Happy New Year! Hope all will do better than in 2022. And there's a final cure... Teacher....
Glad to hear from you Old Hat. Things have been up and down. I'm on constant enemas which have helped a little. Best wishes for 2022 to you too! Teacher...
Dear friends, Hopefully, this is the year they come up with magic cure. Regardless, may this be a year that's been better than all the ones past. Teacher...
Meg, I missed the post. I hope you've had a good Christmas and the New Year's off to a good start. Hopefully, all of us here have a better year, and like the covid-19 vaccine, there is a UC cure....
Thanks all. I really should call the physician. Just exhausted going to and from the doctor's office all year. Teacher...
Dear All, It's been been a miserable 2019 and 2020 isn't getting better. I've a rash/hemorrhoid around the anus outside, and they're large enough to feel with my fingers. They're very very itchy and...
Hahahaha. Also, a little smoke up the backside wouldn't hurt....
Dear all, is there I've an inflammed butt. I've been using Tronolane since preparation H is bad for hypertension (another of my ailments). However, it's been less effective lately. Any suggestions?...
Thanks iPoop. I'm scheduled to meet with my physician later this month. Hopefully, he'll have something to address this....
Thank you all for your advice. I do use a heating pad - it's weird to do so in the summer, but I sometimes need to even then. My blood work seems fine, at first glance. Perhaps, I should ask for a...
Dear All, I seem to be in an endless cycle of poor sleep and exhausted days. I think gas makes me wake up at night, around 2:30-3am and I can't sleep anymore. In the day, I'm exhausted. In fact,...
Dear All, It appears that the use of probiotics is not always beneficial. I just came across this report that suggests that the side effects of these probiotics can be quite unpleasant. In fact, I...
I simply have no stamina to do anything. I can barely walk a mile and even then I amble. I was supposed to pack for a major move at work, but I get exhausted. Partly, because I don't sleep well at...
Dear all, Yes, I would like to try the CBD oil too. How do we find out the most genuine brand? There is a FDA report indicating that most brands contain what they claim...
Hi Quincy, no special change in diet. Yes, I'm still on Rowasa. Best, Teacher...
Dear All, I'm just recovering from a flare and stopped the preds a couple of months ago. For a couple of weeks now I (and everyone else in the room, perhaps the county) hear loud gurgling sounds....
Thanks all. Is the curcumin better in capsules or as in spicy food? I've not been tested for vita D deficiency. Most of the food I eat is anti-fun. I'm terrified of eating something and upsetting the...
Dear All, I think while my UC symptoms have subsided a little, I continue to have global inflammation. Last Dec my gastro had tested me for CRP - an indicator for inflammation, and decided that I had...
Dear All, All of a sudden, I've been getting hives all over my face and red rashes on my arms. My face begins to swell and the only anti-histamines keep in some control. Is this par for the course? I...
The region around my eyes (eyelids & below) and the cheeks seem swollen and red. It's also itchy. Best wishes, Teacher...
Dear All, I've been getting itchy red rashes on my face that last a few days. They are mostly around my eyes. Any link to UC? Best wishes, Teacher...
Dear All, yes, it is very loud and embarrassing. I teach and young people are unforgiving. Best, Teacher...
I forgot to add that I'm also in Rowasa. Teacher...
Dear All, I have gurgling sounds coming out of my gut region all the time. They are sometimes very loud and make people in room very uncomfortable. I try to control it with antacids like GasX, but...
I was on Rowasa for a few months. I guess the gastro didn't think I needed it anymore when the symptoms went away. Some of the pains in my knees are joint pains. But the ones in my lower back are...
OOps, I've edited the signature. I'm not on rowasa and preds anymore (starting Jan). Thanks again, Teacher....
Dear All, when my stool & blood were tested for CRP levels in Dec last year, they suggested that I had a very high level of overall inflammation. Aside from poor bowel movements, I had constant back...
Dear All, Do airlines/airport security agents permit Rowasa on flights, domestic and international? Best to you all. Teacher...
I too feel very dull and tired since the onset of UC. I was never a genius before, and now my intellect's a few notches further down....
Dear All, Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts. The scope showed significant inflammation on the left side, but there was a clear separation after which things were quite OK (probably maintained by...
Thanks! I started with 10oz magnesium citrate at 10:00am. Usually I don't react to it much until I start on the miralax (512g, half at 6:00pm and half at 10:00pm). But today, an hour after the...
Usually, I'm knocked out during the. Right now, I'm not enjoying the prep for the scope. And I know it'll only get worse as the day progresses. Best, Teacher...
Perhaps he said IBS. I've just been somewhat depressed and wasn't listening well. The constant discomfort etc has gotten me down and everything seems pointless. I barely get to do anything and feel...
Dear All, I saw the gastro yesterday. He's asked me to come in for a colonoscopy, next Tues. He was not sure if it was a UC flare that's continuing, or now IBD. He want's to wait before prescribing...
Also, I'm not sure the dicyclomine (bentyl) did much at all. I still have bloating, urgency and mucous. I'm to see the gastro tomorrow but I'm nervous about the visit. Best, Teacher...
Luckily, I'm done with teaching for the summer (no pay though). It was getting quite bad the last few days and I'd have panic attacks of an 'accident' mid teaching. I'm scheduled to see the gastro on...
Approx 5 BMs + 3-5 times for just mucous. And the urgency is very high with each. I'd asked the gastro for Canasa/Rowasa, but he didn't respond and prescribed the bentyl. I take 4 pills of Apriso and...
Dear All, It's been over 2 weeks since I finished the prednisone. I'm still on Uceris, however. I have mucous, bloating and urgency several times a day. I get this weird mucous which is whitish with...
He usually does, but this time around he seemed hesitant to prescribe canasa/rowasa. I'm not sure why - perhaps because I was on them most of Dec/Jan/Feb? Things seemed to quieten down a little, but...
What alternative therapies help with the healing? I'm on a diet of steamed/boiled foods. Lots of cherries, bananas, etc....
I'm down to 20mg pred + 1 uceris + apriso. It's better in the mornings but as it gets later in the afternoon and in the evening, there's lots of urgency with gas and mucous. I get flares often, but...
Dear all, I'm down to 20mg prednisone from 40mg. I'm also on Uceris. However, my BM's are still not much better, although they are less frequent (3-4 times). The urgency when it happens is still...
did he develop ulcerative call-itis?...
Thanks John. I was fine all day after preds+uceris and then at 3:00am this morning all hell broke loose. Just panic and depression. Teacher...
Dear all, after a week of Uceris, I was still having multiple painful, watery bms with mucous & bloating. The gastro's put me on 40mg prednisone to be tapered each week. This was my first night after...
There were some reports that a strain of viruses, coronaviruses, were linked with IBD. Studies on mice showed an increase in coronaviruses in the stools of IBD-mice and IBD could be triggered by...
I'm a university prof too. Besides the physical drawbacks and the potential for embarrassment while lecturing my research has taken a nosedive. I don't have the stamina to be competitive and have...
Thanks, Quincy. Both lomotil & uceris are in pill form. I'd asked for a suppository/rectal foam, but the gastro thought it was unnecessary. It's been day 3 and I think I'll still need the lomotil. I...
So sorry to hear. Has happened to me too, on my to way to teach a class. It's a cruel disease....
Dear all, I'm back on Uceris because I started flaring. However, the first morning was so bad that I had to take lomotil (anti-diarrheal) also. Will this slow the uceris from reaching the colon?...