Send the snow to Ottawa Sherry - it's just going to get washed away by rain if it goes to the olympics. It doesn't look good for the snowboard, aerials, moguls etc this weekend at the olympics - the...
It's not fair! I'd love it if someone could send all that snow to Ottawa, Canada. I just got new downhill skis in December, and we haven't had much snow here this year. The ski hills are all hard...
Interesting article. Thanks for posting funkyskank!...
It's great you had a good camping trip! My husband and I used to camp a lot pre-UC, but for my first 2 years of UC I was flaring badly in the summer so we didn't go at all. Last year we had to go to...
I believe he said the patient is doing fine, but I don't know how long ago the transplant was. I got the impression it was fairly recently. Tara...
You're welcome, fellow Ottawans! I'll post the info for the next event sooner so people have time to plan for it. If you want to receive emails about the events, you can go to...
I should have posted about the seminar when I got the first email about it a few weeks ago. I forgot about it until I got a reminder email yeseterday morning. I'll try to remember to post about the...
For those in Ottawa, Ontario - there is an IBD education night tonight at Tunney's Pasture. Education Night – Thursday, April 30th at 7:30 pm Dr. Richmond Sy will be speaking on the topic of...
When first diagnosed, I used Salofalk enemas (Canada's Rowasa) and they controlled my UC for about 6 months without taking any oral meds. Then I started flaring and increased the enemas to nightly....
I've been using budesonide enemas by AstraZeneca because the mesalamine ones started causing bleeding for me. I'm in Canada though, so not sure what's available in the states. The ones I use aren't...
Alli, I've haven't worked at PHAC - only agriculture, so I probably don't know your partner. You never know though... Tara...
I got my B.Sc. in biology, then my M.Sc. in plant molecular biology. I'm currently working for the federal government (in Canada) as a Research Technician. I've worked as a technician for about 6...
How much steroid does the colocort enema contain? I've been using entocort enemas that have the steroid budesonide in them for almost 1.5 years for maintenance and have had no side effects. They only...
peverroad, I did not make the enemas myself - I had a prescript ion for them. There was a member who was making them using lidocaine HCl, water and a thickening agent. I have no idea where he ordered...
Joma, if I recall correctly I had a prescript ion for a 2 month supply of xylocaine. I think I used them nightly for a month and a half and then tapered with the remaining couple of weeks worth. I...
Joma, I used xylocaine (lidocaine HCl) a year and a half ago as enemas to induce remission. If I recall correctly, they were made by AstraZeneca. Here is a link to a thread that discusses them. I had...
rdm, I bought my xylocaine ready made in tubes and I squeezed it into a rectal syringe to use it. There was another member (scooterk) who was making the enemas by mixing lidocaine HCl, water and...
Hi Elaine, I started a new topic - didn't want to highjack the other one. Another option for enemas is a 2% lidocaine (or xylocaine) jelly. The Salofalk enemas started causing more bleeding for me...
My husband called me hedgehog when I had short hair that was kinda spiky at the back....
I got the Twinrix vaccine (hepA and B) a couple of months ago with no side effects. Now I just have to find a good price on a trip to Cuba in the next couple of months!...
It's too bad you've had problems with him, Mitzo. I've had nothing but a positive experience with him and he's never told me to take immodium....
Mitzo, my GI is Dr. Hassard on Montreal Rd. and he's a great GI! He's the only GI I've had so I have nothing to compare him with, but I really like him. I was pretty bad a couple of years ago and...
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
I also enjoy reading - I commute to work by bus and usually do a lot of reading on the bus, but the bus drivers in Ottawa have been on strike for over a month so I haven't had as much time for...
I've been making smoothies for breakfast for the last year or so. They're so yummy! I use plain unsweetened yogurt and add frozen berries - usually raspberries and/or strawberries, sometimes I add...
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My drug plan covers 80% of my prescript ions. So I pay about $35 per month on Asacol and about $13 per month on budesonide enemas, for a total of about $48 per month for UC meds....
I've been taking calcium for a while now and the bottle has always said to take it with meals. I just bought a new bottle yesterday (exactly the same as my previous bottles) and it now has a warning...
http://news.biocompare.com/News/NewsStory/250432/NewsStory.html ...
Beth - after seeing your post about dressing up as Sarah Palin, I noticed on my iGoogle home page that the wikihow of the day was how to look like her. Here's the link if you need any help with your...
I haven't had my flu shot yet this year, but it has never made me flare in the past. Tara...
Sounds like better weather everywhere else! Where I am (Ottawa, Canada) it's dark, rainy and smells like worms with a temperature of 6C (43F). Tara...
Xylocaine is the same as lidocaine HCl and yes, it is an anaesthetic. It comes as a 2% gel in a tube. I squeezed it out into a rectal syringe to administer the enema. It got my UC under control when...
Sorry Hans, I forgot you were in Vietnam. I had read the earlier posts a few days ago and seen that you were in Vietnam and then today just jumped to the last post to see what was new and totally...
I work in research and I know you can buy distilled water from companies that sell chemicals for research. Fisher Scientific has 1 gallon for $5.10....
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Tara...
Some studies suggest that H. pylori eradication may also be contributing to obesity. The hormone ghrelin is produced in cells lining the stomach and stimulates appetite. Normally ghrelin levels...
I don't know about in the US, but in Canada whole wheat isn't the same as whole grain. All whole grain breads would be whole wheat, but not all whole wheat breads are made with the whole grain. When...
Sherry, I also feel like I'm slacking and that I should be doing something more productive when I play most video games. With DDR I don't feel like that because I'm getting a good workout at the same...
I recommend getting a Nintendo Wii and buying Dance Dance Revolution. It is so much fun and you get a great workout while playing! When I mention it at work, people always say 'I thought that was for...
So we still don't know what's causing my husband's sore throat. He's been back to the dr a couple more times. He finally asked for a referral to an ENT dr like I asked him to, but he's still waiting...
I'm in Ottawa, Ontario. I'm the only one in my family with an IBD and I've never met anyone with an IBD....
Just heard on the radio about a website that has ratings and user comments for bathrooms across Canada - from restaurants to malls to gas stations...You can check where the cleanest washrooms are...
Thanks for the replies everyone! He has been to the dr 3 times now. The first time to check for strep - came back negative. Second time the dr said he had a bacterial infection and gave him...
I'm 33 and was diagnosed at 31. Tara...
I had that a few years ago. I had been trying out some of my old gymnastic moves (something that's not recommended if you've been out of gymnastics for over 10 years) and the next day I had a sore...
I hate missing out on things and not being able to plan ahead. Before UC I was in the dragon boat races every year at this time. Even though I was in remission at registration time and still am, I...
Thanks for your suggestions Kim and Carla! No he doesn't get headaches. Now I have to see if I can get him to go back to the doctor. Tara...
Thanks for the reply Sarah! He hasn't been tested for mono. He hasn't had a fever and his tiredness could also be because he doesn't go to bed early enough. I don't think he has pus at the back of...