Ruined by a COLD

Introduction

Nicole from Chicago, now living in LA…Actor, Filmmaker and Radio Co-Host. Have been living with UC for almost 10 years. Wants to CURE it for good, ideally – without surgery.

Ruined By A Cold

I was diagnosed with UC back in 2002 or ’03 and though, for the most part, I’ve had a flare maybe once every two years. I used the drugs, they worked and I would l move on with my life, without too much worry. When I’m well, I can eat very healthfully, but whatever I want, and when I wasn’t, I did a low residue diet and it eventually passed. Then the drugs stopped working.

I’m on my 3rd flare of 2011. Ouch. I am, happily and gratefully, med free and I totally believe this can be CURED naturally, but I’m struggling mentally, emotionally, PHYSICALLY to get there for good. The last time I kicked this was back in April, when I started seeing an acupuncturist, taking herbs, seeing a natropath, taking vitamins and I started and completed the Elimination Diet.

I responded very well to the Elimination Diet and within weeks felt SO much better. I went back to eating my normal yet very healthy diet. All was well until I got a cold on December 11th, took cold medicine (Vitamin C, Sudafed, Day-Quil and Theraflu) and once the cold passed, I knew my stomach was FUCKED. And now here I am, scouring the blogs again and trying to find solace and permanence from this nightmare. With that, I won’t lie…I’m afraid to start the SCD diet…Mostly because rice (as a base of the Elimination Diet) felt like it saved my life…And thank god for the potato! I sure do love the potato.

Anyway, as par for course with the disease,

I feel out of control and I truly don’t know what to do next.

I want to heal this FOR GOOD.

Currently, I’m on a low residue rice based diet, a probiotic in the morning, my herbs (two kinds) throughout the day and B-12 sublingual lozenges…I usually take these at night, but currently, the gas pains at night are off the charts and I haven’t slept in two days. Not my best Christmas time for sure. Ha!

Medications:

Been on Asacol, Colazal, Prednisone, Rowasa enemas and Canasa supposities. No meds worked. Weened off of everything and am now, happily, med free. I’m on herbs and I do acupuncture and will soon be seeing an Naturopath, once again.

written by Nicole

submitted in the Colitis Venting Area