Hey zoolandermsm, In my opinion the easiest way to get your proper food and nutrition in is mind over matter. Not that I'm saying eat whatever and be stupid with it, but there are ways to pack the...
Thanks everyone!! Fruit girl I took the reward advice and downed 2 liters of lactose free milk and an entire deep and delicious double chocolate cake. Delicious!!!! Therearemiracles: my suggestion is...
Thanks all!!! Remission for me is almost as normal a life as possible. I actually feel better then before I was diagnosed. Probably because I know I am winning this battle....at the moment lol. Bm...
Gotta say I never thought Id be in remission for a year. This is definitely amazing considering last year this time I was rushin to the bathroom 15 to 20 times a day. Not trying to brag but basically...
Rage animal my suggestion is to be one hundred percent honest with your doc. Thy might not agree with the plan but they're job I to help you and if they're not on board others will be. One thing I've...
I gotta say reading this discussion was a breath of fresh air. I myself had been contemplating this route for a while and although my GP advised against it even after blood tests which had my levels...
I get the same pain! Sometimes it comes on suddenly so bad to where I am literally immobolized and cannot move at all. Then for about 15 mins I have to lay on the floor and let it take its course....
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I will also be having a 8 am cortisol test done tomorrow, and when I saw the walk in doc he suggested I re-start the prednisone at 5mg per day for a week, then...
Thanks for the replies. Yeah I just went to the doctor and he thinks it may be adrenal gland dysfunction. He believes my glands atrophied (much like if you didn't walk for an extended period of time)...
Hey people Just wondering if anyone who's been on pred and Imuran for an extended period (in my case 6 months) then tapered off pred has ever had anything like this happen. I have been off pred for...
Interesting though. This apparently took place 4 years ago. If it turns out to be a viable option, I could see a bunch of people jumping on this. I know I would. I mean, I've only had it a year, but...
Hey all. I was just sitting at home the other day when I started getting all these texts from some friends and my parents about this fellow in Germany who had gotten pig intestines transplanted and...
I also meant to say I train 5 to 6 days a week along with training clients. Also, dendrobatid, the sugar statement makes complete sense, I find the less sugar I eat the better I feel. Natural sugars...
That's awesome that you've figures out what works so well for you. Its awesome when u can find something that allows you to be healthy. Insofla, finally found some grass fed med (as opposed to grain...
Yah that's what I've kind of been keeping to. Limiting my beef but eggs, chicken and fish all day. And I've got greek yogurt smoothie recipes that are so good my wife sometimes drinks some before I...
To any lifters or bodybuilders on here, not sure how many that applies to but even just for general weight gainers, has anyone been able to gain a considerable amount of mass......the good kind, not...
Hey tough kicker just read this post. I recently started imuran and was unsure on whether or not it was safe to grapple as I've been doin jiu jitsu for well over a year. Although many fighters are...
Thanks insofla, its good to have the support the people on this site offers. Doc seems to think surgery is a good option for me so I'm researching that now. Definetly will mean a lifestyle...
Well I was there for six hours and they gave me a bunch of IV fluids. About two bags worth, not sure on the size. Then they were talking about giving me iv pred which I said no to. I asked for...
Thanks insofla, I will likely be purchasing that book. I hope it helps. I also want to look into the vicious cycle book. I haven't already, which is kind of sad. Oh and I was mixing the protein...
A brita filter. That's so simple but brilliant in ensuring you have healthy water to drink. So far today I have just been drinking mostly water and tea with honey and some protein shakes. I've never...
Thanks for the link. I wasn't taking them before but I started taking acidophillus (10 billion per pill) 2 times a day. Ill talk to the doc about vsl. In the meantime, any other suggestions?...
Wow. That sounds terrible. Yet another reason to avoid pred if at all possible. I have a really active lifestyle as well and I'd prefer to hang onto it. I tried to just drink water today but needed...
thanks guys. aquafly, i hope its not food poisoning but you might actually have a solid theory. All of my flares this year have not been gradual, they have been 1 maybe 2 days and then im in the...
So everything was going just peachy until halloween came around and all of sudden I found myself in a bout with the flu and just a day after I started flaring. Started with d 3 times a day, and now...
I actually read something to the tune of that as well. I stopped chewing gum (for the most part) unless my breathe is really terrible. When I do chew the gum I don't swallow while its in my mouth, I...
Thanks people. You are all really helpful. I too, have found that my joint and eye pain have gone away but I do get those nagging head aches and stiffness in the abdomen. I am taking 3 500 mg pills...
I should have said this in my previous post but I was on generic 5asa and asacol but they literally did nothing. Something to do with the fact that I couldn't break down the coating. I would...
Hello all. Been a while since I did some posting on here just did reading and so on. I have been in remission for roughly 5 months now. 3 of those were while on pred and the last 2 have been...
Hey I just read this post and was wondering how you all were doing in regards to the fissure treatment and hemmy treatment. I too have a fissure (result of a drastic diet change when I broke my jaw)...
I had the same thing when using them(salofalk supps). Switched to pentasa enemas and haven't had any issues and find that the enemas (although a little more work) are definitely worth it....
Awesome. Will do. Thanks for the tips!...
Kiwi, so glad to hear your skill fullness in detecting, and meeting your oncoming flare head on! That's awesome and gives me hope! Its also good that you didn't need the dreaded pred to help you! If...
Haha the bristol chart! I started using that a few weeks ago after one of my coworkers accidentally read my "porcelain throne journal". Suffice to say the descriptions weren't the most pleasant. Yah...
I'm sorry to hear about your troubles rinnie but glad that you seem to be on the upswing. I'm on my second day of three at 100 mgs and so far so good. The salofalk supps and pred are doing there job...
I just got out of the clinic now, and saw a new doctor. He was a general physician but although he admitted he didn't know a whole bunch about UC, sat down and pulled out his books and actually...
I'm not sure why the wait is so long, when I was in the hospital I asked to see a specialist and they told me that he wasn't answering his phone.....sounded like a bs excuse to me but that's how it...
thanks for the reply. The thing is I have had this for 4 months and still have yet to get in to see a gi. My appt is for June 28th. So right now I'm dealing with walk-in docs who seem to be...
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any issues tapering off of pred? More specifically I went down from 50 mgs to 25 mgs this week and within a day I've had 7 bright red and watery bm's. My diets...
Thanks quincy. Sounds like coldfx, but better. I wasn't sure if it would be an issue since the way my doc explained it to me that anything boosting the immune system could have terrible side effects...
It started a few years ago with me that I would have a really bad sinus infection then get antibiotics for it and then have stomach and intestinal problems for a few weeks after. This december I got...
I told my GP that I wanted to go on and she said no. So I said I really wanted to try them and she said I strongly suggest you reconsider, so I strongly suggested she give me my file so I could look...
I definitely agree that there seems to be a link between gym rats and UC. It makes sense that when lifting heavy, intensely, or even doing intense cardio puts a tremendous stress or your body and...
I used to laugh at the idea of getting bloated from mono, but now i totally get it. It hasnt affected me too much but i understand the just in case principle. As far as the shakes go, one for the...
I went and talked to the pharmacist (sad that they all know me by name) and he said immediately it was an allergic reaction and to stop the meds. I'm going on asacol tomorrow. No symptoms @ all...
Lol don't worry everyone laughed at the dog thing. I remember you saying once before to me to go on rectal meds but the doctor I was going to acted like I was dropping a bomb on her or something. She...
Q, Regarding symptoms, when I flare, swollen stomach that sticks out, lots of pain, sometimes that floors me, rumbling, loud enough that it frightened my parents dog, rectal bleeding, fatigue,...
Thanks for the replies. I actually read somewhere that glutamine is supposed to repair the stomach and damaged gi tracts. That's the reason I toss it in there. The reason for the rest of the supps is...
Hey all, just a few questions on dieting, meds, and what not. First the meds, I switched from asacol to generic 5-asa last week (a week and a half after being taken off prednisone) and it seemed like...
Thank god its not just me. I haven't been on pred for that long but was on 100 mg's and during that time I would just be walking around doing nothing and look like I ran a marathon. People @ the...