I have tried (literally) scores of non-pharmaceutical supplements and diets that would supposedly help with UC. The only things that really helped are probiotics (Visbiome) and possibly turmeric. But...
I hate being cynical. I hate, hate, hate it. But if a doctor told me to stop using the effective, nearly-free generic Azathioprine and switch to a tens-of-thousands-of-dollars a year biologics I...
Not hives in particular, but I've been on long-term Imuran and credit it for all kinds of weird infections, from shingles (at ~35 years old) to staph infections to weird skin rashes....
My mom has UC, and my sister and I both have it. I pray that my kids never do....
There's such a thing as this which may be triggering a flare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers%27_diarrhea ...
Maybe this is why you are asking, but I've read that UC is more prevalent in northern areas (further from the equator) and less prevalent in southern areas (closer to the equator.) One theory is that...
Right now I can, but while I was flaring I definitely could not....
Last I checked it was illegal in every country except the United States and New Zealand....
The conflict of interest is that there are ads from brand drugs (presumably paying my GI to run them) but no ads for generic drugs. And presumably my GI is getting paid for certain brands and not by...
This wasn't just random TV playing, it was a loop of nothing but IBD-related pharmaceutical ads....
My old GI just retired so I have to find a new one. The first one I tried has TV screens in the examination rooms that play pharmaceutical advertisements while you wait. Has anyone ever seen this...
You're buying the highest-grossing drug in the world, so they can afford unusual concierge services to make really sure you don't get frustrated with the injection process....
I've been on both for almost 20 years. They do very different things and compliment each other. I wouldn't drop either for myself....
My understanding is that antibody tests are one point of information but not able to completely determine if or to what degree you are immune. (If antibodies were the whole story than monoclonal...
Well crap, wish I had known that. I thought Pfizer and Moderna were really close....
I didn't put too much thought into it. I was told by the pharmacist that Moderna was approved as a followup shot for people who had Pfizer before, and Moderna was what they had available for...
My first two shots were Pfizer back in Mar/Apr. Thurdsay at 6pm I had my third shot which was Moderna. The reaction to this one was a bit worse than the second. I was still having fever shivers late...
For those who have had it, was your reaction to the 3rd shot better or worse than your reaction to the 2nd? I see momto2boys had it worse. .. my 2nd dose hit me pretty hard for a good 30 hours so I'm...
The study specifically looked at the sweeteners saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame. I'm not sure if stevia would even be considered an artificial sweetener or would be part of the same group....
I was forced to switch from Asacol to Lialda when the manufacturer Warner Chilcott stopped making Asacol and started making Delzicol in an unethical scheme to avoid generic competition, and my...
Are you taking azathioprine? I've been on azathioprine for 15 years and I have had a problem with bruising very easily for that long, that I have always attributed to azathioprine....
I've been on Lialda for 6+ years, ever since the Asacol manufacturer stopped producing Asacol and switched to Delzicol so they could avoid it going generic, (and my insurance wouldn't cover...
I've been on it for 15 or so years, it greatly reduced the frequency of my flares and I haven't had one for 6-7 years now. It does make it harder to fight off infections, particularly when you've...
A few months ago I started taking turmeric, and I noticed my bowel movements got a LOT more formed and normal-looking. So I was pretty happy with it for a good while. However I noticed some weird...
My first does of the Pfizer vaccine gave me no side effects whatsoever. I got my second dose of Pfizer vaccine Friday morning. 14 hours later I woke up in a shivering fever feeling very sick. The...
I've been on azathioprine for 10+ years, I got my Pfizer vaccine last Friday, and I have experienced no side effects whatsoever. Well, maybe I was tired yesterday because of it. Or maybe it was...
Has anyone gotten a covid vaccine while on long-term Imuran? How were things following the shots? I have a Pfizer shot scheduled for Friday. . ....
Even if you have third-party lab reports listing the batch number of a company's product, you have to trust the company that they don't just print that batch number on all their batches. I am not...
What country do you live in that you were getting Lialda for $60 for 360 pills? This must have been with insurance right? $800 for 360 is much more in line with the best price you can get for generic...
Another thing - you should be able to split the dose in two and take them 12 hours apart which should help with the nausea, if you aren't doing that already. But check with your doctor on that....
It's been 10+ years but I also had nausea and vomiting when I started taking azathioprine. It went away completely after a couple months, maybe a year. I think it helped me to take it after dinner...
I'll take it if Dr Fauci says it's safe....
I thought Asacol was pulled off the market (ostensibly due to the phthalates) and the manufacturer made a new drug, Delzicol, virtually identical without the phthalates, which in a happy coincidence...
I got shingles at the age of 30, very likely for the reason that I was on azathioprine for my UC. I can't exactly remember but I may have gotten the shingles vaccine afterwards with no bad effects....
I've been on 100mg/day (I'm 180 pounds) for the last 10+ years and for the last 5 or so years I get one bad infection per year that I can't seem to shake off without a doctor's care (antibiotics or...
I'm surprised I'm the first one to say this but the first sign I had was intense gas. i was able to fart for, no joke, ~30 seconds long. Then diarrhea. Then blood and bad abdominal pain....
I haven't been personally in this situation but if your job hours are cut and they no longer offer you insurance, this is considered a life event allowing you to get a policy off the healthcare...
I think I started on 50mg, then 75, then finally 100mg/day for the last ~10 years, which has kept me out of a flare for 5+ years. I weigh around 180 pounds. People on here tell me that's still a...
I have personally tried every single dietary and suggested supplement to treat my flares and none of them had any noticeable effect compared to real, drugstore-issued medicine....
My sketchy online overseas pharmacy has stated it may take 8+ weeks to fill orders. And they've implemented a $10 surcharge for covid-related problems. On the bright side they just lowered the price...
I've been on 100mg of aza per day for the last ~12 years. It's been fantastic for holding my colitis flares back. I haven't had a flare at all in 5+ years. However I get about one bad infection per...
A friend of a friend of mine works in a toilet paper and diaper factory. He said that everyone on the diaper side has been pulled over to make more toilet paper and they're all working overtime....
If you're on Imuran you should consider yourself an especially high risk of infections of all kinds. I heard on the radio that the common flu kills 1 in 1000 people while the recent coronavirus kills...
I've called around to local pharmacies and you can find out which manufacturer of "generic Lialda" they sell....
I've gotten all sorts of weird infections in my 10+ years on azathioprine. I get at least one weird infection per year. Colds that take forever to go away, yes, but also stuff like shingles, staph...
I know different "generic Lialda" from different manufacturers has different coatings. Some of them are clearly dissolubule in saliva (Zydus's version) and others are not(Sun Pharma, Actavis). I...
Get the generic. I've tried many generics and in my limited experience each one of them is actually more effective than the brand....
There's been a drastic decrease in the price of generic Lialda on goodrx recently. It used to be ~$450 for 180 pills ($2.50 per pill) for the longest time. Now the local supermarket has it for $261...
" However, Humira has a copay assistance program, so you'd only be paying $5 per injection (typically done every two weeks)." My sister told me this as well. Just out of curiosity how does this work...
So I looked it up and Doctor B got $81 in 2018 in spending promoting Humira. LOL. Hopefully he's not being swayed by $81/year :-P....