Yep, eating completely normally. I'm on day 5 now and still no movement....
It came back completely clear - no inflammation whatsoever, which I was not expecting as I had been in a lot of pain until then. I'll link my separate post about this below. I switch between...
I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy 12 days ago and since then I have been completely blocked. Last week (immediately after) I was was only going to the toilet every two days and feeling very...
\ Thanks for the insights - I've always thought (until now) food didn't affect me but was never sure, so it's reassuring to hear someone else is the same and I'm not just in denial!...
Thank you - I'm going to speak to my doc about this when I see him next month....
No, nothing! She said it all looks fine - nothing there whatsoever :confused:...
It's so frustrating isn't it! I would have bet money on the results coming back with inflammation but there was absolutely nothing there. It makes me feel like I'm imagining it even though I know...
Yes - in completely the same boat with the gas! I just feel really unpleasant all the time it's so frustrating. My whole stomach feels constantly slightly bloated/gurgly - just like there's always...
Thanks for this, I really appreciate the in depth info! Going to do some research and take it with me to my next appointment in January. I have been wondering whether my diagnosis may now not be...
It was for weightloss. I was still eating some carbs but dramatically reduced them - I just can't see this being enough to cause this much trouble though :confused:...
Bit of background info: Diagnosed with UC in 2013. I take mesalazine tablets and either enemas or suppositories depending on what I feel like I need. This summer my symptoms have been the best...
Hi Gary, thanks for replying and taking the time to read over my past posts. I'm a bit confused by a few things though - my old posts are from 1-2 years old and none of the problems I mention there...
I've only ever suffered with this once in 2011, before I was diagnosed with UC, and it was horrendous - I was bed bound with awful pain, I had very bad diarrhoea and sickness and the burps were...
I've just thought as well, for the past week or so I have been getting quite bad pain in my lower back on the right side.. I've never had anything like this before, it comes and goes throughout the...
I'm currently taking mesalazine orally and alternating between suppositories and enemas, mostly suppositories though. I do need to up my enemas....
Diagnosed with UC last September, since then my symptoms have been mostly controlled. I rarely ever got/get constipated and my main symptoms were loose stools, urgency and blood and mucus. I have had...
I am indeed on 400mg 9 times a day, this is what I have been on since I was diagnosed with UC in August 2013. I am in the UK incase that makes any difference in regards to the Asacol dosage? I am...
I take 400mg mesalazine orally 9 times a day, and 500mg mesalazine suppositories once or twice a day depending, both Asacol. The tablets were reduced to 6 times a day because I was getting headaches...
Hi all, Has anyone been prescribed/taking enemas when not in a flare? Up until now I have been taking suppositories but I was informed by my GP today that my GI doctor had written to them informing...
deltaforce, what is Mg-Citrate? Can I buy that from a store or does it have to be prescribed?...
pb4, do you still eat fruit? It took me a long time to realise there was a relationship between the days I was eating a lot of fruit (usually at work) and rushing to the toilet not long after I...
I'm taking 9 Asacol tablets a day (I think 400mg but don't quote me as they are downstairs and I am upstairs ready for bed!) and 2 500mg Asacol suppositories, one for the morning and one for night...
Thank you all so much for your input, I'm going to give everything a try - I've just put coffee on my shopping list for later as I have been avoiding it for so long it's been a long time since I've...
I will give that a go, I've been avoiding caffeine so there may be some logic in this! Thanks so much for your help :) Glad you have some relief from your symptoms, also!...
Hi all, I've recently been diagnosed with UC. After years of being told I had IBS and my many, many trips to the bathroom throughout the day were just something I had to get used to, I am now on some...