Hello everyone, I just joined the group, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Lauren, and I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 15 years ago when I...
Hi Lauren, I too have been dealing with UC since I was young as well. I was wondering if you can share with us your experience during your pregnancy and how UC...
Hi Chris, I was very fortunate in that I did not have any colitis symptoms during my pregnancy. I made sure to wait to get pregnant until I had been healthy...
Hi At least you knew you had crohns disease when you were pregnant. i didnt and it was horrible. I have 3 children, and after i had my 2nd child, i started...
Hi Melinda, I'm sorry to hear you had such a rough time. I can absolutely sympathize with the frustration of missing important experiences because of the...
Hey, Thought you all would be interested in the screening of True Guts: The Struggle with and Triumph over Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis we did in San...
I am having flares.. etc... and painful every night.. and I do not take my medication since Dec.... reason.. because, of the money issues.. and now I have...
Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. A few friends told me about probiotics but I was afraid to take them. I asked my gastro doc who not only thought it...
I just changed doctors to one with UC Davis in Sacramento. He did the testing on me and also change my meds to Allopurinol with a 1/4 pill of Mercap. I just...
I was on the Mercaptopuirine, also known as 6mp many years ago. Unfortunately I did not do well with it. I also suffer from Depression and it made it quite...
Hey everyone, just joined the group so i guess i better introduce myself. Im Michael or most people call me Mikee im 25 from London. I was diagnosed with...
Hey everyone, having recently been diagnosed with crohns i have been told by my specialist that i can basically eat a normal diet, and diet does not really...
I agree with donna, lots of leafy veggies and anything that causes gas, processed meat ie hotdogs. Just last night at work i grabbed a hotdog because it was...
Trial and error really Mike. I have UC. Too much milk can set me off, baked beans, tomatoes, too much greasy food and booze. Anything that causes gas really...
Welcome Mikee, Oh babes sounds like a rough 9 months but now that they know whats wrong, they can treat you an get you into remission hopefully.Best of Luck...
Thanks to all you guys who have posted replies to my question about diet. I guess it is just trial and error, and keeping a watch out for any foods that do...
I guess different doctors do different things My old dr that gave me the infusion would order benedryl and steroid to go in my IV before the infusion the dr i...
Hi, my name is Blair and I'm new. I was diagnosed with UC last February. I had my first very bad flare last week. I just wanted to say that reading all your...
Hello everyone, I hope this email finds you in good spirits. I just finished riding my bike 210 miles and raising $2800 to help find a cure for Crohn's and...
Hi Mikee, I mostly stay away from roughage such a green vegetables. All my veggies are cooked. Take care, Pam. Michael <mikee_uk2007@...> wrote: Hey...
Hello everyone! I'm pretty much new to the group therefore I would like to introduce myself. You can call me NJMessenger and I live in Northern New Jersey. I...
Hi NJMessenger, welcome to the group I have never really thought about it, but your right, when i get hot i get cramps big time. I guess all we can do is...
I'm not to sure how all this works but was just looking for people to relate to! I have had colitis for 6 years now. I found out that I had it when I was 16...
Reminder from: crohns_n_colitis Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crohns_n_colitis/cal aim clinic Monday July 2, 2007 All Day Notes: pick up medicine,...