I have been taking psyllium seed powder for years. I'm not sure if it works the same a husk powder. As I recall, it makes you gasey for a month or so when you first start but that goes away....
Funny! The first time I dropped off a stool sample (in a paper bag) at the lab, I put it on the counter and told the person I was "dropping off a sample". She stood up and started to reach for it and...
I take 2 tablespoons of psyllium in the morning. I mix 1 part Metamucil with 3 parts Starwest Botanical psyllium (It makes it taste better and cuts back on sugar). In the beginning I had a difficult...
I have been taking 2 tbsp psyllium seed powder every day, in the morning. I mix it with a little Metamucil because it tastes like dirt by itself. In the beginning it was a little difficult to get...
Congratulations. Great results!...
Wow. The covid test injury had to be awful. That's a bit of bad luck to say the least. Wishing you good news on the CRP test! Mary...
I got my 2nd Pfizer shot last week. I didn't have any problems except for the usual soreness at the injection site....
Got my second Pfizer shot yesterday. Not issues at all other than a sore shoulder....
I have been using Starwest psyllium seed powder for years. Take 2 tbsp each morning. I started out taking husk but it didn't agree with me. I does taste like dirt so I mix mine 5 parts psyllium to 1...
Sorry for the delay. I just saw this. Yes I have been taking CCherbal for 10 years now. My understanding is that the majority of Qing Dai is heat processed to dry and that is not the process to make...
I had a tough time the last time I tapered off of prednisone. I think it was at less than 5mg doses also. But chronic/interrupted sleep will cause problems like this also. It sure did for me. Maybe...
I use Starwest Seed powder and mix in a little Metamucil (about 5 parts seed powder to 1 part Metamucil). It helps the taste, psyllium by itself tastes like dirt. 2 spoonfuls per day in the morning....
I have been taking Magnesium Taurate for about 5 years now. It is supposed to have least laxative effect of the magnesium supplements. I have never had a problem. I was using a topical magnesium for...
I found this a while back at WebMD. Southerners May Be Less Likely To Have Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis...
I went to Hawaii about ten years ago and ended up with a really bad itch on my legs and arms (exposed to the sun). It was like ants all over me! I ended up at the hospital where they gave me a...
I have been taking CCherbal since 2009 and joined HealingWell in 2010. I have seen several postings over the years where people are having good results with CCherbal as well as other things. I could...
I take 600mg 3x per day. Although not completely Qing Dai. Just like anything else, if you stop taking it your condition returns....
I take two tsp in the morning. I don't know if it's the best time to take it but it works for me....
I have been in remission for 7 years now with natural remedies. The main ingredient in CCherbal is Indigo Naturalis (or Qing Dai). It has been a magic bullet for my UC....
Found this on WebMD: Southerners May Be Less Likely to Have Crohn's Study Shows Women Who Live in South Are Less Likely to Have Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis...
I have had great success with CCherbal....
I started slowly with seed powder but still had gas. I think that lasted for maybe 6 weeks. It gets better slowly....
I had the Remicade antibodies test done about 2009. It was not covered under insurance. I was getting Remicade infusions every 6 weeks although they were no longer effective. These ineffective...
When I was on Remicade, I was getting an infusion every 6 weeks. In the beginning, I think the effectiveness didn't last for the entire 6 weeks but after 4 or 5 months it seemed to last for the 6...
I had quick results with Remicade that lasted until developing anti-bodies to it. But, there were other people at the infusion clinic that were not responding as well as I was. Most were there for...
Wow, I wonder how the color began getting absorbed? this is really interesting..... Scarecrow, my dream is to be med free like you are now. I have psyllium husk here also that I am going to try...
In the beginning I had green poop. Kind of alarming at first but it went away after a week or two....
Didn't see it in the list above but I have been taking CCherbal 6 years now with great results....
CCherbal and psylium powder. Been taking this for 7 years now....
Qing Dai is the main ingredient in what I take. I started in 2009 and is the only think I take....
Isn't there a prescription medicine specifically for tenesmus? I think it was available about 5 years ago. Sorry I don't know more....
The abdominal cramping was my worst problem. I used to sleep with a heating pad on my stomach. It helped but didn't eliminate the pain. It took months to get that under control. I suppose it takes...
I have been taking Psyllium seed powder for years. It took a month or so when I first started taking it to see benefit. I had awful gas when I first started. Maybe the bleeding is the same?...
Your story sounds a lot like mine. I was out of options and facing surgery. My doctor actually recommended CCherbal. I've been taking it since 2009 and haven't looked back....
I had blood in my stool for a long time before being diagnosed with UC. Eventually the amount of blood alarmed me and I went to my doctor and he scheduled a colonoscopy confirming the UC diagnosis....
Congratulations on finding something that works for you. I have a similar story and have been taking TCM since 2009 with great success....
Did you respond quickly to Remicade? I developed antibodies to it also but responded pretty quickly. Never got to Humera because of insurance problems but maybe you can gauge results from your...
Definitely seed powder. I use 2 spoons every morning. I do mix it with about 1/4 Metamucil to make it taste better. Mary...
Looking back, my first symptoms were proctitis. That was 30 years ago and that was my doctors original thought. A colonoscopy showed that it was UC of my lower bowel. Eventually it spread to involve...
I have been taking 2 spoons of psyllium per day for a long time. I started out with Metamucil and now take a Metamucil and Starwest seed powder mix (2 parts seed powder to 1 part Metamucil). I do it...
I remember my doctor telling me that depression was sometimes a result of tapering down too fast. I was cutting 5mg pills in half so I could go down 2.5mg at a time. Mary...
I did the 23andMe IBD study and get updates from the compiled information. The updates are pretty general and my understanding is that they will send more comprehensive information when the study...
I have had very good results with alternative treatments. I also started these with my Dr suggestion to give them a try. Very unusual from what I hear. Mary...
Blankets for sure! Very cold in there. The last place I went to had individual rooms with TV and a recliner. The only thing I found difficult was reading a book with one hand. Also, I had my...
I have had great results with ccherbal. Mary...
I did the genetic DNA test last year. It's easy (spit test) and free if you ever had IBD. I think they are trying to get 10,000 participants and are a couple thousand short. Mary...
When I was taking Asacol and 6MP I would itch like crazy if I was out in the sun. There was no rash or any burn. It would last for about 12 hours. I took a lot of Benadryl but that was only...
This has been on WebMD for a while but indicates that there is a relationship to vitamin D and colitis and crohns. Interesting:...
Don't do what I did! Before my first Remicade infusion I contacted my insurance company to get approval. The insurance company approved me with the stipulation that they would supply the infusion...
It has been CCherbal for me. I have been taking it since 2009. Also started psylium a couple of years ago....