Christine, I do not have an ostomy (although my mom use to and I took care of her), but I do have ulcerative colitis so I lurk on the ostomy board in case I decide that would be the future for me....
You mentioned a recipe for a low carb cheese cake that you make ... can you post it? Thanks, Zurich...
Ok, this is what I do. I take a bunch of Walnuts and a bunch of almonds (actually after reading Lanie's post I may throw in some macadmia's next time). I put them in a strainer and rinse water over...
You know Wodin ... I have seriously thought about that. Reason being is that I have a primary carrier through my employer and I also have a secondary carrier through my husbands employers that will...
Thanks for replying guys, Lanie ... the PAD Testing. Do you really want to know how I got involved with that? Ok, I have high arches and power walk every day. I begin to get a tingling type sensation...
The last one I had done was around 5 years ago. It was 5.2. I had one done just a couple of weeks ago. It was 5.6. So, I kinda freaked at the increase. But then I looked at the lab report ranges and...
Thanks everyone for responding. I am going to doctor next Friday and he is going to do an A1C so we will take it from there. Do you ever just get so bummed out at times and think your body is a freak...
Yes, I would like to know also why after I check immediately after exercising I am 10 points higher that when I started ... Zurich...
I have both of above (I know IBD is pretty rare). But, I was wondering if anyone else does have both how they manage their diet. I can't eat a lot of high fiber foods (salads) which are low in carbs...
All right, I am mainly just a lurker on this board ... but this one always makes me smile ... and, like you Red, I believe in laughter ... Zurich [color=black] ONLY A MAN WOULD ATTEMPT THIS Just try...
Thanks Susiebuddy, I seen before that you took both Nexium and Apriso (so I was hoping you would respond!). Ok, I should be alright as long as I don't take both at the same time. Thanks, Zurich...
I was just reading up on Apriso and it says the following: The recommended dose for maintenance of remission of /main/art.asp?articlekey=7370][color=#0066cc>[i]ulcerative] in adult patients is 1.5 g...
Hi Sarah, I also tested positive for downs when I was pregnant. Although I didn't know that I had colitis at the time, I did have all the symptoms of it, I just wasn't officially diagnosed with it...
So, can I presume that because my father died of lymphoma and his father died also of lymphoma and two of my dad's brothers died of lymphoma that I will not be able to take the new biologic drugs...
Regarding this post, I received my prescript ion discount card yesterday in the mail from Asacol. I had to call and activate it. But, I used in this morning to refill my Asacol prescript ion. I have...