Introduction: Hi, My name is David and was diagnosed with UC three months ago. Going to start Remicade Oct 6th. Colitis Story: Me like most ignored the symptoms for about three months till the wife finally made me go to the doctor. My iron levels were way low along with a lot of the others, due to the bleeding and not getting any nutrition from… Read More »Rage Against the UC!!
OK, has been a while since I posted an update. I have had a few bad weeks, especially since my current GI doctor prescribed Imuran. I started to have uncontrollable movements and felt like I am falling apart. I decided to stop the Imuran last weekend and felt an immediate improvement. Last Monday I went to see Dr. Hanauer at the University of Chicago. This… Read More »Does Smoking Really Help Ulcerative Colitis?
I have just been diagnosed with UC after a considerably long period of regular stomach pain, a gradual increase in tiredness, dizzy spells followed by the shock of seeing blood pouring from my back passage 4 weeks ago. My trouble first started about 8 years ago around the same time as I gave up smoking, I picked up a stomach bug which made me very… Read More »Recently Diagnosed, Stomachs Been Hurting for a While