I was given the good news that I suffered from colitis. Then my doctor told me I have indeterminate, which means I show symptoms of both colitis and crohn’s. Anyways, I have been dealing with this for a number of years and have taken my fair share of prescribed drugs. Recently, the disease has spread to my joints. I’m not sure what is worse, going… Read More »Looking For Advice
Hey all! I hope everyone is doing well. So it is 2 months after my surgery and I’m feeling… Great! Exactly 2 months ago today I was 120 pounds, weak, couldn’t walk on my own because I was so weak, had no appetite, and was taking Morphine among many other things to help with the pain after my surgery. Today I am about 144 pounds,… Read More »UPDATE: 2 Months After Colon Removal Surgery
Intro: Hello Uc’ers Hours ago, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to use that term to address people; it’s a new world. I’m a 22 years old student and English is my second language, so sorry in advance for mistakes. I’ve been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis just last December, and ever since I’ve been trying to adjust my already messy life to this new…development.… Read More »Digging Deep: Not Eating Chocolate–even on Easter
Well, it has been a long time since I’ve written on this site. I suppose since I’ve been feeling pretty good, I really just haven’t been thinking about ulcerative colitis. I have been keeping up-to-date with everyone else’s posts and I realized that I need to get busy and write a post… so here goes. As you can guess by my title, I’m on Imuran.… Read More »Fun with Imuran
Introduction: My name is Jason and I have been living with Ulcerative Colitis for about 10 years. It’s been manageable with mesalamine in the form of Asacol for most of that time. I’ve had probably 3-5 severe flares and dozens upon dozens of sometimes long lasting low grade flares, mostly resulting in gas that smells ashy. I’m writing now to discuss my latest flare, the… Read More »Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) Enema Treatment