Ulcerative Colitis Stories – Colitis Symptoms, Colitis Diet, Colitis Information

Had my remicade yesterday afternoon…and tonight I have pretty bad hives on my legs and some labored breathing, anyone else been there? I just took 2 benedryl hopefully it will take the itch and swelling down…and make me sleepy so I don’t scratch my legs off ….any comments or stories wld be awesome! Hope everyone [...]

Its been a while since I have written…sorry about that. I guess for a while I wanted to forget that I actually had UC. I’ve been doing pretty well…but since its coming up on a year that I was in the hospital going through the worst time in my life I have been having a [...]

As a mother of 3 and living with UC, Michelle has been to hell and back. Her positive attitude and UC story is something we can all learn from. You bet it’s possible to have a happy family with this disease!

Here are some recipes that I use for SCD.  Some are completely SCD compliant and there are a couple that have a cpl ingredients that might be questionable. I do SCD to about 95%…I use a little ketchup, a little soy sauce and some spices that I’m not sure are legal, etc…I know those are [...]

Avocado Dressing 1 ripe avocado 3 lemons, juiced Handful fresh cilantro leaves, 2 tablespoons 3 TBSP chopped onion (preferably red onion) 1 teaspoon coarse salt 3 tablespoons water, a couple of splashes 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Directions Build your salad on a large platter. I usually dice up some tomato, scallions, peppers (red, orange, [...]

Just wondering about flu shots with Remicade…I am from the Northeast (prime flu area). I have NEVER had a flu shot in my life and have had only had the flu maybe once or twice. Everyone is telling me to get the flu shot (even the Doctor). I am hesitant bc #1 I’ve never had [...]