Hello all, I'm new here and this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can help me here and give me some info/advice- I was diagnosed with left sided and...
Jake: Sounds like you might belong in the hospital for a few days to get this into control. As much as you don't want to take prednisone and neither do I,...
Hi Jake, I am going to forward this to Sue and others in a couple other UC/CD yahoo groups b/c I think Sue and others may know about this. Good luck and I...
Sounds weird, but I get Dr. Weil's e-mail every day and it occurred to me morning sickness remedies might help some of us - I have used the C-Bands for motion...
hi thanks Suzanne, I appreciate it Jake Wolf ... From: Suzanne Flaherty <eflaherty001@...> To: crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com; Crohns@yahoogroups.com;...
Hi Jake, Have you considered Remicade? I was diagnosed in '04 and had three very nasty long flare ups. The first one I was able to treat with 40 mgs of...
I agree with Jake, Remicade seems to do wonders. Also, don't forget to get an allergy test. I've had UC for 11 years and was about to lose my colon until I...
Remicade is my miracle drug. My doctor was talking surgery, but at the time I was 24 so I didn't even consider surgery as an option. After doing lots of...
Jake I was in same boat as you remicade was my lifesaver I still do get colds etc more often but survivable only one flare in 2 years. But I prefer my sanity...
Wow, thank you all for your advice. I am not too familiar with Remicade but will bring it up with my GI and GP. Right now I'm not on any maintenance meds,...
Hi All, I should be a hydrologist, but I'm a mom with Crohn's and I just want to nag about everyone making sure they are drinking way plenty of fluids. We ...
Who'd of known or suspected if this hadn't been investigated by Lake Forest U. scientists!? Helpful article! With Ulcerative Pan-Colitis and Arthritis, Tilapia...
Paula, I hope you don't mind - I forwarded this to some other yahoo groups. Thanks for the info. Suzanne _____ From: crohnscolitisgroup@yahoogroups.com ...
_____ From: cdsicrohnssupportclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:cdsicrohnssupportclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SHERRI ALDRIDGE Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008...
Thanks Sheila. I hope you don't mind if I pass this info along as well. Suzanne _____ From: Crohns@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Crohns@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Hi all, just wondering about imuran. It is new to me , ive only been on it for about 1 1/2 yrs and finally reached a point that i would call remission. In...
I am not too sure about the risks of Imuran, I took it briefly about two years ago but was quickly taken off of it and moved to Remicade. Prior to that, I was...
Some years ago I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I had an operation and an infected part of my intestines was removed (terminal ileum ). This improved...
Jake: Let us know how you are doing. It's been a few weeks since your first posting and we are all hoping you are getting better. Did the Entocort kick in...
Hello- I'm starting to feel better, thanks. I think I'm beginning to get some of my energy back, and have been getting some good rest. Cutting down on stress...
Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a free patient education program for anyone affected by Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Seminars are held...
I wanted to pass this info along - interesting reading- just watch the Inositol in the niacin - Inositol is a sugar alcohol and reacts BADLY with Flagyl. _____...