Have you had biopsies during any of your colonoscopies? I suggest you request them at the next one. q...
I use Salofalk 4g...my suggestion is to never go off them completely, but to taper (and I stress taper) to a maintenance of 2x weekly. Are the bottles accordian style or smooth? You could warm the...
"Once in a while" is different than "for a period of time". Were you also on antibiotics? What has caused the perichondritis? Sounds terribly painful. Re surgery...I suggest you venture to discuss...
Still have mine, no issues or sensitivities in that area. My UC flares have been milder and milder through the years. q...
Let us know how it works for you. q...
Ditto CC's questions...thanks for the suspenseful stories, 😲! q...
Fruitgirl...what were the 3 areas found to have the LC? q...
You can request to try steroid foam enema for day and mesalamine enema for night. q...
Good news re c-scope! Looking forward to the outcome of your gyne on Tuesday. How are your symptoms at this point? q...
Wow...Happy 5th anniversary! Hope hernia surgery and recovery goes smoothly 😊 q...
Good you called your doc...what's the result of that discussion? q...
I suggest requesting mesalamine enemas...nightly till whenever. Probiotics...take them at night before bedtime. I'm actually dismayed at the fact your doc is basically wasting time till the end of...
Yes, it could be a fissure. You can take a look and check for yourself by squatting over a mirror. q...
Retention mesalamine enemas 4g will also be of help... if you can use it. q...
I sincerely doubt it has anything to do with a flare. Honey can cause softer/looser/diarrhea stool...depending on how much one consumes or how sensitive or allergic one is to it. What symptoms...
Huge gratitude to all on the forum...and for the support! Hoping 2023 will be a year towards better compared to the bs of the past. q...
I've never had nor would accept it as a flare status diagnostic. I agree with others to have other things in the abdomen area checked... as well as a c-scope if it's been a while. However, I'm...
Seems a good schedule. q...
Hi Songlady! Thanks for sharing your updates. I do know of one person whi is doing chemo long term. Basically because he refuses surgery. I understand the reason why your specialists have decided...
Wow...I'm shocked at your response. I would never give it a second thought to not take them and not deal with it asap. It's only 2 weeks and hopefully will deal with it forever. Low level...best case...
I do...I'm on esomeprazole which I take about 30mins before breakfast. I take the mesalamine oral about an hour or more after eating. When do you take your meds and when the omeprazole. What oral...
Absolutely it's of concern! You should be treated with antibiotics with PPI for 2 weeks. You do not want an h.pylori infection to be lingering. It can cause ulcers and stomach cancer. My husband had...
You could split the dosage...half in morning, other half at night. I know sulfasalazine can cause nausea. Are you supposed to take with or without food? I personally wouldn't take it all at once. q...
No...it wouldn't trigger a flare. Food that disagrees can cause symptoms that might be interpreted as a flare. q...
You won't be able to take it if you're on certain medications. I was refused because I'm on Diltiazem and Rosuvastatin. I could have gone off the statin, but not the other. q...
What is P? q...
Yeah, something is definitely going on... you should put in a call to your GI asap. Hopefully, you'll get in sooner than later. Otherwise, urgent care might be easier to get in than emergency....
Good idea on the suppositories. Looking forward to your update with the GI. q...
Wow...why stop the suppositories... it's a both-end approach. And...UC starts at the rectum! Anyway...request the enemas. And just a reminder...he just might say that they won't help because you have...
How pathetic it is when companies put their noses into poo-pooing the appropriate meds a specialist requests for a patient 😠I hope it does a turnaround for you. What do you mean by most of the...
What probiotics are you taking...my suggestion is to use multi-strain for sure. It doesn't have to be what others are taking...there are many available. Especially when cost is a factor. My husband...
Hi...seems confirmed UC. Thanks for the pathology results. I hope your doc adds additional medications to get healing on the way...I suggest Mesalamine oral and rectal retention enemas...see how you...
I get them spaced apart as well. We do the same for our cat. q...
33 years diagnosed. Symptoms years before diagnosis....I had an idiot doctor. q...
Ok...do the stool sample please. But not right after you do the enema. Who makes the c-scope appt for you? q...
You need to MAKE SURE a stool testing will be done asap if you need to wait for a colonoscopy. At least you will know what's going on. Green diarrhea can be caused by bacteria, virus or parasite. I...
TT...and no meds in the mix? Who knows since the OT hasn't replied 🙄 q...
Breastfeeding women can take mesalamine...it should have been first med. And this time, since you're flaring of probably UC...the enemas of 4g should have been given and at least 2400mg oral. q...
Basically, your GP is remiss in treatment and for not sending you to a GI immediately, because microscopic colitis is never a one-off. Plus...it states favouring UC. Is there anywhere on your report...
Do you have a copy of the pathology results? Is your doctor a GI? Welcome to the forum. q...
I've used prescribed dicyclomine for almost 34 years...daily. it's an antispasmodic and works for me. Some people may be proned to megacolon and that's the precaution. q...
Ditto beave...I've had 3 upper scopes. They give you a spray to swallow and then put a bite guard in your mouth for the scope to go through. Meds were administered, and I was out in an instant. q...
Sara...true...and what sucks is other autoimmune diseases that just like to join the fun. q...
A day to be celebrated indeed! q...
Sara, yes..makes sense. I don't flare with bleeding anymore, because inflammation doesn't have a chance to increase to that state. q...
ASK for a stool testing kit...please! q...
You're in a flare and not near remission. What dosage enemas and how long have you been on them? You have a ways to go...just be patient and use the enemas nightly. You should also eventually taper...
Did you have stool sample kit to do at home? You need to ask for one. q...
I had to read more of this thread to realise what meds you're on. I was commenting on the budesonide comment about constipation. With a UC type of constipation that I've experienced, it was what I...
I'm just going to throw in that constipation can be a symptom of UC healing...regression of inflammation. So keep that in mind. q...