I too am having hair loss and looking at your meds list, I see you also are on Imuran and tappering off Pred. This is apparently one of the side affects of the switch over. I was told to take a...
Ive actually been kinda backed up for the last week. No "D" to speak of in awhile....
I take mine 3 times a day. 50mg Breakfast, 50mg Lunch, 50mg Dinner....
K...this is a little different. about 2 weeks ago I was writing and my hand cramped up, nothing major. But it started to get worse and worse. Now, if I try to open any jars or do anything with my...
Well....its been 1 week now since I started IMURAN and honestly.....I really feel like garbage. I am always tired, the last 2 days I have had sharp stabbing pains up the left side of my abdomin,...
Im not a mom..(im a dad) but I was put on Cortafoam (butt mousse) when I was first diagnosed and had heavy mucos/blood/urgencies and it seemed to really help quite quickly, (probably within the first...
Thanks guys. I was told by the pharmasist to spread out the dose throught-out the day. 50mg/morning - 50mg/lunch - 50mg/dinner Is it better to take it all at once or spread it out like that? The...
Well....even though I am very nervous and reluctant....I started taking Imuran today. 150mg/day. Kinda freaked about if Im gonna get any nasty side affects or not. I guess I will know soon. Anyone...
I just had a Sig on Oct. 3....its my second Sig. and my Ive had 5 Colonoscopies. The sig is move uncomfortable because you are awake and the fill you intestine with air. So its more a crampy thing....
I was told by my doc that floaters are caused from too much fat intake and my diet now seems to confirm that. My fat intake for the last 8 months has been very low and I now have nothing but sinkers....
Basmati sticky rice, pasta, potato, chicken, soda crackers, peanut butter (smooth), nutella....
WOOHOO!!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!! The best day of the year. My buddy and I were bored 9 years ago on halloween so we just started putting some things together in his shop that we thought would be...
For the last month my baby finger, ring finger, left side of hand have been numb. Ive brought it up with my GI, and MD and they both blew me off. My MD said it sounded like I had a pinched radial...
Hello Mypoeticsin..... First, welcome to the site. Im fairly new myself and have found it very helpful. I just wanted to let you know that I am also on Pred. and just got my prescript ion for Imuran...
Ya...Im sick and tired of all the wishy washy answers. The wife and I made a decision yesterday. I told my doctor that he has 1 year and 1 month to get me better (by my 40th birthday) If Im still...
Ok...I still havent received the information that I am waiting for from the Lab that makes Imuran (they are in California and were evacuated from there building due to the fires) but I just got back...
I too, have been trying to get the answer to the question of trying to start a family while on Imuran. (from the males point of veiw) I have talked to different pharmasists, doctors, GI's and got...
My nails look great. They grow fine and are normal color. Dont really have very sweaty anything except for the back of my head and neck when I sleep (think thats because of Pred.)...
Ya...I have a doc. appt. on Thurs. I havent tried a ph test strip. I run a Emergency Receiving Home for Foster Kids. No fancy chemicals or anything. I use Bounty paper towels. It is kinda weird...
I noticed the smell before I started on my meds....I noticed it about a year ago. I sleep on my stomach with my hands by my face and the smell is so bad that it actually will wake me up....
Hey Red.....Im always dealing with constipation. I am almost on a routine now where I eat and eat and eat for anywhere from 4 - 8 days and then my bowels will let things go in one big nasty. Anyways,...
Ok...this is just wacked......For about the last year, about ever couple of months I will notice that I get a VERY PUNGENT (kinda like a cross between mildew, fungus and skunk cabbage) smell coming...
Ive been on pred for about 8 weeks, and im schedualed for a bone density test next Tuesday, just so we have a base line to start on. That way, if I have to continue with the pred. they have something...
2pills 4x/day, and im always tired. Might be the pred....
Just a question......does nobody wear protective underwear? (adult diapers) I was very hessitant and embarrassed to even think about having to wear anything like that, but I picked up a pack of...
I felt like I was destined to be alone as well. I then, just became very honest with myself and everyone around me. While shopping for groceries, I ran into a very wonderfull woman, we exchanged...
Alright.... I am now becoming more and more unimpressed with my new GI. I got tired of getting unsure and mixed messages so I went directly to the source. I called the manufacturer of the drug. It...
Oooohhhh.....took me a bit to figure out what was missing...lol....sorry....
I didnt get it...and I have the flu right NOW.....doh!!! Just diagnosed Aug. 14/07 Asacol 8 / day (5-Aminosalicylic Acid 400mg) Pred. 50mg Cortafoam (butt mousse, not emima) Florastor Probiotic...
38 Vancouver Island, Canada...
Ok...im a little confused. I called my GI and asked him about Imuran and Conception and while waiting for a reply, all I could find on the net about Imuran and trying to conceive a child...
Im not sure which Probiotic it was that you were reading about but I take FLORASTOR Probiotic and it says right on the box that it does not require refridgeration. I was able to pick it up at Safeway...
I feel that I really need to respond to this post as well. I have noticed that on a few different threads that there are a few people that get....uumm, down right nasty, like someone has offended...
Ya....all the medical books say "DO NOT TRY AND CONCEIVE WHILE TAKING IMURAN" can make nasty problems. They say that you should wait at least 3 months after being off Imuran before trying....
I did really like my new GI....seemed nice, trustworthy. The only thing now, is that the wife and I are trying to increase our family by another (we wanna make a baby) and with Imuran you are not...
Just wanted to let you know about something I just read in a post for side effects of Imuran and what one person found that helped them. This is what they said...... Desease "ulcerative colitis" Side...
Hey "Q" Ya, he is having me taper off the pred. at -5mg/wk until im done (which will take at least 10 wks) and starting Imuran as soon as the prescip. is filled. He said that way by the time im off...
I met with my new GI, this afternoon, for the first time. Got to get the good ol' Flex. Sig. Seemed like a good guy, suppose to be one of the best on the island. Anyways, he said that right now on a...
Well....I finally get to go meet my new GI on Wed. and he wants me clean as a whistle. Yum yum....FLEET time in the morning. Probably be on here lots tomorrow....dont want to venture too far away...
Hey *Q*.... Regarding the wheat intolerance thing..... What do you think about the idea that it is actually the yeast in the wheat product affecting the UC? I know with me, if I eat a good "fresh"...
My symptoms are pretty much exact to *BURLI's* and I had that for the last 14 years, my doc kept saying it was IBS and gave me ZOLOF and DICETEL to try and regulate it. Neither did anything. I now...
Hello....just thought I would see if I could find any information for you on the product you are thinking of trying. Along the way, I found a few sites about different ways to help out the "GOOD"...
Well, im not sure what is going on now. A couple of you know my lil story. Briefly, I have UC with constipation. After I started taking Asacol, Pred, Cortofoam...the nasty symtoms of UC really...
Thanks for the link **me,too** they actually had a link on the site to a place right by me to buy raw dairy products....
Reading over the site....it sounded fine until I got to the part that said..... "With a raw food diet that includes meats, you will enjoy many benefits, including... " Do they actually mean eating...
Hahaha....that was good. I needed that. Thanks...
I do believe that the rectal med Cortofoam really helped me quick with the urgencies. It gets straight to the butt of the problem. (lol sorry, had to try a little humor) They sound a lot worse than...
Im on Vancouver Island...(West Coast) I was talking with the owner of a very reputable health food/all natural store and her daughter has had UC for 21 years. She says that raw milk does not affect...
So, Ive been reading a lot of peoples posts about all the different supplements that they take and how different things help for different problems. (ie. flax oil, fish oil, coconut oil, olive oil,...
I was told that I should be drinking RAW MILK. Even though it is illegal to get in Canada. Apparently, even people that are lactose intollerant are able to drink it and the benifits are suppose to be...