My husband has had mild UC for 3 years. A friend with UC recommended that
he try nicotine patches as he decreased his dosage of prednisone. He uses
14mg nicotine patches and feels that they have been some benefit. He is
currently also taking 5mg of prednisone a day and Asacol but I'm not sure
how much. He really feels that the patches do help him. We recently spent
2 weeks traveling in China which included long bus rides and he never had a
problem. He attributes some of that to the nicotine patches. However, he
hasn't really been very scientific about figuring out if they are really
helping and said that it could just be a kind of placebo effect. But we
figure if it makes him feel relaxed and not worried about having to rush to
a a toilet then it is worth it. Hope this helps.

Hannah


>From: "sportbiker3" <sportbiker3@...>

>I have been doing some research and have found several studies to
>suggest that there is a positive link between nicotine/smoking and
>positive results with UC. Has anyone heard anything similar or had a
>positive experience with this. I dont really want to start smoking
>again.....really! but im not having much luck with any of the other
>toxic things my doctor is prescribing me and am willing to try
>anything that works
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