I'm currently taking 9 asacol a day and have really bad hair loss :( I'm blonde and have fine hair, so its definitely noticable. I've been taking Biotin supplements and and just started using a...
When I was in the hospital this summer they had me in Flagyl and Cipro. They also gave me an anti-nausea medicine because they made me very nauscious and I couldn't keep ANYTHING down. The Flagyl was...
I believe its the gas and digested food that is going through your intestines. (don't quote me on this though, i'm still learning) :)...
Hello All. I just got out of my Physiology class and we talked about the connection between Colorectal cancer and Vitamin D and I thought I would share it with you guys. Our bodies can't process...
Where are you going to school? I checked out your myspace and we actually live kinda near each other. You are just on the other side of Rochester :)...
I drink a ton of milk a day, so hopefully that will be enough. I have a follow up with my Gi doc in about a week and a half, and a follow up with the doctor that put me on prednisone in two weeks....
I've been having AWFUL joint pain, mainly in my wrists, elbows, knees, and ankles. I went to my primary doc and she prescribed prednisone for 10 days starting with 50mg then decreasing by 10mg every...
yes, I've been reading tons of books from the library. I'm reading one that is really helpful right now. Its written by a lady who has the disease, so it has a "learning section" then a "real life"...
I was just diagnosed in August (been in a flare since June) and my GI has me on Asacol 3 pill 3 times a day and I have seen a huge improvement. I am also using mesalamine enemas every night....
Thanks so much. I'm just so new to all this, that I'm questioning every little thing that seems to be not normal. thanks again!...
I'm not sure I can ask my GI this without him thinking I'm a nutcase or if I can even ask it without being embarrassed or with a straight face.....but I'm still I guess you could say flaring, but I'm...
My meds seem to be working pretty good. I hate the enemas too, but i'm getting used to them. I feel a ton better then what I did before I started taking them. My joints started to hurt really bad the...
Just don't do what my mom did when I went back to college for my second year! She locked herself in the van and wouldn't get out to say goodbye cuz she was crying to hard. Good Luck on the drive and...
I cried like a little kid when I had to do my first enema....probably cuz I didn't really know what was happening with me yet and was really scared. Its actually not bad at all. You get used to it...
Does anyone experience joint pain? My knees, elbows, and now my ankles hurt. Some days are worse then others. Is there anything I can take to help with this?...
Hello All. My name is Heather and I'm pretty new to all of this. I started having diarrhea memorial day weekend....thought I just had food poisioning and read somewhere online that it could last up...