Below is my Dr. response to my question: Message body "One Asacol HD 800 mg tablet has not been shown to be bioequivalent to two Asacol 400 mg tablets. In a single dose, cross-over pharmacokinetic...
What does it mean that Asacol HD is "Not Bioequivalent to Asacol"? My daughter has been doing great and her doctor is looking to change her from reg. Asacol to HD and I don't want to mess with...
My daughter is 9 and is 57 pounds. Her current dosage is 4 asacol a day, you should question the amount your son is given. Our doctor increases the meds by her weight, something does not sound right....
http://www.gastroendonews.com/download/BB1014_WM.pdf ...
I wonder if this is what Hailey had (Hailey's Letter). Her dog was sick and died around the same time she got sick and doctors did not see a connection. Hailey was treated with Flagyl...
Use a hair dryer after the bath and before putting on any cream. This worked wonders for my kids. On low and not to close to the skin....
http://www.gastroendonews.com/download/BB1015_GEN0910_WM.pdf...
My daughter was diagnosed at 5 and we have no known family history on either side. She woke up one day had a small amount of blood and said her stomach hurt. Just like Forest said "* happens". You...
My daughter often complains that every so often she suddenly feels liquid come out of her butt. This can happen at any time, NOT just while going to the bathroom. What is that?...
very cool. Thanks for sharing....
I bring my daughter every year to an opthamologist to have her eyes looked at. You should make an appointment....
http://www.gastroendonews.com/download/BB1015_GEN0910_WM.pdf http://www.gastroendonews.com/download/Crohns_GENSE10_WM.pdf ...
Pentasa can be opened and put in apple sauce....
Hope you find what your looking for and get some relief...
Check out this article. It talks about Ph levels and some people have different levels. Yours may be different, so the meds are not breaking down like they should....
My daughter has fissures that don't hurt inside her butt and cause bleeding when she wipes. My thought is "no frequency, no urgency and no stomach pain" not UC symptoms. Poop consistancy does not...
http://www.gastroendonews.com/index.asp?section_id=373&show=bench2bed&article_id=15781&ses=ogst Has your doctor tried any different 5-asa medications? My heart aches for you....
Thank you. We are seeing the GI next week and I will talk with him about an RX. You guys are the best....
BTW - no pain when she goes....
Looking for some help. My daughter has hard stools (caused by the meds) that cause cuts on her bottom, that bleed. I can see the cuts and it's only on the paper NOT on the poop. I've been giving her...
jeanneac said... I thought there were provisions in the new Obama health care that cobra was to be more affordable???? I wish I knew the details. I think we've had threads about it on here before. Do...
I hope this ends soon. ((((hugs))...
My daughter has UC (age 5 onset). I have reynaudes. My sister has scleraderma, gerd and reynaudes, nephew - alopecia, aunt - MS, father, grandfather and grandmother all had skin issues that were...
Thank you....
Thanks. Dr. knows she is on probiotics and is OK with that. The asacol makes her poop very hard, so I'm hoping some good probiotics might help in that area. Didn't you take Nature's Way Premadopholis...
Hi KK217: Did she receive the MMR vaccine? YES Does anyone in your family have any IBS/IBD issues? MOST OF OUR FAMILY HAS IBS - SHE IS THE FIRST CONFIRMED IBD. MY AUNT HAS MS AND MY SISTER WAS JUST...
Thank you. My daughter is 9 and is around 58 pounds. Would the 10billion apply to someone her size? Can you give someone to much? Thank you for your help....
http://www.edenfoods.com/articles/view.php?articles_id=31 I'm not sure how new this product is, but would like to get your thoughts. I know you have done your homework on probiotics. Thanks....
http://www.ccfa.org/media/pdf/ibdtoschool.pdf It's hard, I know. This should help with questions regarding school....
Summerstorm: Sounds like you grew up in the same area as my daughter. Yes, country girls don't mind dirt and kids stick all sorts of things in their mouth. Totally clean enviroment don't think so....
I like your post and found it interesting about the hygiene theory, but how do you explain a 5 year old coming down with UC? My daughter was NEVER on antibiotics and didn't have a long history of...
Please do a search for "Hailey's Story". This little girl was treated with rocephine and her story is amazing. My daughter also does not show inflamation on her labs either....
What conditions "mimic" UC? I thought that once you had a biopsy that confirmed what you had. Thanks....
pulses are legumes...
The reason I'm asking about antihistamines is because I read the below show article and my sister who was diagnosed with GERD finds much relief when she takes Zyrtec. I know it's weird....
Have you ever used antihistamine to help with GERD? Please state what kind you have used....
Sorry about that. In your post you mentioned how stomach ulcers have been cured because they discoverd the bacteria that was causing them and can now get rid of it. If a bacteria can cause bleeding...
From Macster: Thanks to a pair of young Aussie doctors, 85% of stomach ulcer sufferers (including myself) are now cured. If they found a cure for stomach ulcers, why do they think UC is an...
This may seem to be a silly questions, but did you send your story to the CCFA?...
Hey Kelly: So glad to see you posting Haileys story again. Keep it up! Rebecca is still on meds and doing great. Think of you often. xoxo...
I thought the biopsies done during a colonoscopy confirm that a person has UC - how would any disease mimic UC in the colon? We live in Hunterdon County in NJ and we also have a very high lyme count....
You should go back on your "MAINTENANCE" medication and never stop. The #1 reason people flare is because they take meds feel better, think they are cured and go off. Only to flare again....
My husband just lost his job today and I'm wondering about insurance. We will have coverage for about 8mths and then COBRA, but what will happen then. Will we have trouble finding insurance to cover...
BTW, you should NEVER stop taking your meds. They are the reason you are in remission and feeling good. My DD doctor told me people feel good and start thinking they do not have the disease and stop...
Intermittent rectal bleeding , crampy abdominal pain and diarrhea can be symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis characteristically waxes and wanes. Many patients experience long...
Thought this was intersting: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9273986 ...
Hi Katiesmommy: Your post gave me flashbacks of my early days. My dd was diagnosed with pan-colitis at age 5 (now 8). Dragonpack is a wonderful site, but it can scare you. So please understand that a...
My daughter was diagnosed at 5. I would wait till Monday and then I would call my Ped. If it is a bug, she should be better within a week. By better I talking going less and less pain. My daughter...
Ask your doctor about using OTC Mirilax for your prep....