Take good care, Champ. Glad that procedure is now done, & wish you all the best. / Old Hat...
Take 1,000 IU of D3 daily, alternating a softgel D3 with Centrum Silver multivitamin that includes D3. This D3 regimen + fortified lactose-free milk in daily diet gives me lab test results for vit D...
OK. You're better off than a famous French writer, Michel de Montaigne, who lived in an unheated stone castle in the Bordeaux wine region of France during the 16th century. He wrote many...
Good luck on Wed., Champ! I hope a diet change can rid you of further stones formation in kidneys. Does doctor use ultrasound to break them up? / Old Hat...
Thanks for mention of HongKong study, but NY Post is not that good a source of definitive info on COVID-19, nor anything else, being part of the Rupert Murdoch empire. It was a terrific paper into...
Vitamin D3 for its anti-inflammatory, immune system-supporting properties, but don't go higher than 1,000 IU (25 mcg)/daily unless you have a doctor's recommendation. For diet issues see our advice...
Sorry to read that you have recurrent kidney problem, Champ. Diet is really important with stone issues. I know that from former BF experience, plus hubby of a friend who thought it was safer to...
Keith's moniker is ks1905. I also miss him here on the forum!!!!! He was able to give valuable advice on a range of UC sub-topics because he needed to try many different meds in the course of...
Happy, healthy 2021 to forum members, mods, and Mr. Waite! 2020 pretty much beat everyone up around the globe-- so many thanks again for the practical help and emotional comfort provided here on this...
Which vaccine did your friend get, Jane? / Old Hat...
RE shellfish allergies & COVID vaccines: a senior male MD in Boston area started lapsing toward anaphylaxis right after he got the Moderna vaccine shot #1 late last week. Luckily he was able to...
Sorry that this painful problem is persisting for you, Ribbon. It could be that you have an internal hemmie in addition to the fissure. I think hemmies are rather common post-partum for various...
Sorry that you're between a rock and a hard place right now. Maybe you could get a video visit with an IBD subspecialist who'd be willing to review all your records and advise you on coordination of...
Jane, are you asking because you have a long history of UC treatment with mesalamines? I know from my own experience that it's possible to suddenly "top-out" of Rowasa, which happened to me after 14...
These wishes extend to Mr. Waite and forum mods, present and past, including Red34 (Sherry), Fruitgirl, Sherbear, Loneylane, Sue Bear, Dakota Girl, TJF, KitKat Baker, and more distant former members,...
Dr. Fauci has served at NIH during Republican Party presidencies and Democratic Party presidencies. He doesn't play politics, and he has definitely shown courage and restraint when obliged in his...
Actually this thread is cheering me up. It gives us a chance to vent our anxieties over COVID & frustrations with egomaniac politicians plus herd stupidity. Onward and (hopefully) upward ... / Old Hat...
Then I think you'd be better off pursuing a 2nd opinion (before agreeing to gall bladder surgery). Even though they do it now by laparoscope through one's navel, it's still an invasive procedure that...
Well put, NCOT. Also, congratulations on your rise to Elite Member!!!!!! / Old Hat...
Sorry that you have this problem, but I don't think your doctor should conclude that you have Crohn's rather than UC on the basis of sigmoidoscopy alone. A UC colon can exhibit both narrowing of the...
Vitamin D is toxic at high levels. Also, the Pfizer-Bio-N-Tech Covid vaccine reportedly has its mRNA encapsulated in fat. / Old Hat (40 yrs with left-sided UC)...
Most gastros & pharmacists are NOT IBD subspecialists who participate in research & clinical trials to determine how exactly the 5-ASAs differ. They are not all equivalent because some like Lialda, &...
You are right to eat only cooked vegetables for now. A dietitian who works for my gastroenterologist also recommends putting cooked veggies into a blender or food processor that will break down...
Do you have gallstones? The gallbladder transports bile from the liver to the digestive organs when we eat. If stones develop there and clog that passage, it can cause a lot of discomfort. A couple...
FYI, ipoop, sulfasalazine is not equivalent to Lialda! It's sulfa-bonded and that causes side effects, including ocular photosensitivity, to many of us. / Old Hat (40 yrs with left-sided UC; in...
Welcome to the UC Forum! Did your gastro prescribe any med(s)? What are your current symptoms? If you have multiple bm problem daily, a low-fiber diet may help, such as boiled white rice,...
Watery D is more typical of norovirus than UC. It's possible that you got a viral bug after proctitis DX and it aggravated your auto-immune response so that UC progressed. Try to rest as much as you...
Sorry to read that this problem has been foisted on you. The insurers don't care to understand that 5-ASA oral meds differ in effectiveness/tolerance among UC patients; they'll impose anything for...
Yes, I heard from a friend in Tasmania that their state leader especially took the COVID-19 threat seriously. Some people who tested positive had to quarantine in north coast hotels to curb any...
Dr. Fauci is a humanitarian! He stated publically that his job is to save lives, not to worry about the stock market. The people who keep trying to put him down are the ones who engage in politics...
FYI, the Mayo Clinic online seems to be hosting a patient "conversation" about small fiber neuropathy, in case you want to take a look. / Old Hat...
It's good that finally you're getting some answers RE your symptoms. 15 vials of blood, though, whew! You have a right to feel tired of it all. / Old Hat...
Why would anyone wish for a Wuhan-type lockdown? Wuhan is where the COVID-19 catastrophe started, obviously because their "wonderful" govt shut up the physicians who were trying to alert the public...
Ditto! / Old Hat (40 yrs with left-sided UC)...
Dr. Fauci is not "old school" just because he's nearing 80. He has been heavily involved with AIDS research for most of his career and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (USA) for his...
Flagyl (metronidazole) can cause peripheral neuropathy with extended use. Raynaud's syndrome is another possibility for numbness in extremities. As I recall, Deltaforce has posted here in the past...
P.S. You posted about a month ago that your doctor + CVS told you that Colazal was no longer in production. FYI, I was able to get an Rx refill last week though my insurer does require me to process...
What does your gastroenterologist say about your neurological symptoms in relation to your Rx meds? That seems to be a key point in your issue. It is known that "fillers" in Rx meds can cause side...
Everyone with this vaccine interest should look up online articles about Katalin Kariko, a biochemist who started research on mRNA in 1978 in Hungary, then immigrated to the USA a couple years later....
Gads! When you didn't reply post-scope in October, I thought you might still be asleep from the anti-anxiety pills ... LOL! Glad everything worked out, *Jen*. / Old Hat...
Congratulations on your new daughter! Just wondering-- because you experienced severe pain for a week post-C-section : did hospital give you an epidural anesthetic beforehand? RE flaring UC...
Today the 1st Pfizer vaccine shot against COVID-19 was administered in England, to a 90 yr-old woman in Coventry. Health officials there said that the vaccine has to be shipped in sub-zero containers...
There is a known variant of UC in which inflammation involves the cecal patch & lower left segments of colon only. As I recall from past posts to this forum, the members who had it took Rx meds,...
Drink plain water hourly, at least a cupful. Also, try phasing in some natural cranberry juice (such as Knudsen's Just Cranberry), about a quarter cup 2X daily. Go low on sugary foods, drinks. Also...
Keep an eye on COVID/vaccine news coming from NJ (USA) because the pandemic hit them hard last spring & is repeating since October now. They reportedly just got a 1st shipment of vaccine for...
Deen, "Wet flatulence" = "shart", in language common to this forum when I joined back in 2007. It stands for mucus & stool coming out unexpectedly when one needs to expel gas. Sharts are usually...
Very interesting info-- thanks for updating us! Fingers crossed! (Sounds almost too helpful to be true.) / Old Hat (40 yrs with left-sided UC)...
You could be allergic to 1 of the fillers, either in Balsalazide or the mesalamine enemas. Sulfites in the latter bother a good number of UCers per past member reports here. Some have found relief by...
A while back I was having an annoying bout of post-nasal drip in early AMs, which I mentioned during office visit to gastro, who subspecializes in IBD treatment. The advice I got there: try gargling...
At this point the AstraZenica vaccine sounds undesirable due to faulty clinical trial procedures, plus it was developed using a chimpanzee virus. / Old Hat...