 27 years of being treated and told I have ulcerative colitis, I recently had a colonoscopy and have been diagnosed with Crohns. Could anyone please decode my report for me, also I am awaiting...
Quincy your right it was pretty rough, thought I was a goner a few times. The op will take place as soon as I am fit and my weight is appropriate. I have had colitis for over 25 years with only four...
Well I have been off the radar for some time, however just spent 13 weeks in hospital with sepsis. Prepared for surgery three times and then being cancelled. The doctors reckoned the sepsis so bad I...
Hi Having been hospitalized twice this year with c dif there is one thing i have noticed that the smell of you D and gas has a particular aroma (sorry folks). I self diagnosed the second bout by the...
Durango Kid I gave up smoking last september flared from early december until 2 weeks ago i started smoking within 2 days, fully formed poos and no blood or mucus work that one out!...
Hi You should give Portsmouth ago you would understand the language easier lol I live 40 minutes from Pompey that's what we call Portsmouth said Portsmoth if you get my drift As for your meds the...
Sue Yes my colon is not working properly. spent the last 20 years telling my doc that i had constipation they just said if it didn't hurt or i wasn't uncomfortable just to take laxatives. The upshot...
HI GUYS, I recently had a transit test called Sitzmark, where i swallowed capsules over 3 days with radiopaqthic markers inside. The reason being my colitis was causing severe C, 3 sets of markers...
Sorry i should have mentioned i am a carrier of C diff i have it all the time but it only comes out to play when UC is in flare hence the cycle of illness....
So yesterday emergency GP came to see me and diagnosed c diff again, i had it in Jan at start of current flare now 6 months long. Anyway the Sister at A & E asked me not to attend the hospital in...
I agree, 6 bm's a day is a bloody luxury for me lol My UC is always C i have gone up to 13 days without a BM, now i have to take dulcolax 4 x 5mg daily plus movicol 6 sachets just to go once. I think...
I had mine removed in my late thirties and i had antibiotic mouthwash rather than take the risk of flaring with tablets. The choice is yours but why take tabs when the liquid gets to the source...
You could try asking your dentist for an antibiotic mouthwash rather than tablets, this may work better for your UC. Hope this helps....
25 cm from the rectum....
Hi Q Yes i am on Colifoam and 5mg of soluble pred i use as a home made enema. I eat twicw a day no carbs but high protein i have just introduced red meat this has helped. I no longer eat wheat or...
Hi to all. 2 weeks ago i took the Sitzmark test, radiopathic marker shapes taken over 3 days then an xray on the 7th day to see the motility of your colon. Well the results are in my GI rang me today...
Hi I take 4 dulcolax 3 x weekly as my colitis is mainly constipation with bleeding and mucous. The time for 4 X 5mg dulcolax to take effect on me is approx 26 hours, so i would take them a little...
I was put on Flagyl to offset my c diff was a diagnosis of c diff proffered...
The British NHS system is pretty good, you first sign up witha GP then you are if needed put in touch with a consultant. Usually this would be within a Hospital nearest to your address. If however...
Hi i'm from UK South coast. Hellokitty, did you go to the man on the green?...
RED 34 The GI thinks hypnotherapy is a help, or if that doesn't work alternating my diet one day solids next day clear soups. Also to have your legs higher than your hips when going, ie put a chair...