Thank you for this thread! I know it's a real thing but it makes me laugh - which is a nice change compared to everything else going on. At the same time, I'm a little afraid what will happen when I...
My flares worsened significantly after my last 3 colonoscopies. Not a coincidence!...
The diarrhea was awful yesterday but seems to have gone away today. Pretty sure that was part of a stomach bug, given the frequency and intensity. Still feeling depleted of all my energy today. I'm...
I was on pred for 4.5 months. So I woke up today and the nausea is worse and I just want to vomit. And now I have diarrhea. I don't normally get diarrhea and this is very watery to the point where it...
After months of being on prednisone, I finally finished tapering off of it a week ago. I was able to do this because I started Remicade early December and have since finished my loading doses. Normal...
The nausea went away within a day or two, probably. I just remember the nausea/fatigue being so debilitating that I was so relieved when I stopped (even though the UC symptoms ended up coming back...
For me, the nausea just kept getting progressively worse. I tried ginger capsules but all that really lead to was burping up ginger - no real relief. I skipped one day of Imuran and then tried taking...
I'm just outside of Toronto and I feel like my GI has no time for me. She schedules my follow ups every 6 months (as I haven't achieved true remission since seeing her 2.5 years ago). I always have...
I'm getting tested for TB, had a chest xray, and had bloodwork done to rule out hepatitis. No shots requires for me although I was immunized against hep b 20 years ago....
I've tried adjusting my diet. I tried eliminating a bunch of stuff a couple years ago for a couple months without any changes. It was mostly a low fodmap diet with a few extra things eliminated....
Thank you everyone for your feedback! This is exactly what i needed to hear. I've started all the tests to prepare for it this week so hopefully I can start on it soon....
I've been flaring for the better part of the past 3 years. There have been periods of reduced symptoms (particularly while on pred), but I'm not sure I've been in remission at all since 3 years ago....
Thanks for your reply! I'm in Canada (just outside of Toronto). Specialists are hard to come by here - at least in my experience. No one is covering for my GI. Her voicemail actually says "Only leave...
Hi friends, I had a colonoscopy at the end of January which showed moderate patchy inflammation in the sigmoid and ascending colon (strange I know that it was patchy, but she still seems to think...
Thanks all for your input! Quincy, I'm from just outside of Toronto. Sorry, I added my medications to my signature but I guess I didn't include my signature to the post. Hopefully it works now, but...
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and looking for some support/advice. I was diagnosed with UC in 2010, and after 6+ years of being in remission (and stopped taking meds), I began flaring in January 2017....