Felt OK For Quite a While
April 9, 2009 8:55pm
I've been feeling quite well since last August. I've had a lot of stress inmy life over the past 6 months so I was surprised that I …
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Spoke Too Soon...
August 13, 2008 7:38pm
OK, so it seems I spoke too soon. I started with a flare up Monday morning - just a small amount of blood with bowel movement, same Tues & …
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Journal Entry for August 10, 2008
August 10, 2008 1:28pm
I've actually been feeling OK recently. My GI switched me from Asacol to Colazol (I'm taking the generic Balsalazide 750 mg 3 tablets …
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Journal Entry for March 22, 2008
March 22, 2008 9:51am
Well, here I am again not feeling so good.
I kind of knew this was inevitable. Been stressing too much and working all hours and …
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Journal Entry for November 6, 2007
November 6, 2007 7:46pm
I've been feeling quite run down this past week. Yesterday morning and this morning things have been 'on the edge of a …
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wow that's great to hear! i never meant to sound like the natural way is the ONLY way, its just what works for me! glad to hear your doc is opened up to the 'broader view'! thanks again for the hug!
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ty for the support. It is aweful being stuck and yet, not well enough to care.
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Thanks for thinking of me. I am well and I hope you are too.
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thanks they are, she's in a home
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Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1995. Had a rough time of things for the first 3 years then had a nice 2.5 yr period of remission. Past 5 yrs have been up and down with a bad flare up ~ every year. Treatment has been through my GI with Asacol and prednisone also took 6MP for a time. Have looked at more natural remedies this past year. Have colonoscopies every 18 months or so for cancer screening.
Treatments
- Asacol Somewhat Helpful
- Have taken 2x 400mg 3x per day since the start. Never missed a dose. Couldn't tell you if it's working since I've never been without it and I still experience flares.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- During flare ups I tend to eat basic bland foods....no need to subject a delicate system to any further aggrivation.
- Entocort Not Working
- Tried this to avoid prednisone once but it didn't work for me - I think it's more intended for CD than UC but it was worth a try.
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- Works although the side effects are nasty. Generally I can get a moderate flare up well under control within a month. Two months for a really bad flare up.
- Purinethol Not Working
- I tried this for about a year and found that I came down with so many other infections that it didn't seem worth it. Still experienced flares when taking 6MP.
- Colazal Working / Worked
- Not sure, only been on it 2 months and just starting with a smll flare up - was taking Asacol before this
