Good day, My name is Jim Tate and I am looking forward to learning from everyone and giving any insight I may have on Ulcerative Colitis. I was diagnosed with...
Welcome to the group Jim. I have had colitis for just under 6 years now. I just started Remicade and so far it's been a nightmare. I pray and hope the...
Hi, I'm Ginger, 35 (almost 36!) year old mom of 2 kids. I was just dx'd on Monday with colitis. I'm awaiting an appointment with a GI & am taking Flagyl &...
Hi Ginger, I was told to stay away from all NSAID pain relievers because they can cause bleeding. Tylenol seems to be a safe bet. Good luck getting everything...
Welcome to the group Ginger! I use the heating pad at times and it works for me. The best thing I can tell you is that every case of colitis is different. ...
Welcome Ginger, I am new to the group as well (as of this Monday). Your diet is a very important factor so your doctors diet recommendation may be long term. ...
... dx'd ... didn't ... I'm ... I am presently taking Colazal for my UC.....it seems to help alot keeping the inflamation down...even my Dr. couldn't believe...
Hi Ginger, For my UC, I am taking Colazal for a year now.....it is taking the inflamation down alot, even my Dr. was surprised....I now take Motrin with no...
My G.I. has always told me that diet doesn't make a difference - have others been told differently from their doctors? For me, I do not notice a difference...
Babette, Yes, I have been told also that diet will not make a difference, sometimes I eat a food and I feel good, so I eat it again and I get sick......I...
I thought that diet didn't affect me for 11 years. Then I got an allergy test, found out I was allergic to wheat and took it out of my diet. A couple months...
I went to inject last night and both pens in the box looked wrong. Only about half full and condensation inside the tube. Medicine looked bubbly too. I...
Dr. Weil with more on Vitamin D - note his mention Rheumatoid Arthritis - that's what we have folks, just ours is in our digestive system. Please have yours...
Hi Ladies, What you eat definitely affects you - low-res great place to start along with trying to avoid the top 10 food allergy offenders. Heat is fine. This...
Stress definitely is a factor. In my case at least. I was diagnosed in 1984 and guess I was one of the lucky few in that my symptoms were not bad at all. ...
My Crohn's doc said I cannot eat fresh fruit, nuts, berries, corn, popcorn, and seeds ever! He recommended that I meet with a nutritionist who spent an...
Hi all, I am new to the group but not new to UC, was diagnosed at age 3, am about to be 37 at the end of the month. When I was first diagnosed, I could not...
I have had colitis for 5 years now. Was doing pretty good until I was rushed to the ER with what was believed to be a stroke. But it was not, turned out to...
Sorry, I don't have any info but I wound up with questions because my left leg feels heavy and I am unable to lift in straight while in bed doing exercises but...
It started in my left leg, going numb or tingly. Worked it's way up to my arm and this past week was the left side of my face droops and I'm told I talk like...
I wonder myself if I am having neurological problems. I do know that it isn't uncommon to have more than one autoimmune disorder. I was dx'd with ulcerative...
Remicade could the the reason. I am not on Remicade any more and I don't have any pains or tingling....etc...Last year and while on Remicade I used to feel I...
I am not on remacade at this time, have not had to go on it as of now. ... don't have any pains or tingling....etc...Last year and while on Remicade I used to...
Boy that does sound so familiar. My arms and legs would do the same thing at night and the pain would have me walking and trying ice packs heat packs,...
I'm scheduled to have a colonoscopy on Tuesday. This is the first time I've had one, so I'd be interested to hear what to expect. It is being done at my dr's...
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