H everyone.. I would like to share with you my uc story. I’m 22 year old woman from Turkey. I had pretty sudden on set of symptoms, diarrhea 10 times a day, urgency, fevers cramping so i had my colonoscopy and i was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis( pancolitis) 4 years ago. When i was just taking Salofalk it didn’t help me. So i needed to take prednisone. When i took it it really worked on me. But when i took off the flare up came back. GI told me that i needed to take Imuran (Azathioprine). When i used Salofalk and Imuran i was in remission about 2 years. But one year ago a bad flare up came back. i took Remicade 3 infusions and changed Imuran to Purinethol 5 months ago (mercaptopurine) but it didn’t change anything… Then i used prednisone again (32 mg/day) it worked on me, i felt pretty much. But i can’t use this medication all the time because of side effects. My doctors told me that i am addicted to prednisone. I am thinking about to use cyclosporine but doctors told me that i am too young to use it ( because of seriously side effects) and i need to remove my colon =( but i don’t know what to do. Do i need surgery? I try to avoiding stress, i use fish-oils, i eat yogurt (homemade) but nothing changes :( I think only i can do to try SCD diet. I need your opinion. When i use prednisone i am in remission but when i take off it flare up come back.. Salofalk, Purinethol or Remicade didn’t well on me if i don’t use prednisone. But 2 years ago i was in remission with Salofalk and Imuran :S it’s really complicated. ( by the way i hate it and its side effects grr!! :) Thanks for all your supports i need to know that i’m not alone. By the way sorry about my bad English :( i hope you can understand me. If you have any questions let me know :)
