Hi guys , my name is Dan, i’m a 30 year entrepreneur living in London. Adam asked me to share my story on the site. I hope this can be useful to some of you out there. I have had been suffering from consistent pressure headaches from 2008, I now longer suffer from these headaches and not sure whether they are related to the following… Read More »Dan’s Ulcerative Colitis in London
About a month ago I was diagnosed with UC. After reading up on several UC support group websites, I pretty much thought life was over and I assumed my colon would have to be removed. Prior to being diagnosed, I spent my entire workday running to the bathroom in my classroom every 10 minutes. I don’t know how I managed to evade going to the… Read More »Diagnosed with UC and Now Taking Lialda
When I see blood in my poop, that for me means ulcerative colitis. And like most good things, the 8 months of pretty much symptom free living has finally come to a close. Good old colitis man seems to have found a way to make it back into the old colon. But, before I go into my personal story, I wanted to make another video,… Read More »I See Blood in My Poop, Is it an Ulcer or Colitis?
Well I tried the Azathioprine (Imuran in Canada) and after being only on 50mg a day for about three weeks I started getting really nauseated after taking my dose for about an hour or so after. I was sick to the point of not being able to move off the couch and I worried it was just a combo of all the pills that I… Read More »Azathioprine Side Effects
Dear Gastroenterologists of the World, On behalf of my friends and families and all others who have ulcerative colitis, thank you for having the will power to show up for work each day to look inside people like me. I have been meaning to personally thank all of the doctors who have gone where no other has gone before, the deep, the dark, the do… Read More »Thank You GI Doctors, for looking up my Colitis Hole