B12 1000mcg one tab daily helped me quite a bit. it is over the counter...
Hi Keith I was not tested for SIBO. But this worked so I'm happy:>...
Hi I wanted to post this in case it will help others. My UC was under good control on remicade/imuran. No blood. BM 2-3 times per day. Normal labs and fecal calprotectin. However the stools were...
I was the same way. Had a big flare and then did really well on asacol. Then I stopped it. Felt well for nearly 10 years until major flare up that has not seemed to respond to any medicine that well...
post op day one. 1st check up everything looks good. vision 20/20! so far great! will update in a month...
I started vitamin B12 and D supplements and my hair stopped falling out....
Hi John thanks for the reply. I will update once I have the procedure....
Anybody get lasik while having UC? I am on a very low dose of imuran. My GI recommended I wait several weeks after my remicade dose. It'll be 7 weeks (of 8). I am very much looking forward to not...
Bydureon used to treat diabetes is relatively new and I've never heard of a connection to UC. It does have a very common side effect of nausea and sometimes vomiting so you might not feel well taking...
Thanks for sharing your experiences! I definitely don't think it will heal my UC or allow me to stop medications. So far it seems like I am having less gas by avoiding onion, garlic and maybe beans...
Hi Has anyone tried the fodmap diet usually for IBS? I am having a ton of gas, bloating, loose stools but not blood. about 3 stools per day. I already avoid dairy. my labs are all good on remicade...
I 2nd the vitamin B12. my hairloss stopped after I added it. I am on imuran 50mg daily....
I receive it every 8 weeks but my symptoms don't change with the infusion so I don't think more medicine would help my case. I still have some abdominal pain, 2-5 liquidy stools per day, urgency and...
That happened to me too last week. Thought it was gas. Thankfully was home at the time. UC is no fun!...
I felt that way and thought it was the lialda. It was not working anyway so stopped it. Had similar joint pains later and it was the UC. UC can cause joint pain. I recommend talking to your PCP and...
I went to Costa Rica earlier this year. It was so much fun and beautiful. I drank bottled water most of the time but did have mixed drinks at restaurants. We went to fairly nice places that my...
I had muscle aches and tendon pain on Lialda. No joint pain. I switched to Asacol and am starting to have the same problem- I think it is the mesalamine. When I would skip a day to see if it was the...
what was very interesting was that the incidence is rising in Ireland. you wonder what the trigger is....
this is the article by Dr. Aaron Carroll who also has ulcerative colitis and sounds like he is on imuran http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/upshot/trapped-in-the-system-a-sick-doctors-story.html...
I am also probably going to be on imuran soon and am a primary care physician- I see lots of sick people daily. I hate the idea of taking an immunosuppressant. I took prednisone though and that...
many many paragraphs down in this astounding story there is a small mention of a link to the chemical discussed and cases of ulcerative colitis aside from the UC connection this article is a great...
ugh! prednisone! works to calm flares however I call it my instant angry pill. 45min after taking I feel upset about the whole world! also I cannot control my appetite and gain weight. long enough...
I totally had muscle pain in legs, back, arms, etc. my tendons from previous ankle sprains were sore too. I take lialda 4 tabs daily. I missed a day and felt a lot better. I am switching to asacol HD...