Poopie what area are you located in, is it costa rica? I noticed the term "tica" you used. My wife is a Tica also, she was born in Alajuela....
Ive been dealing with this for 4 years now and I dont think ive ever been fully in remission I can honestly say that Im starting to consider the surgery just to have my life back. I do have a wife...
Thanks Ipoop your encouragement helps. This is definitely a very hard disease to cope with especially since it takes so long to even have any change in symptoms. Just gotta keep our head held up high...
Thanks guys for the advice. Today was alot better BMs about half as much today and was able to make it a whole day at work. Maybe after a week the pred is starting to kick in. Im gonna try and enema...
Thanks for the advice quincy. I will try and be patient but this truly sucks. This is probably the worst flare I've had in 4 years since first being dx'd....
@quincy Ive been doing 40 mg of pred for the past 4 days but after the day I have had I will be uping it to 60. This 2 week flare is really taking a toll on me. @gardner & ipoop Thanks for the info....
Last night about 9 o clock I did my first mesalamine enema. I was able to insert basically all of it and was able to retain all of it while laying on my left side and falling asleep. About 12 at...
Overjoyed to hear you have finally experienced relief, congratulations and I pray that you continue to experience the blessings of being symptom free!...
Many of use struggle with gluten to so be careful with the toast....
My heart goes put to you. I cant even begin to imagine how hard it would be to deal with this disease and have to raise my daughter alone. My wife and I will pray for you and please mention anything...
@ quincy From what I understand my whole colon from rectum to transverse was inflamed during my CT scan when I was in the ER. But this is the second day I have been bugging my GI nurses about getting...
@sicklygirl yes when I was in the hospitsl they did take dome stool tests but they did not find any infection, they said they only found white blood cells but yet when I was on the IV they were...
Lol good advice TT. I ended up leaving work early today. Been to the bathroom at least 5 times with blood each time. I feel really weak and tired and my stomach is very upset. I started the Ucerius...
Thanks charlie for the advice I will definitely give it a try....
Also im a little hesitant to try the yoghurt. I gave up dairy more than 4 years ago before my diagnosis and havent touched it since. I know people say its great cause all the live bacteria but I...
Thank you for all your responses! To answer your question troubled turds I reintroduced gluten to my diet when I was somewhat undercontrol and we started making our own bread in a bread machine with...
Lol troubled turds, this disease is also rough on her and she gets a little overwheelmed sometimes. Thats one thing about marrying a latino, its not hard to get them upset and their emotions go wild...
So im back from a 1 day stay at hospital. Getting started on a pred taper and in 2 weeks will be going back to my GI to discuss getting started on a stronger medicine. This morning I have been doing...
Okay ill have to talk about the enemas tomo with the nurse for my GI. The Pred taper they jave me on is prett quick compared to other pred doses ive had. Hes got me 7 days on 40g pred, 7 days on 20g,...
Hey all. So yesterday was admitted to the ER because having very bad flare like symptoms. I thought it was c difficil but after doing stool tests it came back normal. In the ER they still gave me a...
Another way to get easily digestible iron into your body is Black Strap Molasses. It provides 25% of your daily iron needs in 1 tbs and is very easily assimilated by your body. It has recovered me...
I agree drinking vegetable juice would be a great addition to your regimen but start out slow. Large amounts of raw juice or bought vegetable juice will definitely purge out your colon very quickly....
Welcome to the forums Brad and we totally understand needing to vent. This disease is relentless and overbearing at times. I have been working 10 hours a day lately doing commercial electric work and...
Hes got more guts than I do. Pretty amazing though that it somewhat worked....
I juiced for a while. I was drinking daily to two times a day a 16oz glass of juice from my juicer. I was doing carrot, apple and beets mostly but also did veggies like celery, kale and apple too....
So its going on about 2 weeks since I sent in my stool sample and the stupid hospital still hasnt received the test results back yet! I have called multiple times and they said it takes them a while...
I highly recommend taking gluten, dairy and refined sugar out of your diet to see if it helps, I know it does for me. One thing also to be careful about is overeating to compensate for the weight...
No ipoop I am not for sure. I have had c diff before so I know a little what its like and I know its common for it develop after a round of antibiotics, all these symptoms came quickly and have...
Hey everyone its been a while since Ive posted. I believe im going thru an episode of an infection with my colon, the c deficil. I finished a round of antibiotics because of a work related accident...
I would recommend black strap molasses (low sulfur). Its an all natural food and is very easily digestible for our bodies. 1 tbs (maybe 2 I cant remember) provides 25% of your dv of iron and 20% of...
I have had good success with being very strict on my diet, I am taking the meds along with my diet changes but I for sure see a vast improvement. You will see what my diet consists of in my...
I bought the SCD book because of all the good reviews in hopes of finding a better routine than what I was doing and I personally was very disappointed. Right from the get go I didn't like it because...
Stress if a huge factor for my UC. Almost everytime I get really stressed my gut tells me VERY quickly. Maybe try some breathing techniques or alternative natural stress reducers, they help me alot :)...
That is interesting that you started you second flare because I started my second flare about 1 month ago, really close to yours. My second flare was a little worse but only because I was no on meds,...
I am gonna ask asap. I don't want to be on pred any longer than I have to, I am thankful for what it has done for me in the past but I dont like the side effects/scary stories of other long time...
Thanks Colitisgrl me to :) Kazbern yes I did have chicken pox when I was young, I faintly remember it but the itching is hard to completely forget lol... and all the red bumps....
40mg, I was a light weight =)...
Some pretty cool information. My family and I have always avoided vaccinations because of the ingredients in them and its just very unnatural so I will not be getting one, I'll take my chances....
-Guardian7 Yeah I know I was a little worried when they said to stop it cold turkey, they said I could taper if I want but it kinda worries me that I have a supply for 3 pills for 10 days and if I...
So this puts the icing on the cake. Tuesday (3 days ago) I noticed a little rash with small bubbles on the inside of my thigh real close to my little boys down there. Didn't think it was too much so...
negative, too scared, tried eating a little raw tomato and later that night was pretty uncomfortable/little blood so I think its still a big no go at the moment :(...
So sorry to hear about your loss. I definitely think that stress has a role to play in this disease, maybe not for others, but for sure for me, first time symptoms ever showed up with me right before...
I agree with everyone here, too much of anything is a bad thing, also raw veggies can be rough on a gut too when takin to much in excess... oh how I miss you salads, one day soon one day soon......
When I was first dx'd and was remitted out of the hospital and found a PhD doctor who treats UC and Chrons exclusively with Juicing and diet, I did the juicing with the meds, quit the meds and...
Night time and when I wake up is always the worst for me and only time I have urgency and can't hold, I don't know what it is about that time but it just seems like the "witching hour" for UC....
Did you maybe eat something out of the ordinary that possibly your gut did not agree with?...
Not sure if it makes a difference but when I was on 40mg/pred I do remember taking 2 in the morning and 2 at night at first, I think I did change it to all morning because I was having bad Insomnia...
First time I flared in 2013 God was fortunate and I was layed off because of slow season and was able to draw unemployment as I was going into the hospital. Second time I flared God blessed me even...
What helped me last time I flared up is home made chicken veg soup that simmered for quite a while; only thing in it I believe was chicken stock, small pieces of meat, carrots, and chicken broth....
When my symptoms are bad and i'm flaring I definitely get really cold easily and can't seem to warm up, but it seems when I start getting better and getting back into remission it disappears, I kinda...