It’s been a while since my last post, but I’m happy to report that my bowels appear to be in a state of harmony at the moment! ALTHOUGH I have had for the last 6 weeks terrible joint pain. Initially I thought I must have a virus (menangitis has been going around and several friends have it), and I guess if it’s viral then it… Read More »Good recipes but bad pain…
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?
Back in 2007 I was in the middle of roller coaster rides of flare ups followed by brief periods where things were going ok. I had recently been diagnosed with osteoperosis – softening of the bones. Osteoperosis is associated with ulcerative colitis among other things probably due to mal-absorption of minerals along with treatment with steroids. The Dr. advised me that he wasn’t going to… Read More »6-MP? Not for me…
…when it’s not really definite! So , I got to see a consultant gastroenterologist last week. A very pleasant young man. He said I had Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but it was difficult to diagnose whether it was Colitis or Crohn’s, but because of some of my other symptoms, i.e. mouth ulcers, joint aches etc, he thought that it was more than likely to be Crohn’s… Read More »when is a diagnosis not a diagnosis?
First of all, thank you for coming to this website. I really enjoy receiving emails and messages from the wide range of people who visit these posts. Back in January of 2009 I was started on Remicade. This is a drug which you take via an infusion, and it is approved by the FDA for Ulcerative Colitis. For me, I traveled down to the PAMF… Read More »Side Effects from Humira