Yes I am only having a sigmoidoscopy . Had a full colonoscopy last December. I don't think the yogurt is helping any (mllk) so I changed my diet. I was feeling pretty good and eating too much because...
Hi Did anyone else go thru this after a flare? Well I'm not sure the flare is over....I'm on prednisone...2 full weeks past, now today down to 20mg a day. This is driving me crazy. Wondering if I...
I've been on Entyvio for 2 years. Been doing prettygood on it, but everytime I take a antibiotic I go into a flair. This time it started with a sinus infection, took a z pack,went into c-diff , now a...
No I'm not on any other meds. I was on budesonite for 10 days and then he was going to change it to Uceris but decided to go with prednisone. Thank you for your reply. When i was first diagnosed the...
No other meds although I'm due for a Entyvio infusion next week. He had me on Budesonide first for 10 days then was going to change it to Uceris but decided to go with prednisone....
Can anyone tell me what foods help to combat UC flare. Just started on prednisone 30mg daily. On day four...am I getting too anxious? Just so tired of being afraid to leave the house. Then when i get...
I have been on Entyvio for almost two years. Worked pretty well up until the past six months. I dont know if this flare is from the antibiotic or from the infection. I am going to check out that Dr....
Thank you so much for your reply. I will try it again. I was going to wait a few more days in case I felt a whole lot better and perhaps didn't need it. I am taking Florastor. I take 2 in the am and...
Has anyone used Budesonide and it worked well without drastic side effects as prednisone? I have c-diff and am on Vancomycin which is working well but Dr. thinks I need help because my inflammation...
Hello Everyone, Turns out that the flare I was worried about getting from the antibiotics ended up being C-Diff. So now I am on Vancomycin. I need to take it for 14 days. I don't know how I got this,...
Thanks for letting me know about that. I also have osteoporosis and I don't want it to get worse. The Dr talked to me a little about Stelara, but I didn't like the side effects that comes with it. I...
They always give me prednisone and usually its the only thing that stops the bleeding. Does your Dr. give you something else in place of it?...
Thank you so much for your responses! The antibiotic she gave me seems pretty mild. It's a Z pack for 5 days but only 250mg. This disease is so frustrating , as you already know. Help from others who...
Hello everyone, Do any of you NOT go into a flare after taking antibiotics? Have sinus infection and dr gave me a z pac but I am afraid to take them, because i dont want to go on prednisone...
Thank you for responding. I am trying to find out what else they can treat it with. BCG is a live vaccine used for TB. And it is risky to use on someone who is on Entyvio. I was hoping to hear back...
[b] Hi Everyone, Ive had UC for several years and have been on Entyvio for about 3-4 years and doing well on it. Two years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer, had surgery, but it keeps coming...
Hi Everyone, Have a question for those who have been on Entyvio. I asked my Doctor and he really didn't have an answer. I've been on Entyvio for about 2 years, and although it helped my Colitis,...
Thanks keith...that makes me feel better. Im going thru a difficult time right now with trying to get the prednisone to actually work!. They atarted me on 30mg once a day , and it wasnt enough to get...
Thank you everyone ...your feedback really helped me. I guess if it wasn't for this covid issue I wouldn't be so scared. I don't know if I'd feel better just having more protection from covid, than...
Has anyone had real good results with Remicade? I have been on Entyvio and it has been working great, but in a bad flare now, and Dr. talking about changing to Remicade. This all really scares...
Thank you for answering. I guess theres a risk with all medicines, unfortunately. What kind of diet were you on ? I didn't understand what it was....
Hey has anyone here been on Entyvio and gotten cancer? I see it is side effect of other biologics and I was just wondering if it is for all of them. Its pretty scary, I know. Thank you....
Thank You Daisy Lee...I will check that out. I had a feeling it was related to that. At the same time I lost my best friend and am still grieving over that. I think stress has alot to do with it too....
Thank you. I just called the Dr., but have not heard back yet. I also called the Infusion center to see if anything was changed, and she said it was not. Thanks for your help......so youre thinking...
I've been on Entyvio for over a year now, and it has worked well. I had to go off for 2 months because I had bladder cancer surgery. Of course, I went into another flare but as soon as possible I...
Thank you!...
Hi have been in a flare and so am now on prednisone. Due for a Entyvio infusion this week and am terrified that between the pred and the Entyvio I wont have any immune system at all! Wouldn't be so...
I saw on Drugs.com that prednisone and probiotics can be harmful, causing an infection. It also said certain vitamins can also interact. Anyone know anything about this? It doesnt make sense to me,...
Hi I went into a bad flare a couple of weeks ago. Dr put me on prednisone 40mg daily for 1 week then tapering off at 5 mg per week. I only took it for 2 days so far. Today is day 3. Doesn't seem to...
Thanks for all your suggestions. I am in the process of trying to get blood work done to find out exactly whats going on, but it isn't easy....there are few appointments available out there, ones...
A heating pad always helped me alot....
I have been on Entyvio and have been in remission until I needed several rounds of antibiotics and now am in a flare again. Don't know what to eat, but I have lost alot of weight already and am...
Let us know howyou do on Levoquin....
I agree with Casey .Last time I had a colonoscopy I ended up in the hospital for four days. It almost kind of seems like it defeats the purpose. Now I am terrified of getting another, so I don't know...
Well, I've been on the enemas for 10 days now and I felt better when I wasn't using them. No pain or anything...just different bowel movements. Before, they were pretty normal,, now mostly skinny...
Thanks so much for your help! I will do the enemas, and now I also feel a lot more confident doing them. This is such a great support group....I am very grateful to have found it....
I recently went on Entyvio infusions three months ago and they are working so far! Having normal bowel movements for the first time in a year, and no bad side effects. I have been taking Lialda and...
Can someone please tell me what is FMT for UC? I'm new on the site here , and see a lot of abbreviations I don't understand. Thanks!...
Hi Dr. suggested taking VSL 3 capsules....2 a day. I took them and became so bloated my stomach was swollen pretty big and i became very uncomfortable. Do you actually get used to this and the...
the event is this Saturday, but thank you for your response....
What do you do when you are suppose to attend a special event, because the event is in your honor, and you just started a flare up of your colitis? Also people coming in from out of town for this...
Felt like flare was starting up so Dr changed my meds from Apriso to Mesalamene, the generic for Lialda. Anyone here taking it and having good luck with it?...
Did you find that it helps a lot? Medications are Lialda 4tabs once a day, Levothyroxin .05mg.Liothyronine, metoprolol 25mg 2xday, losartan 25mg, atorvastatin 80mg, aspirin 81mg, clopidogrel 75mg....
Thank you for the help. What do you use so you dont stain everything? I am not in a flare up. Just changed G.I. and this is his recommendation to help keep me in remission. I've had three flareups...
Am I the only one who found it practically impossible to use this? Does anyone know of another option?...