I dont think i am flaring im not having bad pais or blood in my stools. I do have ibs so i feel like i have some flares with that. No diarrhea at all....
I had my gallbladder removed a year ago. I have gotten blood lately and everything looked good...
Can canasa suppositories cause orange oil looking droplets to come out of the rectum when you have a bowel movement or even when i pas gas it leaks out. They tested my stool to make sure it wasnt my...
I am taking canasa twice a day and i notice whiye stuff in my stools. Mainly the first few that come out then not so much after that. Could that be from the canasa?...
Just the fleet enemas but i couldbt keep it in more that 30 seconds. I did the uceris foam and ibhad alot of sude effects from them....
I mentioned the enemas and she that can be a possibilty but that i would use that in place of the canasa. I am hesitant to try the enemas because i have a hard time keep enemas in....
Anyone on here take canasa twice a day permanently? I am on uceris pill and was on canasa twice a day for two weeks and then my dr wanted me to go down to one a day. I started doing that mondayand...
Not sure. I see her in 2 weeks. I was originally on uceris pill, canasa and balsalizide. I got off the canasa once i stopped it my bowel movements were great for a couple days a few days after...
Hi all, i am currently on canasa for a flare. It has helped a great deal but i nitice since being on it my bowel movemens have been thin stools and not alot. Does that happen to anyone else that has...
Can someone tell me what foods i should avoid on a daily basis? Is lunchmeat and tomatoes bad to eat if you have ulcerative colitis? I am not the healthiest eater and want to change my eating habits...
I luckily didnt have side effects from the lexapro but my mom is o it and she did have some diarrhea. I asked my psychiatrist and she said probably the reason i didnt have the diarrhea is because im...
It helps alot with the spasms. It doesnt make me too tired. I take it at night so it helps me go to sleep. As for mood it can help with that but i didbt notice a change so my dr put me on lexapro as...
I am alot gassier with the balsalazide. But i will deal with that if i have too. I did lialda before and it made me flare. I am currently on amitriptyline for my ibs and i helps great with my pain....
How many times a day do you take ib guard?...
Jusy saw my gi i am going to do canasa twice a day for a week and the do it once a day indefinitely and back on balsalazide. Hopefully with these two together i will start to feel better....
That is so crazy. Im going theough a flare right now also. I am having a hard find a medicatio. For my uc and up. They all keep making me flare. Are you on any medication for your uc?...
You sound like me. I wash my hands constantly. I am on lexapro for depression and anxiety but it doesnt seem to help the anxiety part. Ive done counseling but that hasnt helped. Maybe i just havent...
So basically what you are saying is i can stay on canasa daily and if my inflammation goes higher than the rectum i can add a pill version to treat the top and canasa for the bottome part. My dr says...
My gi says that i shouldnt be on canasa on a daily basis but the gi dr i spoke to yesterday from the same practice said i can jyst take canasa daily. So im so confused on who to believe...
I have up and she said a little bit higher. But when she did the sigmoidoscopy she couldnt see it just when she did a biopsy. A fee months before that i had a colonoscopy and they just said it was...
The dr on call told me to stop the balsalzide because it seemed to bring on my flare....
I never did exposure therapy but i hear that can help But i am skeptical. I went years without throwing up myself and therapists would say to me once you throw up yourself you will realize that it...
Hi I am looking to speak to other people that have emetaphobe (Fear of vomiting) I have had it since I was 8 and am not 36years old. If affects my life greatly. Looking to talk to anyone who hasthis...
Does vitamin d defiency contribute to uc? I notice a lot of people on here take vitamin d. Is there a reason why? :confused:...
keep me posted with what you go on next. I have been having all kinds of issues with mesalamines except the rectal suppositories. I noticed you are contemplating starting vsl#3 I just started them...
Fletch 10 That is what is going on with me. Canasa works good for me but everytime I try a pill version I get flare ups. I am balsalazide right now and I started having a lot of gas and about a 2...
HI everyone I need some opinions here. I am currently taking Balsalazide and Uceris for a flare of my proctitis and colitis. I was also on canasa but was told to stop it a week ago. I noticed a few...
Jane974 i saw thay on your signature it says a low dose of balsalazide. Can you be more specific? It also says u can only do low doses of mesalamine. Why? I may be in the same boat at you....
Are you taking the pills? If so how mant do you take?...
I am actually about tontry the vsl. I started balsalizide last week and it has made me really gassy. The dr said i will be taking 4 vsl pills a day but am wondering if i should start out on a smaller...
What symptoms does it help with?...
Yes....
Has anyone ever been on this prescription probiotic vsl #3? From my understanding it can help with ibs and colitis. If so is it helping with any of the symptoms?...
I am not postive but what my dr said is small doses it can help pain and also slow down your bowels which it has for me....
Yes the amitriptyline has helped alot! I had alot of stomach pains and going to the bathroom alot now the pain is gone and i go once a day unless my colitis is flaring. It made me more hingry and...
Did your side effects go away eventually?...
Hey everyone so i started balsalizide on monday and ever since i jave had a few side effects. I am bloated, lower abdominal cramps, loss of appetite and alot of gas. Has this happened to any of you...
Can taking an antibiotic cause you colitis to flare up?...
Thank you. That is why i am very hesitant to go on tbise stronger drug because my dr said i have mild colitis. But she seems to think my body cant handle mesalamines because i flare while on them. Or...
Thank you all. You have gicen me so much information that i will talk to my dr about. I am hoping i dont have to get a third opinion. I like my original dr but since she said she is open to trying...
Oh ok. See my dr said that the pills should take cate of the rectum. But i would think you would need the rectal meds too....
I fugured that but i just had 3 scopes in ine year i really cant afford to do another one. My insurance isnt great. I see you are on uceris. How long have you been on that for?...
I live in Pennsylvania...
She said i can go on them for a while until things calm down then i could get off them and stay on a pill indefinitely. I was on two pills of the lialda. I had a colonoscopy dec 2015 but had two...
Is it true the more billion cells the better? I went to whole foods to look at the probiotics and they said people with ibs and ibd should go on one yhat is in the high billions. Im on one that 42...
Now what the hell do i do now? I left the 2nd opinion in tears. I was hoping for a treatment. But all they want to do is mote tests....
Is anyone on birth control pills to help ibs? My obgyn said it could help my ibs. I started them but all it has done is make my boobs hard asa rick and hurt. Im having ibs symptoms as we speak. Not...
Never heard of vsl#3 my dr recommended align but that didnt seem to do anything?...
Im looking to switch probiotics. What is the best? I am on flora udos choice super 8 hi potency probiotic. 42 billion cells. I already did align and culturelle and didnt notice any improvements....
So i saw the second opinion today and long story short she said before she can treat me she has to do her own colonoscopy. She did however agree with my other dr that toy cant stay on the enemas and...