I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis January of 2006, and it completely changed my life. Luckily my doctor was able to diagnose me quickly, and get me on a treatment plan. Unfortunately is consisted of 20 oral pills a day and presented little relief of my symptoms… With the way insurance works these days, doctors can’t just put you on remicade right away, they have… Read More »My Remicade Experience is Great for UC
Hello! Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes……………… First off, I don’t have UC myself. It is my girlfriend who has recently been diagnosed with it. My main reason for posting here is to try and get some information and to make myself feel better! I have been very worried about her and this condition especially seeing as… Read More »My Girlfriend was diagnosed with UC, Help Please
So tonight was a bit different, tonight we had a little bit of cow for dinner. No, but actually yes. We decided to grill up some beef kebabs. If you are anything like me, you eat about 5 or six different meals and that’s about it. Sounds pretty boring right? Well, yes it is. But, having this IBD disease has led me to one bigtime… Read More »Nearly SCD Legal Dinner of Beef Kebab, Almost Rated G
That’s right. It seems my ulcerative colitis knew I had sushi for lunch today. It was the first time in many a months to have that stuff that I used to eat all the time. And guess what, I surely didn’t have a hard or formed stool to show for it. I was caught in a sushi restaurant for work earlier and tried eating a… Read More »I Ate Some Sushi and My Colitis Knew It
From South Dakota/recently diagnosed with UC May 2010. Received my second loading dose of Remicade and still on 10 mg of Prednisone. I am getting better/ more energy since starting Remicade and have not had diarrhea for 3 weeks! I can not tolerate any high fiber foods/raw vegies or fruits at this time. I am lucky to not have gluten intolerance, but have some moderate… Read More »Just Diagnosed with Colitis in South Dakota