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

I hope everyone is doing well this Friday, the first one of November 2011.  Whether you are brand new to IHAVEUC or a longtime follower, I wanted to share an old fashioned poop story. It has been a little while since I updated everyone on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) Clinical Trial that I am [...]

So I’m sifting around on PubMed. It then occurred to me that maybe some UC’ers haven’t heard of it; so here is the link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ PubMed is a site that provides access to peer reviewed medical journal articles (research and case reports written by doctors). Type Ulcerative Colitis and you get 30,000 hits. Below is [...]

A 35 Patient Survey about Taking Remicade to Treat Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms Objective: To find out if there are similarities when it comes to taking Remicade (Infliximab) for treating Ulcerative Colitis with respect to effectiveness, side effects, and the decision to continue use of the medication in the future.  The 35 people who took part [...]

I myself have already enrolled in this clinical study and have completed several stool samples and placed them in the mail so far.  You may be eligible too.  If you are interested in taking part in this clinical study, here are the current details below: Do you have Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis? [...]

If you guys are like me, and I know you are, you go through periods of intense research looking into UC. Has anyone read this article?  Do any of you have a sulfite allergy, or sulfite reactions? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549081/ Basically this study concluded that sulfites and caffeine are main triggers of UC flares.  The reason sulfites [...]

I came across an article today from the Garvan Institute for Medical Research that talks about the proper balance of gut flora and it’s relationship to the immune system, specifically to autoimmune diseases. I found this article while doing research to refute an argument from someone that the SCD is nutritionally unbalanced because it lacks [...]

Quick But Important and Interesting Post: Rush University Medical Center is getting ready to start a clinical trial with regards to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). “Clinical Trial Protocol Description The purpose of this study is to determine if, and how, the Specific Carbohydrate Diet changes the population of bacteria/yeast in the gastrointestinal tract. 200 subjects [...]

Hi Everyone (and thanks to Dan for prompting me to look more into this), Most of you may have already read this news, but there is another study recently published on a potential alternative approach treatment for ulcerative colitis.  The study involves eating worms/worm eggs of all things.  The idea is biologically complex as are [...]

Below is an email from Bill who doesn’t have UC, but has provided some EXCEEDINGLY VALUABLE information for all of us living with ulcerative colitis. Please read first what Bill wants to make clear to everyone: “Feel free to share any information I have provided with the proviso that you mention that I am not [...]

Here is the write up from Part 6 of the meeting with Les. -Diet -Gut Bacteria – immune system – the hygiene hypothesis(if you haven’t heard of this yet, you will be fascinated) Les: … There isn’t a direct comparison, for example that if you eat this food, its going to have a direct affect [...]

Video 5 From the Interview Meeting with Les covers: Ecoli and Inflammatory Bowel Patients Good bacteria in IBD patients The immune system reactions to good/bad bacteria Bacterias that can actually talk to our immune system and turn them down Probiotics Les: There are studies which have used techniques similar to the ones I’ve used which [...]