John,

My daughter, 12, has Ulcerative Colitis. Her GI finally switched her
from Asacol to "Sulfazine". You may want to consider that.

My daughter too has a lot of pain and the GI insisted on a HIGH FIBER
DIET. At least 20 grams a day. So maybe you should consider that.

I hope he gets to feeling better soon.

Arleen

--- In crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com, Jennifer Rathje
<jenn_rathje@y...> wrote:
> John,
>
> Hi my name is Jennifer and I have had Chron's for about 6 years.
It is definately hard to figure out what to eliminate and I know it
can be very fusterating. So I feel your pain. My parents have been
at a loss since I was diagnosed and sometimes find it hard to
understand. I have noticed that when I don't eat close to when I go
to bed I don't have those pains at night. Usually that means not
past 7pm. The is a gas relief drug at walmart I can't think of the
name but it is a small white bottle with a yello lid and a blue
label. I'll get you the name tommorrow, and that really helps with
the pain. It used to be a perscription so it works fast and they
have a mint taste so your son won't mind them! It really helps me
when I have a bad attack and can't sleep. Also, I think it is
easiest and less painful if you cut out the things that are hard to
digest, life red meat and the like. then after things are under
control re introduce them if you feel like you can. How long has he
> had it? Sometimes your body also gets used to the Asocol and you
have to up your dosage to stop the flare ups. (that happened to me)
Hope that helps a bit. Good luck!
>
> "Long, John" <jlong@i...> wrote:
> I sure wish we could figure out what in his diet to eliminate.
Last night he simply had chicken noodle soup, with crackers. We'll
just have to keep trying. It's really tough seeing your kid in pain,
as you probably already know.
>
> Thanks....
>
> John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Len Blaifeder [mailto:thelenshow@y...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:43 AM
> To: crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [crohns_n_colitis] My Son
>
>
> hello john...
> i'm len...new to the group.
> my 11 year old zachary was recently diagnosed with colitis.
> he is on azacol as well.
> thankfully flare ups are minor.
>
> just a word of experience.
> we are always mindful of what zach eats at night and try to be
congizant of what causes the flare-ups.
> for him, its saucy foods.
> perhaps it is diet related for your son as well.
>
> good luck
>
>
> John <jlong@i...> wrote:
>
> Hey everyone. I have a question. My son Adam (12) has been
hurting
> real bad in his stomach again. This pain is always worse at
night.
> He's not having a flare up, thank God, but the pain is extremely
> intense. My wife even called his ped. GI Doc last night (2:00 am),
> just to see if there's anything else to do.
>
> He's already scheduled for another colonoscopy, and the upper GI
> soon. They are also going to be doing more blood work this week.
He
> takes his Asacol twice a day, and Bentyl at night. My question is,
> does anyone here experience real bad pain just at night?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
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