Imagardner2 I don't know why it's not available, I called every pharmacy that I knew and no one even heard of it. My GI didn't know what I was talking about when I asked for it. I never tried an...
I got worse on every mesalamine product I tried whether is was an oral or enema. The allergic reaction was worse with the oral. From what I read the oral mesalamine is approx 25% systemic while the...
Google says budesonide and uceris are the same thing, so why is a taper needed if you are going from one to the other. I was on 9mg oral entocort which is what budesonide is called in Canada. I...
When was the last time you had your stool checked for C Diff, the symptoms are the same as you are describing, C Diff isn't always diarrhea....
I also have a long commute to work (1 hour 15 minutes) which created a lot of anxiety wondering how and where I could stop for a washroom, there is only 1 gas station along the way. I ended up...
In Canada serum zinc in not part of normal lab work. I had mine done because I asked for it. Mine came back normal. The Naturopathic Doctor I seen deemed me zinc deficient based on a liquid...
Well I decided to try it again, this time with name brand asacol. I took 2-400mg before I went to bed. The urgency (that I had none before) to use the toilet woke me up before the alarm. So far I...
That was my very first mesalamine-based Rx. I just finished my oral entocort, everything was great while I was on it, which is why I want to transition to something. Both GI's I have seen are pushing...
I took 1.6 gr of generic asacol, the next day I had a high fever (101.1), diarrhea, headache and a stiff neck. I'm afraid to take it again. I was suppose to take 4.8 gr a day, I didn't because I...
When was the last time you had your blood sugar or Hg A1C tested. Thirsty like that is a sign of uncontrolled diabetes....
Hi DebbieCrohns, I had mine done in Ontario, Canada. The drink they give you here is not radioactive, it's usually sucrose mixed in water or metamucil mixed in water. One glass every 15 minutes...
Hi, I recently had one in June 2016, I am 5' 4" tall, the edge of my head was out. It all depends how tall you are. At my hospital the MRI tube is roughly 4' in length. Depending how tall you are...
@ Old Mike Thanks for that find, so I'm hoping on my next colonoscopy everything will be normal. @GC4249 Yes the MRI said it was diminished haustral folds, not quite lead pipe yet which is why I was...
So sorry to hear you are in so much pain. When I get inflamed and sore in that area I use coconut oil. I slather it all over and then wear a pair of old panties. The coconut oil is soothing, anti...
Hi, I copied what my lab said about my fecal calprotectin level. See where it states about neutrophils and inflammation in the mucosa. Maybe that is why yours is low. It's just a guess. ***Fecal...
Sorry to hear you are in the hospital. I just got out a little over a month ago. The high IV steroids worked for me, I was on them for 6 days before I was switched to an oral that I requested. How...
Old Mike, That was a fantastic find, apparently I didn't use the correct words in the search engine. Since I got my report I have been googling like crazy. 1. to try to understand it, 2. to find out...
Old Mike that would be awesome if that was a fact, everything I have been reading about goblet cells since I got my report, they are very very important to the colon wall. I wonder how they find out...
iPoop, Thank you for your reply, it's very disappointing news. I honestly thought it would correct itself, more like I was hoping it would. My colonoscopy(july 2016) pathology does not support a...
Hello, I was hoping someone could answer this for me. On my colonoscopy a month ago some of my biopsies stated that the intestinal glands are depleted of goblet cells and the colonic mucosa is...