I had an anal abscess and resulting fistula a few years ago. Because my UC was in complete remission when it happened, my GI and colorectal doc saw no reason to question my diagnosis with UC. The...
I don't think I've ever gotten out of bed and eaten anything in the middle of the night. I have eaten in the middle of the night, but that was more like a "eat some food to sop up all the alcohol"...
I think that at this point, you need to make sure to get the flare under control for your baby's sake. Congrats on the pregnancy, BTW! You may want to ask to see a high-risk OB, or ask your gastro...
I take 5mg extended release melatonin every night. I stopped taking it in January, and was sleeping fairly well, but then I had a slight uptick in my daily number of BMs (from 1 to 2-3). This was at...
Yes but look at your signature. If I were on those big gun meds then we could all eat whatever we wanted too.[/quote] I'm fine with grains (and haven't needed to modify my diet at all since being...
I flared after my first child was born, but that's when I was diagnosed. I did not flare after my second was born, but I had been stable for a couple of years before getting pregnant, was stable...
I'd try ditching the mesalamine rectals. During the small flare I had a year and a half ago, I became sensitive to mesalamine rectal meds. At first, I thought it was just the sulfate preservative in...
q, thanks. I'm not sure how much I'll post - I just don't feel that I have a ton to contribute. nssg, nope, I won't apply. I'm not qualified (PhD is in horticulture), but I also have decided I don't...
I ran across this today - it's just now being advertised, so it will be a while before someone gets up and running, but this could result in some interesting info for IBDers. Here's some text from...
I didn't like the tips on the Gavis bottles - I thought they were sort of rough compared to Perrigo....
I always just laid on the bathroom floor to do enemas - I was too afraid of drips and the possibility that the enema solution could stain my bedding (and it DOES stain). I'd just do it, get up, wash...
I haven't been here in a long time, but I'll "play." TBH, I really don't know how I'd feel. I think I'd be OK with it, *if* I had a well-functioning j-pouch or were content with my stoma. If that...
Get back on your meds. It's a lot more dangerous to flare than it is it be on mesalamine-based meds during pregnancy. I took Apriso and mesalamine enemas the entire time I was pregnant with my second...
I won't go into too many details because it's a long story and I don't have them all, but my sister in law is certain she has a systemic yeast/fungal infection. She has horrible gi symptoms, has had...
You can have a flare that involves less, or more, of the colon than what you've had in the past. For instance, I was diagnosed with pancolitis. I had a very mild flare about a year ago, and while I...
I think I found that actual study you reference (not a report about the study), and the parents were the ones recording the amount/severity/ect. of coughing, so perhaps THEY were influenced, and the...
I imagine that the conditioning would require many instances of reassuring her that the medicine would "make her all better," sort of like a Pavlov's dogs thing. And, who knows how these studies were...
Wouldn't that be fun to put in a guest bathroom? ;)...
This exactly. Except that oral mesalamine does a lot for me....
My daughter had flu last year as an 11 month old. She woke up in the middle of the night with a 104* fever and we took her to the doctor that next morning, where she tested positive for flu. We...
My GI told me there's been ONE reported case of diarrhea in an infant whose mother was taking mesalamine. And given what baby poop is like, how accurate might that be, even? I was not at all worried...
Interesting, OM. As for the questions why CD first, I think it's because CD is generally thought to be a much more serious disease. It can affect the entire digestive tract, not just the colon, and...
First, that's awesome that you have such a good feeling/relationship with your son's GI. It makes things more tolerable (not sure if that's the right word, but I hope you know what I mean) when...
Ditto to not take imodium if you get traveller's diarrhea. Whatever "bad guy" got in there needs to get OUT, and stopping the diarrhea is not a good idea! Avoid fresh fruits and veggies, as the water...
sue, can you share the recipe? I like spicy stuff!...
Congrats!!!!...
This quinoa pad Thai recipe is REALLY good. I added more sriracha than what the recipe called for and started with leftover roast chicken. http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/2013/12/03/quinoa-pad-thai/...
And to clarify, I think it's great that people share what food bother them - it can give others ideas of what to try, if they think they need to modify their diet. However, I really do think the idea...
Sorry, but wrong again. I eat dairy daily. And while I don't eat a lot of processed foods because I like to cook and I like to avoid them for overall health, I do eat some....
I have never seen that enemas aren't safe in the third trimester. Where did you see that? I used them the entire time I was pregnant with my daughter. She was born the day before her due date...
I'm in remission - I had 5-year very solid remission (zero symptoms), then a very minor flare, and have been back in remission for over 9 months now. I eat all of those things, and especially eat a...
Papers are absolutely peer-reviewed, if published in "peer-reviewed" journals. They don't have to be presented at a conference to be considered peer-reviewed, either. The journal editors send the...
(Another MSU grad checking in - PhD in horticulture/plant breeding. Go Spartans!)...
I have a cup or two every morning....
My aunt is on SSD due to severe RA, and she lives with my grandparents. When they pass on, though, she's going to have to go into subsidized housing, because she's impossible to live with (I don't...
I still just don't see how the anemia could be due to Celiac since you're already gluten-free. Have you point-blank asked your GI this? I'd want a really good answer for that question before I'd...
That just shows how oblivious I am to the stickies! I sometimes hop in the UC Resources thread to find a link to something I know is there, but otherwise, my eye just skips over them to the first...
Wait, you mean HealingWell?...
Oh yeah, if you aren't currently using rectal meds they can be a huge help as you're tapering pred. You could consider alternating between mesalamine and steroid enemas....
In medical terms, there's no such thing as simmering. I mean, you're either in remission or you're flaring. Sure, there are degrees of flaring, and one can certainly have a mild flare, which is what...
Well, I think that some people have lingering issues with urgency even when in clinical remission, but I think the urgency is more psychological-based instead of inflammation-based. UC can cause some...
Well....UC is associated with higher incidence of colon cancer due to the inflammation and the damage caused by the inflammation. Besides, not all UCers are on immune suppressing drugs - plenty of us...
Burli, here's a link to the page where all of the posts you started begins. http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&p=196&x=25&ord=s It's page 196, sorted by "started by." So then you...
Poop-fume doesn't sound like a great idea to me, so I'd probably skip that. Sorry this happened, though and I hope you find something that works soon!...
Yes, it drives me nuts how many different ways her name is spelled in that article. It's spelled Clarissie, pronounced Claire-iss-sie, with the emphasis on the first syllable. I thought about having...
Thanks Guardian and stud. She really was quite a lady and I'm thankful that I got to know her - not many people can say they knew their great-grandparents!...
My great-grandma lived to be 102 and she was an omnivore. And she had no chronic illnesses. And she drank a coke pretty much every single day. ::shrug:: She did, however, stay quite active, even in...
There's no evidence to suggest that vaccines trigger flares. I got an MMR vaccine a week and a half ago because my titers were low, and I am fine. However because you are on Imuran, it's recommended...
I think I'd change up my diet a bit - I mean, since you're still having fairly bad symptoms, it could for sure be causing you GI symptoms other than inflammation. For example, sweet potatoes can give...
I think you should try rectal meds, specifically mesalamine enemas. They should really help the feeling that you have to go all the time. Or if those don't help, try steroid rectal meds. Also, the...