What works for urgency??

I can tell a HUGE difference if I take all of my fiber or not each day.
I will admit, I stopped taking my maintenance drugs last year after I got an infection in my leg.

I start a new GI doctor on the 26th so we will see.

I need to post in my sig line what I am taking now.
Billie Jo

Are you using the Rowasa?

A fibre supplement will bulk the stool.

Are you having loose stool or hard formed stool with urgency?

quincy

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*Heather*Status:mini flare June 23* 6asacol daily+ Salofalk (tapered every 3rd night)

~diagnosed January 1989 UC (proctosigmoiditis)

~5ASA: Asacol + Salofalk enemas (increase for flares tapered to maintenance)

~Bentylol (dicyclomine) 20mg as needed

~vitamins/minerals 

~Probiotic 2 (Natural Factors Protec) + 1 (Primadophilus Reuteri) at bedtime

~Natural Factors Multi Digestive Enzymes with supper

~Ranitidine,Pariet (reflux) Effexor XR 75mg;  Pulmicort/Airomir (asthma)

~URSO for PSC (or PBC) 500mg X 2 daily (LFTs back to NORMAL!!)

My doc's logic.. "TREAT (FROM)BOTH ENDS"  worth it !!!

I agree with pb4.  Fiber has made a huge difference.  One of the symptoms of my UC was constant diarrhea.  Diarrhea is now rare and I hope it will stay that way.  I usually take about 4 servings of Metamucil powder (pysillium husk) per day.  I just happened to pick Metamucil because that is what was available, but any pysllium husk product should work.  I skipped a day once and the diarrhea came back.  I took the fiber the next day and it went away again.  I will never miss another day if I can help it.  Fiber has cut my BMs down to about 2-3 formed decent size deposits per day and taken away all the gurgling, rumbling and urgency.  My body feels more relaxed.   Fiber is my best friend.

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Diagnosed UC 1999

Asacol (no effect)

Colazal (no effect)

VSL#3 (not enough difference to justify the cost)

OTC : Probiotics (Primadophillius Reuteri, 1 capsule per day), enteric coated Fish Oil (1.7g 3x per day), Metamucil (one serving 4x per day), NSI Turmeric/Curcumin95% (1g 2x per day), Caltrate 600D (2x per day), L-Glutamine (9g 2x per day),

Natures Way Alive Multivitamin

KJ35 - how do you get 4 servings in - I do good to get 2 or 3 in. Maybe I should try a different brand, it says I have to take it 1 hour after meds and 6 hours before other meds.

pb4 - what type of probiotics did you say that you take. I started my first brand about 1 week ago - my DH picked it up for me at the health food store - I have read that the ones that are kept in the fridge are better - it is made by NOW and called Probiotic Defense -
serving Size 1 Vcap®

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Proprietary Probiotic Defense™ Blend of: 515 mg
Fermented Greens [Barley Grass (Hordeum vulgaris),
Oat Grass (Avena sativa), Wheat Grass (Triticum aestivum),
and Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)],
Freeze-dried Probiotic Strains (1 Billion cfu)
[Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus
brevis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum,
Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus
paracasei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium bifidum,
Bifidobacterium brevis, Bifidobacterium longum, and
Saccharomyces boulardil],
Super Green Foods [Alfalfa Juice Concentrate,
Atlantic Kelp (Laminaria digitata), and Dulse (Palamaria
palmata)]
* Percent Daily Values are based on 2,000 calorie diet.
† Daily Value not established.

Does it compare with the one you have been using