Thanks for everyone’s replies. Yes, I’m 30 now. I’ve always taken some sort of rectal meds, either suppository or Enema while taking the max doses of oral mesalamine. I seem to have exhausted the...
Hi! You guys are always so helpful so I figured I’d reach out to you again. I’ve had UC since I was 13. It started with Pancolitis but I’ve seemed to manage it well with mesalamine products. I had a...
The biopsy results were all either normal or inflammation. The inflammation was limited to the rectum and cecum/ ascending colon. There was a 1 cm area in the ascending colon she thought was...
Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for all the replies. I just got the call from my gastro that all biopsies came back normal with a few showing inflammation. She is recommending me to another gastro in...
Thank you everyone for your comments. Very helpful!...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2215606 It's from 1990... so it probably doesn't take into account all of the better medications we have today....
Thank you everyone! I really love the support this forum gives. No one quite knows what you’re going through except those going through it. @beave - The article I read with the 40% chance was only...
I just did suprep for the first time two days ago. It really wasn’t too bad and I’m a big baby when it comes to flavored medicines. Miralax prep was probably a little better, but there was less to...
I can appreciate that and I’m sure my doctor will be adjusting medications soon. Thank your beave for your replies. I was curious to find anyone on this site that has had ulcerative colitis for 20,...
Usually the increase in mesalamine will put me into remission. I was in remission last year. The symptoms I have aren’t very severe. I also don’t have the best insurance....
Hi all, I've been a long time reader of this forum. I was diagnosed with pancolitis in 2004 when I was only 13. Asacol put me into a wonderful remission until I was about 20. Since then I've had an...