I was on it (150 mg) about 12 years before my liver had had enough. I always considered myself immunocompromised. Case in point, one year a simple cold virus and stress led to shingles at age 39. I...
I read the studies before I ever started it in the first place. And my recent research found a connection between it and BP. That's why I'm asking if anyone else has experienced an increase. I don't...
I'm curious about those of you who take Qing Dai and the types of side effects you think you've had from it. I've been dealing with high blood pressure the last couple of years (it probably hasn't...
I am not a big fan of the SCD diet. When I am trying to heal I do everything I can to reduce effort on the colon - so I cut out inflammatory foods like gluten, dairy, and sugar. And limit meats (NO...
It doesn't really matter how severe your UC is or was, after having it (even if not flared the whole time) 10 years the cancer risk goes up. So you'll likely have regular colonoscopies (2-4 years,...
For what it's worth, my normal is 1-3 times a day of loose stool (but no mucus or blood). It's never solid like in the good ol' days. Sometimes it holds together, I guess you might consider that...
I'm so sorry - that is such an awful thing. I deal with that from time to time, and more recently on my journey than ever before. If severe enough, I treat it as a yeast infection - which may be what...
I take turmeric/curcumin with black pepper and it has never given me issues, but I don't think it's strong enough to affect inflammation in the colon a whole lot. I actually take it for arthritis in...
I need a long time to mentally prepare for scopes, too, haha!...
I had a similar response from brussels sprouts once during a flare a few years ago. Soooooo much gas and gut pain. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, and cauliflower are notoriously...
He5aM - So sorry that happened. Have you ever tried VSL#3?...
Right now I'm doing intermittent fasting. 16 hours no eating, 8 where I have 2 meals. I definitely am getting enough calories and nutrients (I've been eating healthy) and I have weight to lose,...
Although you have low inflammation, you might want to consider avoiding inflammatory foods for a while to give your gut a better chance to heal. I am currently in a mild flare that doesn't go away...
My flare was around 5 weeks in total and started a few days after Visbiome (can't remember exactly how soon) - and not having flared for years before, I need to consider it as a cause. I only bled a...
Turmeric is a spice, it has scientific studies that prove its effect on inflammation, and is highly recommended by doctors. It's one of the few "supplements" if you can really call it that, that is...
During my recent flare, the worst day I had with the largest amount of blood and pain, came a day after I'd eaten fried breaded chicken and onion rings. If it does THAT while I'm in a flare, surely...
My response was similar - started a flare very shortly after starting Visbiome. I had taken VSL#3 before. I hadn't had a flare in YEARS. As soon as I made the connection I immediately stopped taking...
Definitely not! No reason to - my flare is over....
When I was first diagnosed, it took months (really a couple years as my GI tried to find the right meds, and that was right as Colazal came out, so switching to that and then ultimately adding in...
Glad to hear you went for it - you should probably see a different specialist, a rheumatologist. There might be some other things to try as well. When I started on azathrioprine I was also at 150 and...
Has anyone else flared after switching to Visbiome? Background: I've had UC 17 years and have largely been in remission due to Imuran and Colazal. The 2 times my Imuran dosage was lowered I flared...
So interesting you posted this about Visbiome. I ran out of VSL#3, saw the issues regarding the lawsuit, so switched to Visbiome. I've been on it now a couple months and my U.C. just returned and as...