I just really want some insight from people who have actually taken these medications though. Because I’ve done plenty of googling & everything I’ve found is very scary......
So I’ve had colitis almost my entire life, but I’ve been off medication for a few years & recently started having trouble again I’m very against medication because of the horrible side effects most...
Honestly, I’m too embarrassed to talk about specifics with symptoms. It’s hard for me to even talk about it with my doctor. But as far as diet goes, I eat very healthy for the most part to begin...
I have no fear at all of swallowing pills, I take tons of vitamins daily. What I do have a fear of is losing even more hair. I already have 1/4 the amount of hair I used to have due to this horrible...
So, usually I’m pretty much in remission & have no symptoms. Unfortunately I’ve been extremely stressed & symptoms are bad. I can’t stress enough how much I don’t want to take pills. My hair is...
I’m definitely going to look into the possibility of anemia, thank you for bringing that to my attention. As far as my diet, I don’t really have any restrictions because of my UC. I used to have a...
I have had my vitamin levels checked & they all came out normal & I also take a multi vitamin as well as extra vitamin D & biotin. Not sure about iron though, I’ll look into that because I don’t eat...
Okay, so this might be a long post because I need to explain a lot. I’ve had ulcerative colitis since I was about 7 years old, I am now 27. I was on 6MP (mercaptopurine) from the time I was 14, until...