Thank you, iPoop! I appreciate it....
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could share their pregnancy story while on entyvio or remicade? I am currently taking entyvio and would like to have children in the near future. I am worried...
Thank you Paduk & VanJordan for your responses! Vanjordan, I definitely feel like I’m always taking one step forward and two steps back. Every time I think the cream is working and healing the...
Hi all, I’ve been dealing with anal fissures on and off for the past year. My doctor had originally recommend that I increase my fiber intake, which I did but it only seemed to help a little. He then...
Hi, I was looking for some thoughts on my current problem. I recently (3 weeks ago) started shedding hair like crazy. I read some where that the normal person sheds about 50-100 hairs a day. I am...
Hi Guys, I recently posted this on the UC forum but thought maybe I could get some advice here: I am currently recovering from a nasty ulcerative colitis flare that started in the beginning of June....
Sara, My sleep is getting better. When I was on 40 & 30mg I was only getting about 4hrs asleep each night. One night I rolled in bed for 6-7 hrs and only ended up getting maybe 1-2hrs of sleep. It...
Hi Guys, Once again thank you for all your replies. I have decided to set up an appointment with the psychologist my GI recommended. I am no fan of medication & cant really find myself taking meds...
Hi guys, Thank you for the replies! David, Thank you for taking the time to write some helpful tips. I am currently keeping a journal and writing down all my feelings especially when I find the...
Hi Guys, I am currently recovering from a nasty flare that started in the beginning of June. I am currently tapering off of prednisone. Currently on 20mg, started taking it at the beginning of July....
I started the Prednisone last week. My symptoms drastically improved over night. I am going to the bathroom once a day and finally have control over my life. Ofc, I am not happy to be back on this...
I'm wishing you all the best of luck! Stay positive, c diff can be problematic and you might just need a second dose of vanco. You also have to remember that your colon is injured and is probably...
Hi, I hope I can be somewhat helpful. Two and half years ago my doctor diagnosed me with an active flare and C diff. I was going to the bathroom 10+ times a day. I also had crazy abdominal pain that...
Hi David, Thank you for the response!! Always means a lot to hear someone else's input. I did decided to go on it yesterday. Today has been an okay day. I went to the bathroom twice at around 6am. I...
Weird! Last year when I was flaring up my doctor suggested that I start biologics after he performed a colonoscopy. I wasn't even on prednisone at that point. My symptoms were manageable at the time...
Hi Sara thanks for your response! I was hopeful about the suppositories only because they helped me with a flare I had last year. I didn't have to take prednisone, I was only on the suppository and...
Goodmorning Guys, So I need to make an important decision and need some help! I am currently experiencing an active flare. I started to notice symptoms on June 1st. My stool was formed but I still...
I greatly appreciate everyone's comments! They are making me feel better about this situation. I will try not to stress as much about. Hopefully with time the hair loss will come to a halt and I'll...
I just checked my ferritin levels from my blood exam from the first week of June. It says the standard rage is from 10-154 and I was at an 18. During the months of June till just now I was taking an...
My colon flared up in April and it wasn't until recently that I started noticing that my hair was thinning out on top. In the beginning of June, my doctor ran multiple tests and I believe my B12...
I do not think I'm anemic! I had blood work done in June and my doctor did not mention anything about me being anemic.. My vitamin D levels were extremely low, so he prescribed me a high dosage of...
I am currently taking Apriso!! I have been using it ever since I got diagnosis in 2015, and I personally don't feel like the medication is causing my hair loss. When I first started taking it, I...
Hey Guys, I am finally recovering from a flare up that lasted about 4 months! I have been shedding a lot of hair, and I also noticed around May that my hair was thinning out on top. This is really...
Hey! I just read up on IC, so it's basically a chronic condition that can't be cured but treatments are offered to help with symptoms. That's sounding horrible already, I rather have a uti which can...
Hey everyone thanks for the replies! So, I actually did start taking d-mannose two days ago, and I woke up with no symptoms today. However, they just started back up again, so I might go to the...
Thanks everyone! I'm buying a gallon of water as we speak, maybe I'll flush out the bacteria. I know the highly unlikely if I do have a bacterial infection but I'll try anyways....
Hey guys, So I have a small problem which eventually could turn into a larger problem. So, every single flare I have experience has been triggered after taking antibiotics. I just recovered from a...
Hey Dan, I experienced a really bad flare in December that would'nt go away due to complications with c-diff! I was put on prednisone for the first time ever, I started at 40mg and started tapering...
I appreciate everyone who has responded to my post! It's making me feel better and I feelless stressed about this entire situation. I've always been really aware of the things that I put in my hair,...
I was on prednisone for about two months! So I guess you're right my hair wouldn't have gotten thicker. I guess I'm comparing how my hair feels now to when I was on prednisone and there's a...
Hey thanks for responding! I had blood taken out not too long ago and everything seemed normal. I'm still taking Apriso, I just stopped taking the double dosage of it. I'm loosing way over 100 hairs...
Hey Guys, I was wondering if anybody could help me out with this problem I'm experiencing! So this past month I have been loosing clumps of hair, it's really scary! So just some background...