It sounds like you are getting better, so that’s awesome! Have you ever been prescribed suppositories? I have proctosigmoiditis, but it started as proctitis. I have found that when I’m flaring, the...
Hi! I am a runner, and I started running competitively almost 20 years ago, and I ran 8 years on a team before my UC diagnosis. Runners talk about poop all of the time, particularly distance runners....
Hi! I have been dealing with the same thing, and I finally found a way to get it through Walgreens. The managing pharmacist was very helpful with this. At she said the computer said it was...
In the last year, my proctitis progressed to proctosigmoiditis, and my doctor added Rowasa Enemas to either replace, or use with Canasa. Since I started the enemas, I have had an up and down battle...
I had trouble with Rowasa at first as well. All of the suggestions above helped me, but also, I find it best to lay a towel on my bed and lay on my left side when administering it. I do not even...
I am so sorry that you are going through all of that at once. That's a lot. I am also sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. There are some really great people on here with more knowledge than...
Thank you so much you guys! That's a good idea to maybe try something different soon if this doesn't show any improvement over the next week or so. I actually feel like I don't really understand what...
Hi. I am dealing with the start of a flare, likely from a recent miscarriage. I have proctosigmoiditis, and while my symptoms feel awful, my doc rated the inflammation as "mild". For the first couple...
Hi, First, thank you for being a consistent resource through the last couple of years since my diagnosis. I have only posted a couple of times, but I do read other posts and find them very helpful. I...
I had my colonoscopy this afternoon, which in and of itself was uneventful. However, I have continued to have a fairly constant urge to go to the bathroom ever since I got home. I did the Miralax...
Hi. I'm new to this site, and fairly new to my colitis diagnosis. I was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis after the birth of my son. Without going into a ton of detail, it has been up and down in...