I've recently been wondering the same thing. The last flare I had, adding rowasa helped significantly within a week. this time around, I've been using them for 10-11 months straight and I just seem...
Presentations from this conference can be found here: https://www.ueg.eu/education/ueg-week-24-7/ueg-week-247/ Typically, presentations in academic forums are subject to peer review, just like...
I was first diagnosed with proctitis with 4cm of mild/moderate inflammation. Within three years, it advanced proximally to the splenic flexure. When I was first diagnosed with proctitis, i did a lot...
I've tried many different diets, primarily elimination based. I'm not sure any have yielded results. I could be doing it wrong, and I'm generally an impatient person, which makes monitoring progress...
Thanks for your responses, guys. Do you think I'm past the point of adding rectal steroids or something else before taking the plunge into immunomodulators or biologics? I am specifically concerned...
I think I've reached a point in my disease where something else is needed to achieve a solid remission. My doctor thought I reached that point 10 months ago, and has been pushing azathioprine ever...
The first (5-ASA) and second line (steroid) therapies for UC are far safer than smoking, and may be effective in knocking out your inflammation and preventing proximal disease extension in the...
I believe vanco is a bacteriostatic drug against C. diff. This means it does not kill the bug, but prevents it from reproducing. You should begin feeling better when existing bacteria begin to die...
Thank you both for your replies. Talked to the NP today, and it's back to prednisone for me. Interestingly, she said she spoke with my doctor, who is currently away on vacation, and while on the...
Yes, AZA is my GI's preference. And he tried to get me on it 8 months ago. I doubt the risks differ significantly between the drugs, as AZA is the pro-drug of 6-mp. I am aware of relative and...
Hi All, I seem to be inching further into a flare. Going 3-4 times daily with blood, mucus, and would have little definition if it were not for the Metamucil I take daily. I know those are relatively...
Thanks for your replies, all!...
I'm trying to decide whether diet has an impact on my UC. Two or three weeks ago, I began eating the occasional meal without strictly adhering to a gluten-free, reduced-carb diet, as I thought my UC...
Thanks Kevin. Those are some good points. I am going to look into the relationship between prebiotics, including resistant starches, and probiotics on inducing and mantaining remission. For now, I...
Thanks John. I was primarily thinking of the aspartame in Apriso and cornstarch in VSL#3 that aren't Paleo complainant. I also take a few supplements that I don't have listed, including calcium,...
Thanks John. Juststud, most meats and I just don't get along lol. It is also hard to be completely grain/artificial-free, especially when you consider many of the fillers added to medications and...
Thank you, immagardener2!...
Thanks for your reply, Joanna!...
Hi All, I've been lurking on the forum since I was diagnosed with UP in February 2013. I was able to achieve and maintain remission during Summer-Winter 2014, but it took everything except...