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

Did Someone Say Probiotics? Where do I even begin… I guess I could start by talking about probiotics and gut bacteria and pre-biotics etc… But that’s not what I’m gonna do here.  Instead, what would be best is for you to read through the survey results, and get a feel for what ONE HUNDRED AND [...]

 The “Colitis Joint Pains” Survey data is complete, and you can read all of it below.  (There’s even a few poems at the bottom!) This survey was a total of 8 questions, and it had our biggest turnout to date with 100 people responding.  Because 1 of the respondents answered “No” to question #1, that [...]

Dear Colitis Patients, Friends, and Family Members, UC can be a brutal disease.  But it’s not the end of the world.  There are options, and the one option that everyone should know about is surgery.  It’s a difficult topic for so many people, and not just for patients living with UC.  It’s often hard for [...]

Ulcerative Colitis Survey October 8, 2011:  Relationships and Ulcerative Colitis Objective:  To share experiences and information about how being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis has affected relationships and intimacy with partners. Data Collected through a simple questionnaire with participation of 50 Colitis people from all over the world.(8 Countries to be exact:  Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, [...]

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 [...]

Prednisone Survey Results from 42 participants in the UC Prednisone Survey. Thank you very much to everyone from the Facebook IHAVEUC group who responded to this survey and participated.  As many of us have realized, taking prednisone/prednisolone for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms is quite common.  I had no idea though how many of [...]

Today, there was a survey conducted relating to Ulcerative Colitis Patients and Diet.  The survey consisted of 5 questions.  Thank you to everyone who was part of the 11 member group who participated in the survey and some of whom shared valuable information about how diet has affected your disease, and especially for everyone who [...]