No mucous. Inflammation for sure. My last blood draw showed high white cell count; GI wasn’t concerned...
Hello, I hope everyone is well!! So I haven’t had a flare in 3 years and I’m on remicade every 8 weeks. Since this COVID19 and working from home, over the weekend I had a night of diarrhea with no...
Not sure about C diff, I’ve myself spent lots and lots of time looking for the cause of my UC diagnosis. I’ve found the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall, BA, M.S.c. God truly...
Just curious, why do you both choose not to use coconut oil? I read it’s healing to the intestinal lining but that doesn’t mean it’s true, it wasn’t from a peer reviewed medical paper. I was...
Hi there, I pray all is well with you everyone!!! Does anyone experience a churning or gurgling feeling and loud noise from the left side of the colon? It’s like trapped air and it can last for...
Hi there, does anyone have a rumbling in the lower left side colon that is noisy and rumbles all the time? It’s uncontrollable and I can’t control or predict it. Nothing I eat or don’t eat seems to...
Old Hat, Thank you so much for your reply. This is very helpful and helps me make decisions. I do not want the biofeedback either, but the exercises I can try. I have a physical with my doctor on the...
Hello everyone, Last week I saw a doctor for treatment of hemmies and she said that wasn’t a problem at this time, that I have pelvic floor dysfunction! I’m at my wits end!! Has any other female on...
Quincy, yes, I agree. My scope showed no inflammation higher tract, just a bit of mild area left wide near the rectum. Tomorrow I’m having my significant hemmies treated, not sure what that will be...
Quincy, I’m happy to hear you’re doing well and scopes have been good!! Are you in Canada? I don’t have copies but I could get them. No active inflammation in the colon in the higher reach. My next...
Thanks C_G_K, I’m always hopeful for remission!! My GI has not recommended enemas so I’ll call and ask! This disease is hard on us, Reminds us how fragile we are and keep us humble!! Yeah I’m...
Thank you Quincy, I appreciate your input! I will take you advise for an anorectal specialist, I think he was leaving this up yo me, though I’m thinking it’s totally necessary! The GI never mentioned...
I have received good news from the GI and lab reports. The only localized inflammation was my lower left side colon and rectum, biopsy shows very mild inflammation. Next scope in 3 years. Oh and...
I had my colonoscopy today, the doc said my colon was completely normal, the issue being in the rectum with inflammation and 3 internal hemmies. He took a few biopsies and I’ll know more soon. He...
Hi there! I was diagnosed in 2016 after a bout of food poisoning, my doc performed a colonoscopy which revealed UC. I’ve had mostly unpredictable bm’s, sometimes formed but flat, and I’ve had...
Is it possible to be misdiagnosed with UC? I have my 3rd colonoscopy on the 10th and I am praying and hoping for good results. Does anyone know?...
Thanks everyone! It felt like a Roiling storm in my gut! I’ll keep the roses small doses for now. I’ve noticed I have some leaking too, some bowel. Swollen I suppose. Can’t wait for the colonoscopy...
Hi there, I was taking benefiber regularly and then tried psyllium husk. I’m not feeling well, lots of gas. And such noise from my gut! I read that neither of these ferment in the gut, does anyone...
Thanks! Since being diagnosed I’ve been researching and googling and reading med papers to find something to help. For me this journey began with food poisoning and here I am! But I’ve learned and...
Hello, I’m a new member! I have a question I’m hoping someone can answer. I’ve experienced bleeding with no other symptoms of a flare and was treated for an internal hemmie. A few weeks later the...