I read on here that activated charcoal really helps with bloating... All week I've had terrible bloating, I wake up bloated and as soon as I eat my tummy starts to get bigger and bigger. I'm very...
Thank you all for your tips and replies! As far as diet goes, for the most part I eat whole and healthy foods. When I am on a flare I cut out all fairy expect butter, and really only eat Whole Foods...
Just curious if anyone has any interesting UC flare tips that help them through a flare/speed up the recovery. Please don't say anything about doctors or medicine or surgery. I'm talking about...
It all started right before thanksgiving when I had the worst flare of my life. I thought it was C Diff for a fifth time. I was also on no meds and using diet to heal myself but ate something that...
Two days ago i was taken to the emergency room in an ambulance because of a terrible terrible pain in my left side. Long story short, it's a 3 mm kidney stone. They sent me home later that day with...
i wrote this post this morning, and ended up getting taken to the hospital by ambulance because of an excruciating pain in my side and back. It ended up being a kidney stone. I'm now home waiting for...
I did taper, very slowly. My last dose was a few days ago and it was after a week of 2.5 mg....
Hello All, As of a few days ago, i have completely stopped taking prednisone after 2 and a half months of being on it and feeling great. Some of my UC symptoms have returned, and i'm also having...
Hi! I have been on prednisone (colitis flare up) for 2 and a half months now and tapered from 40mg. I stayed at 40 and 30mg for quite some time, and then tapered down 5mg every 7 days. i had a very...
hello, i know that there are no direct responses to what i'm about to ask, but any useful info would be appreciated. i've been on prednisone for 2 months now after a very bad UC flare, and started...
I have indeed tried Pentasa, did not work for me....
I've had a fine day up until tonight, which is weird because mornings are usually worst for me. For the past 2 hours it's been terrible stomach cramps, nausea, and I've gone to the bathroom 5 times....
I've had many conversations with my GI doctor about this. Ever since my last bout of C Diff and FMT I haven't seen her much because even she thought medicine was just not the right option for me. But...
To be honest, I don't know what's stopping me from taking it. Probably the fact that it's not actual medicine and she said it would take weeks to work. Maybe in the back of my mind I don't think it...
Just want someone to talk to. I'm having a bad day with my Ulcerative Colitis flare, actually a bad three days. My mom, who is usually so supportive, has barely talked to me this week and is...
As a reply to both, I just want to say thank you for sharing. Now while I wish I could be on some type of medicine and go into remission, my body can't handle medicine. My body can barely handle the...
My story is a long one, so prepare yourself. It starts my freshman year of highschool. At the time my diet consisted of processed foods, tons of sugar, artificial stuff, basically just anything that...