Well, I hope everyone had a good holiday. Just wanted to drop a few lines about how I am doing. I finally seem to be improving (oh so slowly), but any...
Tricia, I'm so happy your feeling better!!! I hope you continue to improve and I know how the anti-depressants help.. I started on them a few months ago and ...
Yes, I have had the same thing; all the sitting on the pot makes your hemmorhoids go mad. I have bad internal hemmorhoids; the worst part of a scope is 1st...
Out of the last four days I have discovered that drinking caffeine is bad for me during a flare up. Every day that I have had a soda in the morning to help...
Debbie, Thanks! This flare has been particularly hard as I have been in school full time as well as working. I did finally manage to turn in my final project...
Hi Tricia, ... Have you ever tried to control bowel bacteria, as outlined by Gastroenterology Journal? All it takes is a prebiotic and a probiotic. Several of...
Tricia, I want to congratulate you on sticking with your studies. You must be very determined and disciplined to keep going when you are unwell. I had to take...
Thanks Amy. I sometimes wonder how I have made it through the past month and a half. Luckily I have a wonderful support system in my family. My family and my...
I just signed on to several Crohns lists in the hopes of educating myself about Crohns Disease and to be able to help my brother. My brother, age 53, was...
Hi, I've had crohn's for over 20 years i've been in and out of hospital many times and have had 2 operations to take bits that had gotten so thin nothing was...
I have Ulcerative Colitis and not Crohns. Has your brother ever gotten a second opinion? It sounds like these doctors are not doing their job. I am not...
Please tell me more about pre-biotics and pro-biotics or at least the articlein Gastro Journal that you referred to. Thanks, ABBY In a message dated 1/4/04...
There is a Dr. Present in New York who is the head of the Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis foundation. You may want to contact him. They are doing many studies...
Duncan, Can you provide me with a link to this journal article that describes your treatment? Or the specific issue it is found in so I can get it from the...
Here is the site I was talking about. Signed Suzanne E-mail: [input] Password: [input] [input] [input] Remember my LoginForgot your password? Not registered...
Hello everyone, My name is Sandi, and I have just joined this list. I am in Michigan, in the thumb. My diagnosis' are: Fibro, Polymyalgia, RSD, SLE Lupus,...
HI everyone, ;) Has anyone tried a Nicotine patch with success for Ulcerative Colitis? I have no clue if it would be dangerous considering I have Errossive...
Sandi, FYI, I got my first two flare ups when I quit smoking. I have restarted both times although. This last flare up wasnt considered UC but only proctitis....
Thanks so much for the nice welcome!! I think most likely Nicotine will make the Lupus worse. I do want to try Remicaide as my Rheumy has wanted to try that...
... Hi Tricia, The science on controlling bowel bacteria and its relevance to reducing IBD is here, including the full article in the Gastroenterology journal:...
Hi Sandi, Regarding this passage... ... Perhaps you are a good candidate for a little reading into the role glyconutrients play in health, and a lack of them,...
Duncan, As a nutritionist and herbalist, I heartily agree- carbs are a major no no for IBD of any form. The issue then comes that the regular lo-carb diet of...
< tee hee> I am one step ahead of you- have tried all of the Mannetech Products, have tried Molocure, have tried alot of things. They work for awhile, but...
Hi Again, Sandi, It would sure have been convenient if the other stuff had worked, but that it didn't work for long points out that this problem may be ...
hi Duncan, When you talk about IBD i take it as irritable bowel disorder, i kinda get frustated that crohn's is put in with UC, as these 2 things are very...
We are always talking about how our flare ups are going on this board. Sometimes it is good news and other times it isn't. Since I have been spending huge...
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Tricia.. Good thing to start a thread about! A much lighter subject... Well.. when I have a flare or just a upset tummy and I am forced to sit in the bathroom ...
... Hi Eddie, IBD is an acronym for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (crohn's and colitis), and I agree they're often different from IBS, which is what you're...
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