All of the posts from "Annonymous UC" are from ulcerative colitis people who anonymously submitted stories or Doctor Reviews, medication, supplement reviews etc... I post all these stories to the site, but they're different from my own personal stories so hopefully this account makes more sense:) -Adam - founder of iHaveUC.com
Well after 18 yrs with this disease(ulcerative colitis), my body has decided to not let prednisone and asacol work on the flare-ups. I have tried SCD and while I lOVE it and the way I feel on it, it did not help my flare at all. I have tried naturopath dr’s and even tried smoking. SO now it’s time to “roll out the big guns”… Read More »Imuran Vs. Remicade
Introduction: There are a few things I would like to point out. 1) If you find blood and mucous in your stool. It is never normal. Most likely it will not get better and it will not go away. Make a doctor’s appointment. 2) Do not read a lot about diseases unless you know for sure you are diagnosed. You will be wasting your own… Read More »My Journey with UC
OK, has been a while since I posted an update. I have had a few bad weeks, especially since my current GI doctor prescribed Imuran. I started to have uncontrollable movements and felt like I am falling apart. I decided to stop the Imuran last weekend and felt an immediate improvement. Last Monday I went to see Dr. Hanauer at the University of Chicago. This… Read More »Does Smoking Really Help Ulcerative Colitis?
Background Story: Hi, my name is Irma. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in September 2010. Since then i’ve already been hospitalized three times. Unfortunately, I wasn’t responding to Asacol, or Pentesa. Finally my doctor put me on Asacol and it seems to be working, Well, I think since this morning I started having bleeding with no diarrhea. Irma’s Colitis Story: Well first of all… Read More »Pakistani Chick with Colitis
I was always the poster child of perfect health, and it wasn’t until living in Morocco at 19 that I had any symptoms. Ironically living in Chile earlier and traveling South America, I was completely unscathed. And even then I only had some abdominal pain and some blood. Upon returning to the US my doctor immediately assumed parasites since I had been abroad, and though… Read More »Searching For Hope