I take 4 big mesalamine pills orally every morning w/ a bite of food. In addition to the pred, that's the only treatment. I mentioned the rectal pills last I was in -- but they want to see how these...
I am admittedly upset. I'm not even done with the prednisone, just down to 20mg, and after nearly a month of feeling like a million dollars I'm back to cramping, frequency/urgency, BD and not knowing...
I was on steroids in the hospital for 4+ days and then 40mg of pred for 2 weeks, down to 30mg the last two days (which doesn't seem like a big drop)....
Okay I just started the taper on prednisone. Down to 1 1/2 pills of what was a 40mg daily dose. No UC symptoms since the hospital... *knock on wood* I have noticed I'm still considerably fatigued...
Oh very cool. I was confused about the thread and then I found this on Google: https://www.23andme.com/ibd/ Let me know what results y'all find out....
Thanks for the advice. I will keep this in mind, 100 percent (and thanks for the med names). I have a checkup after the prednisone is tapered in eight weeks. The enema spray thing doesn't look so...
Haha right. No, not yet. They didn't prescribe them -- just the oral delay-release pills and pred taper right now....
Thanks. I'm not even close to done with my taper and I'm definitely tempted to introduce more fiber. I'll keep waiting it out on the exact diet the recommended. I'm also ulcerative pancolitis. And...
Hey thank you for sharing this story, and for keeping up your positivity through it all. Hope your healing has continued to go well and that you're feeling better and enjoying life :)....
Odd thing. I've had a skin rash for years now. It's a bumpy rash on my chest, it would flair up from time to time but ever-present. I can now associate it with being worse during what were...
Hey sorry what is D? Thanks all...
Hey I'm not qualified to give advice (was only just diagnosed myself) but do you have a doctor you can call? I know they told me if I had symptoms like the ones you're describing, that I'd have to...
Hey friends -- While I'm still on the steroids they have me on a low-fiber diet. Luckily I cook a lot, so I've been making things like stew w/ mashed potatoes, roast beef dinners, breakfast...
Last day was today! thanks for all the comments already. They've got me on mesalamine (4 delay-release pills per day) and an oral prednisone to ween off the steroids from the hospital. Feeling much...
Hello! Quick intro -- I'm 33. New diagnosis of UC. The diagnosis helps explain a lot of flair ups over the last few years. I'm here because Monday and Tuesday of this week I had two back-to-back...