I totally agree with TT, Poopydoop, & Quincy: neither Pred nor Vanco are drugs that should be RXed "just in case"!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your doctor sounds like a too casual dope!!!!!!!!! Also agree with...
Hi, I already commented on most of your points here in your earlier post, but I'll add 1 thing now since I also use the Miralax prep. This year I decided to pour the 238-gram bottle into an empty...
Have you tried the boiled white rice, banana, applesauce, toast routine? (With egg, plain chicken, or fish added.) Generally I haven't been bothered post-scope because my gastro is a master at...
Good luck, MNBeachgal! C-scopes can be such a nuisance. At my last one in April I did all right 'til an hour after finishing the prep around 8 PM. Then I felt like a flare was bursting out. It turned...
Proctofoam HC! (Contains 1% hydrocortisone + 1% pramoline) Fast-acting relief, but Rx is needed to get it. / Old Hat (38 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)...
It's more likely that gas will build up when you sit for long stretches of time. Try to visit the restroom shortly before your meetings even if you just empty your bladder. That should prevent some...
Like Quincy, I avoid eating banana for breakfast. The MD who diagnosed my UC in 1980 advised me NOT to eat them early in my day because they increase the serotonin level in one's body, and that's a...
To Doug, I was told in hospital that the reason they give Lovenox to IBDers post-surgery is that we are thought to have a greater chance for developing embolisms at that stage than non-IBD patients....
QUINCY, saw gastro for post-scope follow-up visit last week & asked about colon length. Gastro replied that mine did not shrink further since previous scope-- so, good news on that account! Gastro...
Chazy, glad to read that you could get an insurance review + postponement of scope 'til June. How are you feeling these days colonwise? That Dulcolax regimen would definitely have been too much &...
I agree with Quincy! This forum does not have to be super-busy or cyber-trendy to be helpful. I've noticed a good many veteran or regular members taking breaks from posting, then returning after some...
You should also pursue regular dental hygiene office visits at least every 6 months because oral steroids can damage the dental ligaments/gums, & jawbone over time. It's best to catch any of those...
Thrilled to hear that you're being spared chemo by the breast surgeon, Songlady!!!!!! Luckily, I have a calm, well-organized, positive-thinking female gyn-onc following up on my pelvic surgery-- so I...
Andrina, I hope you've been able to get off the Lovenox. When I had trans-abdominal surgery in 2015 for a pelvic problem, the hospital pressed me to accept a 4-week Lovenox regimen before they would...
Songlady, I'm trying to recoup my pre-scope speed. The procedure definitely tired me out. Getting a new internist next week, which is not easy here in the city; this individual lists a special...