Has anyone tried that blood type diet and if you have did you have any luck or change with it?! Have done some reading about it and wonder if there is anything to it. I seem to have already altered...
I took asacol then switched to Lialda. 4 tabs of Lialda a day for a few months. but am taking 2 a day now (both in the morning). Had no side effects switching from one to the other. My GI doc said...
I smoked for about 5 yrs. in my early 20's. about a pack in a 24 hr. time span. I quit when I was 24. I was diagnosed with UC in April of this year and am now 36 years old. Had started smoking...
I take mine in the morning with my breakfast. It has never bothered my stomach or caused fatigue like some seem to get. Probably just what works best for the individual....
Hello there, I am wondering if you are completely off of the AZA now and if you are how are you feeling? Also wanted to know if you had reactions/side effects while you were getting off of it? Did...
I have read several comments about hair loss. Mine is getting thinner every day and I can see small areas under the rest of my hair that are looking very thin and almost bald. I have kept my hair...
MILDEWVAL Thanks SOOOOO much for the kind words and helpful tips. It sounds as if you and I think along the same line. I have never been one to take a lot of meds either and hate the idea of being on...
14. No SHOUTING. Remember, using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in posts is considered yelling and rude, plus it is difficult to read....
I've been losing my hair too and thought that I was the only one. I haven't had it come out in clumps, but when I pick it out after a shampoo there is much more than usual for me. What is it that I...
Yes, I thought that it was a bit insane that I even needed to start it at a time that I was doing so well. When I was so sick in April with all of this, they went ahead and did a test to see if my...
Have you ever given the juice an honest try? I'm not one of those trying to make a buck! I just know that the only thing I changed was adding 6 oz. of that juice to my daily intake and I started to...
To Judilyn: How are you tapering off of azathioprine and what were you told the side effects or problems might be by going off of it? I have been taking 100 mg for the past 2 weeks and have decided...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif I Second That!!! I am so happy to have found a place where I can go and hear about other people who are going or have gone through the same exact thing that I will...
There are a few different ways you could get some juice. *I signed on with Xango (a worldwide distributor of mangosteen juice) so that I could purchase it myself. Xango is a network marketing...
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion! Guess you can tell that I am new! My history with UC is rather short, but full of too many meds in my opinion. Suppose not nearly as many as some, so I guess I...
I need some advice about getting off of azathioprine. I have been taking 100 mg for 2 weeks. Felt just fine when the dr. put me on it and knew deep down that I shouldn't take it. He wants me to go to...
I was diagnosed with UC earlier this year. I was on 60mg prednisone & asacol. Then did a rapid taper with dr.'s orders off of the pred. He switched me off of asacol to Lialda. I had a flare with...