My name is Ger and I’m from Kerry in Ireland. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis almost 2 years ago. I started having great urgency and lots of blood. my gp claimed it was hemorrhoids and treated me as such. after repeated visits he finally referred me to the hospital clinic where eventually i had a colonoscopy. i was told i had uc, take steroids… Read More »Irish Ulcerative Colitis Sufferer
Now that I have your attention… On a dark and lonely highway known as “Devil’s Backbone Road” a man clenches uncomfortably and tries to fart without shitting his pants. He thinks there may already be some leakage but be can’t sure and keeps on riding anyway. Only another 50 k’s to go…what the f*** were we drinking last night? Well that fella was me 5… Read More »SEX and UC
Hello fellow colitis people. Quick update on me…still flarin’ big time…veered away from SCD for a little while seeing I was just getting more ill and losing a ton of weight. I had to…but I have the intention of going back if and when I ever heal up. I’ll give it another whirl if that ever happens! Still on prednisone (can’t seem to get off that… Read More »“Extraintestional Manifestations”
I know SCD is supposed to be the cure-all, but I’ve been on it now since April, and had to go back onto prednisone, and am still in a flare now. I have tried my hardest, done the intro diet at least 3 times… this week, even, all I’ve eaten is chicken breast, pureéd butternut squash, pureéd carrot chicken coup, home-made jello made with welches’… Read More »Has anyone had success with other diets other than SCD for colitis?
I was diagnosed with UC somewhere around late June 2010. I had just graduated from high school and was ready to start my life at Northern Arizona University…