I hope all goes well! I was hospitalized for the first time for four days last week. The IV steroids worked wonders and I am so much better now. No blood for about 8-9 days now! Let us know how it...
Interesting! Also, when I was hospitalized last weekend, I was talking to one of my nurse's about my husband and myself. Her 25-year old son is in the Navy and was recently diagnosed with UC and will...
Nights are the worst for me when I am flaring, too. I can sometimes go from lunchtime or so until mid-evening or bedtime without a lot of problems. The minute I lay down, however, it's all over....
I was diagnosed at 29 and my husband was diagnosed at 27. Kris2336...
Hi - I hadn't heard about codeine, but my doctor also is concerned about certain pain relievers and the chance that it can slow the colon down too much and lead to toxic megacolon. Tylenol alone does...
Hi there - nausea? -- Yes, I often feel nauseous, though I have only vomited 3-4 times from it in 11 years. Fever? Say, 99-100? -- I usually will have a low-grade fever, at least initially. I was...
Hi - My husband was diagnosed with UC a year before I started having symptoms and received my diagnosis. We had been together for 5 years or so at that point. I have always wondered about the...
Hi all - I did end up in the hospital last Friday and was in for four days. I understand now how important that decision was for me. I was on IV steroids and a clear diet and I am much, much better....
Good luck! Just do what you can to take care of it while it is in the oste openia stage, girl! You are young and you can take charge of it now. Also, if it is any consolation, I am not a big...
Hi Keith - Thanks for the link...I will check it out. I'm in Colorado and we have the best allergy and asthma hospital, but I don't know about GI. They did try Imuran a few years back, but I was one...
Hi AKB - I've always wondered about that angle, too. I was talking to a friend who is a doctor a few years back. He was really interested and intrigued by the fact that we both had it and asked about...
Hi there - Yep, they did the full stool sample thing along with blood tests (2 rounds now) and ruled out additional factors. My sed rates definitely pointed to an inflammation. Also, I was using the...
Hi Keith - Thanks! I will absolutely listen to my GI tomorrow, but I guess I am just a little afraid. From what I understand they will start some sort of IV steroid therapy, which doesn't really...
Thanks all! I've long been certain that my husband were exposed to the same initial trigger, whatever it was...I don't have any ducks to blame, so maybe some bug. /community/emoticons/smile.gif...
I am curious as to when things with UC are bad enough that you need to go to the hospital. I have been on 60 mg (yikes) of Pred for a few days now, along with Colazal, Cipro, and Flagyl. I thought I...
Hi Sara - Sorry to hear about the results and yes, you do need to worry about oste openia. If you don't take care of yourself, it can progress into osteoporosis. The bright side is that you can do...
Thanks so much! I thought I had read you can't when you are steroids...I will call my doctor to schedule tomorrow! Kris2336...
Hi - I'm on a posting frenzy tonight. I was diagnosed with UC about 11 years ago...a year after my husband received the same diagnosis. His UC is not anywhere near as nasty as mine (thank goodness),...
Hi there - I have been on Cipro for two days now, along with another antibiotic called Flagyl. I feel like they are just trying to bomb me with anything they get their hands on and hope something...
Has yogurt helped anyone with UC? Thanks! Kris2336...
Hi - I was reading the flu shot topic and thought I'd start a new one because this is a little off. Is it okay to get a flu vaccine while you are flaring and on Prednisone??? Thanks! Kris2336 40 yrs...
Hi from another new member! I was really glad to find this forum, too...it is always comforting to know that you are not alone. I have had UC for over 11 years now, and for the past 5 or so I have...
Hi there - My doc tells me not to take asprin or ibuprofin or nsaids (or anything containing these) - not while I am flaring and not while I am in remission. That leaves Tylenol/acetominophen (sp?),...
Thanks so much for your replies! I could definitely use something to help me deal with stress, because that seems to be a major factor that brings on my flares. I am going to try and set something up...
Hi - I asked this in a really wordy post yesterday, so it might have gotten lost. Has anyone tried accupunture - either during a flare or during remission? What was your experience? Thanks! Kris 11...
Hi - I was really happy to find this board today. I am 40 years old and was diagnosed with UC about 11 years ago. My first few flares were horrible, then I got it under control (relatively) until I...