Meet Michael: I am a 34 year old man originally from Florida who has lived in the Washington, DC area since college. I was a Political Science major at American University and have been an elected official. Hobbies include swimming, weight lifting, running and trivia. I’m also an IT consultant, author, speaker and life coach. [...]
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Joint Pain Remedies
December 24, 2011
Introduction: Father of 4 and husband of one awesome lady. Web developer / programmer with lots of life to live and doesn’t need UC cramping my style. 43 years old and had IBS since college and diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2001. Joint Pain Remedies for Colitis: I’ve been looking for a solution to my [...]
Peppermint Tea Anyone – Helps My Colitis
December 16, 2011
Peppermint Tea (just plain or with honey) Really helps because it is relaxing, and helps keep symptoms calm. I am not running to the bathroom all the time. I have been on medications for very bad symptoms however its been awhile since I’ve last had to run to them. Initially I suffered from bloody lose [...]
A Way Out of Colitis
August 26, 2011
Hello guys, my name is Mohammad and I have ulcerative colitis. My Super Happy Ulcerative Colitis Story: My story is quite long but I will write it anyway. I got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis on January 2010. I was given the usual asacol/mesalazine with tapering off of the prednisolone. Within a few days after I [...]
Will this Help Anyone, It Helped Me
August 21, 2011
Like most of the stories I’ve read here, I’ve experienced them. I’ve had Ulcerative Colitis for 6 years now and have tried everything under the sun. To complicate things, I had my gall bladder removed 2 years ago. I hated not being able to leave my house. A living prisoner. There is GOOD NEWS: My [...]
Lialda Cured My Ulcerative Colitis
August 1, 2011
Lialda as an Ulcerative Colitis Treatment: I was diagnosed with moderate UC in late 2007. I was put on Lialda, took it for over a year…this was before they had released the (recent) study saying that it keeps folks in remission and is perfectly safe to do so. I fully believe that Lialda cured my [...]
Vitamin E Enema, It’s Working as My Colitis Treatment
June 26, 2011
My story is a bit crazy. Lets begin in October of 2009. I work for an Engineering company and was asked to travel to California for business for a 36 hour trip. I was so excited that I began to get very stressed about the whole trip since it was my first chance to prove [...]
Ulcerative Colitis Bathroom Talk #1
June 9, 2011
I never thought I would be making an ulcerative colitis video from the scene of the crime, or you might call the place where I used to bleed while taking a poop. But today is a special day and I wanted to roll the camera from my bathroom toilet seat. Also, I’ve never shot a [...]
UPDATE: 2nd Ulcerative Colitis Surgery a SUCCESS
June 8, 2011

So I just had my second of three surgeries on June 1 and I am now 1 step closer to being “back to normal.” Here are the details of Curtis’s 2nd Colon surgery: My second surgery was on June 1, 2011. This surgery the doctors went in using the DaVinci Robot to construct a “J [...]
Over 8 Months on SCD :)
March 9, 2011
Hey Everyone, I haven’t written in awhile but I wanted to update you all on how I’m doing on the SCD! So, I have just past the 8 month mark on SCD! I am so happy and proud of myself that I have made it this far. The journey to where I am now hasn’t [...]



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