I've been on Entyvio for a year and just had my first normal colonoscopy ever! I'm in full remission. No side effects at all. I've turned off my toilet radar and I'm not afraid to get in the car...
That's great to hear that you're still improving. I've always had sinusitis, but it hasn't gotten any worse since I started Entyvio. Are they common side effects for Entyvio?...
I'm about 4 months in on Entyvio, so I thought I'd post an update. They put me on an 8 week prednisone taper when I started Entyvio to manage the transition and I was able to taper down faster than...
You should take whatever abx's the doctor thinks will be most effective against your infection. Follow up the treatment with probiotics and yogurt to repopulate your internal flora. They may not...
With CRC, you also need to look at the cumulative risk and not just the risk time sliced into periods: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11247898 Gut. 2001 Apr;48(4):526-35. The risk of colorectal...
Jerseyguy, you got this covered, right? :smilewinkgrin:...
Don't expect to see much of an improvement before 8 weeks. If you haven't seen any change by 12 weeks or so it's time to try something else. https://www.humira.com/ulcerative-colitis/treatment Before...
There's no way of knowing if Humira or Entyvio is a better choice until you try one and see if it works. I think they usually try Humira first because it's cheaper and can be done at home. Any...
Ask your doc to check your blood levels. Because the absorption rate from subcutaneous injection varies a lot from person to person lots of people need the shot once a week instead of biweekly. I was...
I'm doing great, in full remission. Thanks for asking. I think everyone should pay attention to diet and exercise. I eat a sensible, balanced diet and run 25-30 miles a week. But I don't think that...
Yes. Dead moles have no beneficial effect on toothaches. You can stop wearing them now. And see your dentist as soon as possible. If you've been wearing a live mole, let it go. It's probably very...
Wait a minute......I thought you killed the joint pain with GINGER? Seriously, jersey.....how can you say with certainty that your relief is a result of bone broth when you are also consuming a...
Agreed. UC is caused by an immune system attack on the colon. It is not mediated or caused by diet. My diet has never had any effect on my symptoms....
I failed Humira recently and started Entyvio last week. My clue that Humira wasn't a long term med for me was a pretty impressive flare, including bleeding which is unusual for me. My GI put me on...
The latest double-blind scientific studies indicate that the theory of an overactive immune system should be discarded along with other obsolete explanations such as in the 1950's when it was...
Boosting immunity is not a useful goal in treating UC. Its immediate cause is an overactive immune system. Testimonials on youtube are not a substitute for actual research. Anyone telling you that...
[/quote] Correct. Thanks John. Here's the link for one of the green tea studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672863/ and pomegranate extract...
Have you had your Humira blood levels checked? You may do much better with weekly dosing if they're low. That's what happened with me. A lot of people don't absorb the subcutaneous injections that...
I started Humira last September and had a slow but positive response to it, finally hitting something close to remission in January. Then my symptoms spiked back up and stayed up. It's called...
The only side effects I've had on Humira have been a mild headache and a little fatigue the next day. I don't know why some people find trying a biologic so scary. Unfortunately my symptoms seem to...
Humira has been a godsend for me. My only side effects have been a mild headache and a little fatigue for a few hours after the injection. Now I do them about 30 minutes before bedtime, which solves...
What side effects are you having, and how do you know that they're from the Humira? I'm in remission too, thanks to Humira. The only side effect I've had is a mild headache for a few hours after I do...
They really won't know what's going on until you get scoped. So hopefully that will happen soon. UC can be highly variable from day to day, so don't mistake one day's improvement for a trend. What,...
So this is good news for us older people using biologics. :-) My apologies if this has already been reported in another thread....
Sorry about your diagnosis. Any connection with your colonoscopy is very, very unlikely. The good news is that prednisone seems to be helping. That will stabilize you so that you can get on longer...
You got prior approval from your insurance company for the Humira, right? My experience is that those are good for a year, then the doc has to get them reauthorized. How long were you on Humira and...
The joint pain may just be a secondary, extraintestinal manifestation of your UC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122514 I've had right side trocanteric bursitis since shortly after I developed...
The only two alternative treatments that I have found a useful complement to normal pharmaceuticals that also have some research support are green tea and pomegranate extracts. They are not magic...
My doctor had me document my symptoms for a month so that he could use it as documentation for the prior authorization. I used a smart phone app called GI monitor. You record all your BM's, rate...
You're welcome. The 300 mg per day of magnesium the supplement provides is the recommended daily allowance and is as necessary for bone health as calcium. It's never caused a problem for my UC....
I second the recommendation to try a rowasa enema, but Lialda is well tolerated by most people and works well for a lot of people. Re the calcium supplement, this is the one I take without any...
Depression is not a listed side effect of Humira. It doesn't seem to have any psychological side effects at all. http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-64713/humira-subcutaneous/details/list-sideeffects...
Anyone who puts part of their withholdings into a private account would collect less from in SS retirement benefits, so it would also lower the programs long term liabilities. The reason there's a...
Not exactly. What he has advocated for is giving younger people the option of putting up to a third of their payroll taxes into a private retirement account. Anyone who would rather just contribute...
I think he can't repeal the ACA without substituting something similar. Not only do 20 million people use it but hospitals, insurance companies and drug companies have substantially altered their...
NP, glad I could help. I dunno if that's enough. I take two of these in the morning and two more at night: https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/pomegranate-extract-250-mg-100-veggie-caps/vs-2220 That's a...
Here are a few of the studies if you want to take a look. Green tea: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23846486 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672863/ Pomegranate:...
I have no gas with Humira and it's not a listed side effect. It's your UC. Try some green tea and pomegranate extracts. I had bad gas and mucus until I started them, and I recall them working fairly...
I run. It is a challenge. I run very early in the morning while it's still dark out and there's little or no traffic. I'm also in a an area with a lot of woods along the roads. I carry a small...
Your doctor is right to want to find an alternative to long term steroid use, even if you have "no visible" side effects. http://www.mayoclinic.org/steroids/art-20045692?pg=2 When taking oral...
It's the flare getting worse, not the Humira. You're not going to see any significant healing at 3 weeks. Humira just stops the immune system attack on your colon. You've still got years worth of...
If you can get your insurance to pay for it by all means try the Humira. The injections are no worse than a flu shot and it's been a godsend for me. Good luck with it....
Are you taking antibiotics to prevent post surgical infection? Do you have a follow up visit with the dentist(s)? You should. Ask then if there's any sign of infection. If the answer is no you should...
I am fine with taking antibiotics. I take a probiotic with and after the antibiotics but they've never had a noticeable effect on my symptoms. If you want to avoid them that's certainly fine, but I...
How much time on Humira do you have now? Have you started to taper off any of your other UC meds? I'm at six weeks and have dropped the Canasa suppositories....
Another online forum I frequent (not UC related) has a tradition that on Wednesday we tell people exactly what they want to hear. If someone doesn't like what they're told by the group, they are...
I'm not sure how it works in the British military are far as recruiting goes. But lets say, for the sake of argument, that you manage to slip in under the radar with some form of IBD. It will...
You will have a diagnosis before too long, one would hope. If it turns out not to be any type of IBD it's not an issue. If it is IBD, why would they take you instead of a perfectly healthy candidate?...
They will discharge you as medically unfit to serve if your condition will interfere with the performance of your duties, can't adequately be managed with the medical care available on a warship or...
It's all pointless speculation until you have a dx, so get the colonoscopy done ASAP. If you somehow manage to enlist and do have UC you'll just wind up with a medical discharge, so where the records...