Some people take probiotics from the health food store. (good bacteria in pill form) Another approach is to experiment with your diet, and try to starve the bad bacteria. That's the theory behind...
I use flax meal as an egg replacement for baking, and it has never affected me....
I agree that your daughter should find a different doctor....
My proctitis looked like a red inflamed area in my bowel. There weren't even any healthy little veins in the colon wall. I did not have any ulcers in my bowel. Is the doctor checking you for anemia?...
Also, I should add, that eating sugar makes my urine have a milky, opaque appearance....
There's a condition called "fructose malabsorption". It means that some people have trouble absorbing white sugar and high fructose corn syrup. It ends up in their urine and their large intestine....
It could be "cherry angioma". Sort of like a benign capillary tumor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_angioma...
http://www.strangebuttrewe.com/knitGI.htm I hope it's ok with the mods to post that link. You might have to copy and paste it into your browser. Our GI system looks so harmless and cute when it is...
I don't think there can be a cure for colitis. There's only periods of remission. There's probably many causes of colitis so there can't be one catch-all cure. It's like saying aspirin is a cure for...
Good luck!...
I've eaten rice puffs before. Rice krispies have sugar :sad: I eat a lot of salt on my chicken and rice, so it should be ok. I personally have trouble with fruit because it has sugar, but all this...
I avoid wheat, corn, and sugar, so cheerios and lucky charms are out....
Some people feel that diet doesn't really affect their troubles, but I personally feel that changing my diet helped me a lot. My troubles are mild compared to many other people on this board. It is...
I tried peanuts once, but I didn't think it tasted as good. I also tried coconut and I didn't like that either. You could try hazelnuts or macadamia nuts, but I've not tried either with it....
It looks like bananas are one of the gas producing foods. Maybe lay off them for a few days and see if it makes a difference?...
Best thing to do is to goto your family doctor. Pain in the chest area can be from any number of things -- heart troubles, lungs (bronchitis hurts like hell), inflammation in the esophagus from poor...
Can you tolerate soy crackers or rice crackers? I buy GenSoy Soycrisps, rice crackers, and soy sour cream for snacks....
It's sweet from the dextrose, but not nearly as sweet as something made with white sugar. I think it tastes good. It's definitely not cake though! :smile: In the unmodified recipe from the Bob's Red...
Well, I always enjoyed regular Coca-Cola. I'd often have red gums, and bleeding when flossing. :redface:...
If you want to try altering your diet, here are the foods that can cause gas in people. Through experimentation, you can find out which cluster of foods it is: Legumes: Most beans, especially dried...
I get back pain a lot. I believe it is related to my colon / bowels....
Deep fried turkey! :devil:...
I get gas and cramps first, if I go off my diet. Then, I start getting fairly solid white mucus, then finally blood....
I hope this is ok with the moderators - I wanted to give something back to the group. Oatmeal and ricemeal get boring after a while, so I make muffins once a week, and eat one for breakfast. I didn't...
It was a new dentist. Maybe she was just being nice. :-)...
I went to the dentist yesterday for a cleaning, and my hygienist was impressed by how pink and healthy my gums were. Reducing the sugar in my diet had to help a lot! If you think about it too - maybe...
Fast food or potato chips can bring on a flare in me! Now I know why! :smile:...
I have trouble tolerating large amounts of fruit, and especially apples. They cause me too much gas and gas pain. I've had good luck eating boiled collard greens, or swiss chard. The greens have lots...
I eat white, polished rice, and my colon likes it fine. I even fry it once and a while in olive oil or peanut oil. I avoid honey, white sugar, and high fructose corn syrup like the plague. Sugar is...
Unfortunately, my grandfather died yesterday evening. He'd come out of his delirium about a week after my last post. He and my grandmother gave a "Do Not Resuscitate" request with the doctor, and his...
The colon makes extra mucus when it is irritated....
Welcome. It's important to take a deep breath. When I first started having problems, it was gas and blood. It was only a few months later that I started having diarrhea, fever, shakes, cramps, etc. I...
I get a lot of gas and diarrhea from any kind of sugar like white sugar, high fructose corn syrup. honey, maple syrup, etc. You might want to try eating no sugar for a few days (and that includes any...
I went to the hospital yesterday, and the nurses had everyone dress up in bunny suits. He has a lung infection, and the doctor added a drain tube to each lung. His eyes open about halfway, and he...
I replaced butter with olive oil and spices. Also, try just avoiding anything with any sugar or high fructose corn syrup in it. It helps me a ton, and it only took 2 or 3 days to see an improvement....
I usually hang out in the UC forum, but I have a relative in the hospital. I'm getting information second hand, so I don't really understand what's going on. Maybe someone can help me understand? My...
If I eat a big meal at night, I wake up the next morning amazingly hungry....
I used my Rowasa enemas for four weeks until the next doctors appointment. Most of my symptoms cleared up by that appt, and the doctor said I could quit. I stopped using them, but a minor amount of...
Just so I don't start a new thread, I thought this MSNBC article was interesting: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21246628/ "The boy who is allergic to (almost) every food" Twelve-year-old Tylor Savage...
I get back pain a lot since I've been diagnosed with proctitis. It's tough laying on my side, since it makes my tailbone hurt. I don't really understand it. I haven't had a bad episode of diarrhea...
It's worth experimenting with your diet to see if it has any effect. If it doesn't help you, at least you know that too....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose_malabsorption That has a bunch of good information about why sugar is so hard to digest. Also, sugar is a really unnatural for human to eat. It wasn't until the...
People first starting eating cheese because it's a good way to store food for the coming winter....
Are you losing much blood? Maybe you are anemic?...
There was a teenage girl that had some pictures of her moonface in a photo album. I can't remember her name, but it was the girl that ended up having surgery to remove her colon. Maybe one of the old...
I don't do the SCD, but I do follow a special diet. I don't eat: pork, beef, wheat, corn, alcohol, carbonated liquids, and anything with sugar (cake, candy, soda, fruit) I do eat: baked fish, baked...
Maybe use baby wipes instead of toilet paper?...
Colitis is probably more common than we realize, and since it is embarassing, most people don't talk about it....
Maybe try to convince the doctor to give you some antibiotics, and see if it helps? At least it would narrow down the possibilities....
Welcome! I'm surprised it will take so long to get a colonoscopy. I live in a rural area, and only waited 3 weeks. I'd encourage you to eat some mild fish, and some boiled greens like spinach. They...