If you never had to worry about 1 specific UC symptom ever again, which one would you choose? AdamI started site shortly after being diagnosed in October of 2008 with severe pancolitis (when my whole colon was inflamed). For me, it was a very rough start with severe symptoms. Getting bounced from medication to medication was not easy or too helpful. But, I did… Read More »If You Could Eliminate 1 Colitis Symptom Forever…
Meet Lisa: I was diagnosed with UC in December, 2011. Then with C Diff. None of the drugs worked for very long and I had an emergency colectomy in Feb, 2012, the 1st of 3 j-pouch surgeries. C Diff came back big and bad in May, 2012. 2nd jpouch surgery was August 2012. I am scheduled for the 3rd surgery – takedown – Nov 27,… Read More »Dear C Diff: I Hate You
Hi My name is Chris (Christine) I was first diagnosed with UC in 2006. Something I had struggled with for several years before but was told it was food allergies. It all first started when I was in my mid-twenties. A Little More About Me: I live in Albuquerque NM but went to high School in Durango, CO. I have recently retired from the power… Read More »UC and Gastric By-Pass
Hey UC’ers, I know alot of you have questions/concerns/interest in fecal transplants. So in the near future there is going to be a Q&A session/post with someone who knows a ton about this stuff. That’s right…I’m talking about a doctor who puts poop up your you know what. If you have any specific or general questions and would like to get them answered, fill out the questionnaire – click here!
Introduction: I am a nurse, wife, and mother of three kids from Maryland, USA. My husband is 49 years old and has ulcerative colitis diagnosed this year (2012). Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) Success My husband “H”. became sick on July 5, 2012. We thought it was an infectious diarrhea, and made several visits to off-hours clinics, where H. was prescribed antibiotics. Two weeks later he… Read More »Success with SCD–Our Experience