Thanks for the input! I just wanted to know the thoughts and experiences of some about it since it seems I can't get quite to a remission after tapering it for some time now- the diarrhea is my main...
Just wondering if there is a low enough dosage of pred that would be balancing its good effects with the bad? I mean that the dosage is enough to provide relief/help in remission yet low enough that...
Thanks. I'm thinking of trying the capsules first since they have lower bacteria count than the packets and are also much cheaper....
I am considering trying VSL#3 and I found from the site that it contains lactic acid bacteria. I just want to ask if it is ok for lactose intolerant people to take this?...
KSU- Oops, sorry I made a mistake- the one I'm taking is Aloe MP Plus from www.aloevin.com. Sorry. I buy it from their site. And have it delivered to a courier service that specializes in US orders...
I've been on it for the past 4 years now. It helped a lot in the start- reduced my BMs and the blood. It worked fine and it was my medicine for the past few years (didn't need salofalk). But for the...
Thanks for the heads up. Bananas are a part of my life since my UC went crazy on me for the past 7 years (I had UC since 1997 but I was living normally, i.e. just the occasional bleeding but only 1...
Why not to taper it slowly into your system? Try taking just 1x per day to see if there's a reaction then slowly increase it as you see fit....
I'm with you on your acne prob. It really breaks out after a prolonged period on pred and it goes on and off but it is affected (IMHO) by sleep or lack thereof. I've been sleeping late for the past...
Hi Enan! Just my thought, maybe its the pentasa? I've had D after my GI said to increase it from 1.5g/day to 3 g/day. After 5 days of D I finally decided by my own to "restart" by not taking anything...
@ UC Dude I'm from the Philippines, and unfortunately we don't (AFAIK) have a discrimination law the same as the US for us sick people. Yup, its the company's medical doc that was the problem and my...
I almost had it- until the medical exam. I was almost fit to work except when I had the rectal exam. The company doc found my hemorrhoids and ask them to be removed. I explained that I had UC and...
Thanks. Am calling my doc right now. Hopefully I'll get through to him....
No pains, just loose BMs. I've had 4 BMs in less than 6 hrs today before my scheduled Prednisone taking....
Only had them once since Salofalk was working for me at that time. Since I'm new on Pentasa, maybe I'll try rectal meds as well....
I'm currently on my 3ed week of Pentasa at 3x500mg per day. Si far it has stopped my bleeding but loosened my BMs a bit. I visited my GI last friday and he said to up it to 3g/day since I was new to...
I have bananas at least 3 a day but it seems not to work as well as before. I am also trying apples but I don't like it as much as I like bananas. What other fruits based on our experiences can help...
I've just had my medical exam for my first job yesterday. My parents told me to disclose my UC so that I wouldn't have any problems later on with the management. But due to it, the company doc asked...
Bowel control and movement (too many) are my concerns of the moment as well. I'm trying Pentasa right now, I'm on my 2nd week and so far no blood in my stools even though I'm tapering my Prednisone...
Thanks! I'll definitely try a fibre supplement to help reduce my BMs....
What can help reduce the number of BM's per day? Does fiber supplement helps? Also, what's the limit on the intake of probiotics? I've read that VSL#3 has 450 billion good bacteria while the one I'm...