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

Introduction: I am a 21 year old male here in the States, finishing up my last semester here at college. now THIS. 4 weeks later: am I finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? My Colitis Experience (With Prednisone) I have been healthy my entire life. But that all changed 4 weeks [...]

Help Me Get off Prednisone, I am having a hard time getting of this colitis medication. Im a 32 year old male and I can’t seem to get off prednisone steroids.  I’ve had Ulcerative Colitis for about 13 years and I’ve been on just about every medication there is.  I don’t think i have ever [...]

Background Info: I’m Jamie, I’m 17 and from Ireland. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on September 6th 2011, though my first major flare started in late January 2011, but I wasn’t hospitalized (apart from a trip to the emergency room on June 7th) until September 6th, that’s when the crapstorm began… My Story: It’s [...]

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 [...]

My Ulcerative Colitis Story: Hi Everyone! This is my first post and wanted to get some helpful advice. I was recently diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis a couple weeks ago and started Colazal with no improvement. My doctor now wants me to start Prednisone but I am terrified to get the physical side effects. I am [...]

I am 20, and was just recently diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about a month and a half ago although I’ve been having symptoms since November 2010. I went to see my doctor after a week of bleeding, but all he had to say was that it was very common and to come back if it [...]

My name is Ger and I’m from Kerry in Ireland.  I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis almost 2 years ago. I started having great urgency and lots of blood. my gp claimed it was hemorrhoids and treated me as such. after repeated visits he finally referred me to the hospital clinic where eventually i had [...]

Now that I have your attention… On a dark and lonely highway known as “Devil’s Backbone Road” a man clenches uncomfortably and tries to fart without shitting his pants. He thinks there may already be some leakage but be can’t sure and keeps on riding anyway. Only another 50 k’s to go…what the f*** were [...]

Hello fellow colitis people. Quick update on me…still flarin’ big time…veered away from SCD for a little while seeing I was just getting more ill and losing a ton of weight. I had to…but I have the intention of going back if and when I ever heal up. I’ll give it another whirl if that [...]

I know SCD is supposed to be the cure-all, but I’ve been on it now since April, and had to go back onto prednisone, and am still in a flare now. I have tried my hardest, done the intro diet at least 3 times… this week, even, all I’ve eaten is chicken breast, pureéd butternut [...]

I was diagnosed with UC somewhere around late June 2010. I had just graduated from high school and was ready to start my life at Northern Arizona University…