Delta, After being on 40mg of prednisone for a few days the pain decreased but it took a while to go away completely. It’s gone now though! I’m having an MRI in August to see if/how much it impacted...
I have a fairly similar issue to you! Minus urgency and plus rectal pain, however. I happened to be on prednisone a few months ago and experienced immediate relief, so these symptoms are a result of...
I’ve onlt ever been on Salofalk so didn’t realize there were brand differences. Good idea. I’ll do some research and ask my doc about it. If you have any specific experience with different brands, is...
Hi all! I’ve been reading around the forum on this topic but am in a slightly different situation with my question than others who’ve asked about it. I stopped bleeding, mucus, and urgency (that had...
The new medication is enoxaparin (an anticoagulant), and I’m still on 30mg of prednisone to control the pericarditis and the UC at the same time. I had a totally horrible visit with my GI yesterday...
For anyone following this thread, the plot has thickened (pun kind of intended, as you’re about to see). I’ve been waiting for my gastro/cardiology appointments but in the meantime went for an...
I should have mentioned that I rarely ate dairy before (no cows milk, yogurt, cream etc) and stopped eating it entirely since getting well into this flare in January. Everyone is different so why not...
I got sick while eating well and exercising every day. Vegetarian, lots of fruits and veg, vitamins, no smoking, not much dairy, no junk food, etc. I was in great shape at diagnosis, and in better...
Would also advise to take them at night and to make yourself a heating pad or hot water bottle in advance because they can be quite crampy at first. The heat takes the edge off and you should be able...
Thanks for your replies everyone! Will definitely keep this thread up to date with how my GI and the cardiologist react and where we go from here. Interestingly, I wasn’t 100% on mesalamine but my...
I’ve been posting on here recently to get advice on getting over a recent flare, but something I never expected happened that I wanted to share! With Salofalk suppositories and enemas and Entocort...
Welcome back, and sorry you’re going through this! I’ve been battling my first “big time” flare for a good few months now and with it developed an anxiety disorder with a very obvious trigger (I...
I’ve been moving very slowly out of my worst flare yet (dx in 2012) with the help of Salofalk suppositories (AM), Salofalk enemas (PM), and Entocort enemas (PM). I’ve been on this regimen for a month...
So the colonoscopy showed moderate-severe inflammation and for me this is the most intense flare I’ve experienced since diagnosis (I was always mild before). Current symptoms are 3-5 BMs/day, always...
[quote="iPoop"]Healing is a weird thing. All we want to know is things are getting better, but it is never a linear improvement from flare to healed.[\quote] Thanks for that advice! I've been...
So great to hear that FMT seems to be working for you! Would you be willing to share how you got into the program and what the treatment sessions are like for you? I’m a bit away from McMaster but...
Hi all, I’ve been dealing with a nasty flare for the past year or so and am currently in a regimen of Cortifoam (the hydrocortisone foam) in the morning and Salofalk (5-ASA/mesalamine) 4g enemas at...
Thanks so much for sharing this. I find my gastro is often not very thorough in discussing these issues with me and I do want to be able to make an informed decision myself, based on evidence rather...
Thanks! I've never given low fiber a try in earnest, and have always been really put off as a vegetarian. But at this stage I'm willing to try every little thing to help improve things before or...
I'm constantly trawling through this forum and thought it might be a good place to get some experience-based recommendations on my current predicament. I was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis in...
Thanks for the tip! Remicade was mentioned as a possible option in 2015 but we haven't revisited this or anything similar (i.e., imuran) since. I have to admit I'm kind of scared of these 'serious'...
Hi everyone! I've been reading this forum for a while and finally decided to try and get some advice from this experienced community. I was diagnosed with mild UP in 2012 and got that under control...