Literally and figuratively :D Also colonoscopies are expensive and in countries with more nationalised healthcare programmes or limited resources they will not do too many of them. I'm doing calpro...
Yes i have no idea if the sulphate thing holds any weight but it does seem like a very complicated diet and quite different from the most popular diets for colitis (i.e. scd, paleo, gaps etc)....
I would dismiss any article which says: "It is a pity that people have their colons removed, because no one has suggested they try a meat, fish and egg-free diet." as 1. Offensive to anyone who had...
My bloodwork is beautiful even when im having a major flare - because only the surface mucosa are implicated in colitis it can mean in some people that it just doesn't show up systemically in the...
P.s. i re read your post and it sounds more likely that it could come from prednisone than entyvio (pred changevcs hormones and any hormonal disruption can cause (temporary) hairloss) - added to...
Many drugs have hairloss as a side effect - azathioprine/imuran is especially known for this (as are birth control pills) and it's something i felt i experienced while taking it although I must say...
Yep, from 15mg to 5mg i reduced in increments of 2.5mg (broke tablets in half). Then for the last 5mg i went down in steps of 1.25mg (broke tablets in quarters). I have osteopenia in my hip and...
I always used the two terms interchangeably ha ha. Just checked a box that i had left over and it does indeed say prednisolone. I am in europe....
I would definitely try to get to the bottom of it (maybe your GI doc has an idea if it is pred-related?). Pred can definitely do weird things, when I was on high doses I used to get double vision and...
Hi thanks a lot, that's nice to know. Not that scars are the biggest deal in terms of everything else that's going on with surgery but it's an added positive if they are mostly invisible. By the way...
I step on my partner's toes all the time. In ballroom we say it's the fault of the person who gets stepped on for not moving them out the way in time ;)...
Yep, and if you feel you're not responding at 3 months, they should test your 6MP and 6TGN levels to check if the drug is at a therapeutic level. Unfortunately they don't test it earlier because...
Well I am a difficult case, being one of a minority (11%?) who metabolises azathioprine too much into another enzyme, 6TGN. So the azathioprine was not at a therapeutic level while I had too much of...
partlycloudy i am laughing at your ballroom dancing with your husband! glad that it worked though and than you for trying!! nssg - thanks, it's good to get an impression of what it's like. The dr did...
I started on 100mg from the first day, if that helps......