Ulcerative Colitis – Colitis Symptoms, Colitis Diet, Colitis Information

Remicade ( or “Infliximab” as some might call it) is a relatively new medication first approved for Crohn’s Disease in 1998 that sometimes is used to treat ulcerative colitis patients who are not responding to other medications.  Remicade is an artificial antibody, and its use has been approved by the FDA for treating other autoimmune [...]

Meet Matt: Hi, my name is Matt I am from Christchurch New Zealand. I have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (pancolitis) since May 2009 but had symptoms before that for about a year or so on and off. Just started remicade. Some more about me: Finished University have a BA in political science, history and [...]

Meet Kyle, The Remicade Warrior: Back Again once again it’s the Remicade Warrior! Hey guys! My name is Kyle. I am 28 years old. I am a teacher and youth pastor from the wonderful wacky state of Washington, like that Alliteration : ) Yeah I teach Language Arts! I was diagnosed this past summer with [...]

Introduction: My name is Kyle. I dwell from the wonderful apple state of Washington. Down with team UC since July 2012, posted my story on the site, Joined Team UC in July…World Rocked in August!. I am a sold out servant of Jesus Christ. I still have the most amazing wife in the world. I [...]

Meet Emily, the Special Events Planner: I am a 23 year old special events assistant working in Philadelphia. I was diagnosed 7 years ago as “severely diseased” and have gone through the usual ups and downs of UC since then. At this point in my life I am looking for support and to support others [...]

Introduction: My name is Kyle. I was diagnosed with UC in July 2012. I posted my story on here a couple weeks ago, title “Joined team UC in July… World Rocked in August.” I still have an amazing wife who has stuck by my side through thick and thin. I work in the school district [...]

Introduction: Hi. I am 41 years old and was diagnosed with Chron’s at age 20. Recently, my colonoscopy showed I have also developed ulcerative colitis, so now I am dealing with both. Current Symptoms: Fatigue, anemia, sudden weight loss/gain, bloating, bleeding with stool, gas, cramps, joint pains, diarrhea, constipation, mucus like stools – just to [...]

Introduction: My names Erin, I wrote a complete background on myself in my last post (can be found in young people section) so i won’t go into much detail here, feel free to check it out. My Symptoms: rather crampy, loose stools, generally crappy feeling, the usual. My Story: Ok, so I posted a few [...]

Introduction: my name is Jamie, I’m 18 years old and from Dublin, Ireland. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on September 6th 2011, started Remicade March 31st 2012. My Symptoms: NONE! completely symptom free as of now thanks to the miracle drug that is Remicade. My Story: I’ve been waiting for the day that I [...]

Meet Blair: My name is Blair and am 20 years old. I’m from the US and was diagnosed with UC four years ago in 2008. I love playing sports, specifically soccer and lacrosse! I love singing, playing my guitar and the piano. I attend a university for linguistics. Learning new languages is a passion of [...]