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

Introduction: I am a mom. IBD runs in my family. I am devastated that my son has to suffer with this illness. I am hopeful that the symptoms can be turned around and he can go into remission and start to enjoy his life. My Son Has Ulcerative Colitis: I won’t say too much because [...]

Introduction: Mom of a 16 years old girl who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis(UC) second week of January 2012. We are living at the moment in Paris, France. Blueberries & Colitis: My daughter (16) started feeling sick with bloody stool early December 2011 – she was very stressed out with a huge work load at [...]

I had never even heard of colitis until my 12-year-old son was diagnosed with it. He had lost a tremendous amount of weight over the past 6 months, was refusing to eat or would throw up after eating, and was extremely (what we thought) lazy and irritable. His pediatrician ordered a string of blood tests [...]

Introduction: Hi! I’m a mom of a nineteen year old college student, who loves college life! Going to games, working out in the gym and hanging out with his friends eating pizza and subs. He starting having to go to the bathroom alot and having blood in the toilet. My Son Has Colitis: He went [...]

I’m Susan.  Both my husband and son have inflammatory bowel disease. My husband has Crohn’s disease which was diagnosed when he was a teenager. They thought his initial attack was appendicitis and when they operated, saw it was Crohn’s and did a resection at that time. When our first child of four was a toddler, [...]

I’m young mother of 3!  I live for my children, I’ve lost 3 babies and had 3 healthy babies so I am blessed. Hi everyone, I’m 26 years old but I was diagnosed with UC when I was 18. At that time it was under control. Since i had children my whole patterns has changed. [...]

My Son Has Ulcerative Colitis Our son is 22 and was diagnosed with severe Ulcerative Colitis in May of 2010. He has been on prednisone and Apriso for the past year and Imuran was also added to the list 5 months ago. As soon as he gets the prednisone lowered to 10 mgs his bleeding [...]

I’m looking for information from others or from parents whose child has UC and what medication successes they have had. Also if the child/teen has tried SCD diet and if so with what success? My daughter was diagnosed last October at 14 years old. Prescribed Asacol and prednisone. After about 4 months she was weaned [...]

I was diagnosed with very mild ulcerative colitis 15 years ago and have had very mild and easily treated flare ups until last summer when my daughter got sick and was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, I had a terrible flare with all the stress of my daughter being sick, doctor thought I might have to [...]

Hi, I am Pernita from India, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about three years back. I am a mother of two young kids.  I was on wysalone tablets 60 mg for two years , whenever i was told to taper it off my condition became worse. i think my system started depending on it [...]

Hi, My name is Karen.  I was diagnosed with UC when I was 13.  I was hospitalized for a month.  By the way I should tell you that I am now 49.  I almost died then due to blood loss.  I took all the meds that they had then. I know that they have newer [...]