Is there any evidence or possibility that Slippery Elm can block the effects of mesalamines? I read that mesalamines open in the colon and work like a topical med, but if the colon is covered by...
Has this helped anyone or made things worse? Does it feed good and bad bacteria? I am interested in it for butyrate....
Thanks Sibby, Culturelle has inulin with the Lactobacillus GG....
What about inulin - it creates butyrate to heal the colon?...
So hoping it works for you, how frustrating. My 12 year old son just spent 8 days in the hospital and was on 60mg of solumedrol for 5 days also. It did clear his up but ONLY WITH LIQUID NUTRITION...
Has anyone had luck with Culterelle with inulin? Been thinking about having my son try this. Good studies on both. /community/emoticons/idea.gif ...
Thx for all the input. I'm afraid to give him anything now. What about kefir or yogurt or small dose proboitics? I have an organic partially digested whey shake I make with almond milk, ingredients...
Thanks Bloom93 - The doctor's give me the iron pills - lol they never mentioned infusions. He had homemade chicken broth twice today and boiled eggs. It is hard getting potatoes away from him while...
colitis91895 - How long were you on MTX before they stopped it? I think mtx is making him worse....
Maybe we will try no potatoes too. He will starve though. Ate you eating cheese or yogurt?...
I haven't been giving him probiotics much lately only Kefir. Just giving him mainly multiple vitamin and his chewable iron pill, Folic acid and fish oil....
Do you think bananas, apple sauce are okay and VSL#3 while bleeding?...
I am scared to try anything at this point, gave him the enemas 4 nights in a row and each morning worse, so stopped them. Not sure??...
Mesalamine enemas seemed to make him worse? Nothing is working right now, so hard to tell. Thanks! Can you continue VSL#3 while your are bleeding everyday?...
I also recently read about extra virgin olive oil, clearing up uc inflammation, so trying that today. Have done a week of cortenemas already too....