26 September 2011
There are many different symptoms that are associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and some of them are more publicly talked about than others. Fortunately, I frankly don’t care one bit anymore about how crude the topic of stool mucus might or might not be. One thing is for certain, I definitely remember many periods of [...]
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25 September 2011
A few days ago I announced via Facebook that I’d be running a “Prednisone Survey” which was actually just some questions about people’s use of prednisone/prednisolone steroids while fighting ulcerative colitis symptoms. What I had no idea about was how many people would actually be interested in participating in this sort of survey. But it [...]
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08 June 2011
There is absolutely nothing better than hearing about a previous person who was struck with a horrendous case of ulcerative colitis out of nowhere who is on the road to recovery once and for all. That is the case for a young man who until just a few months ago, had no idea what ulcerative [...]
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30 March 2011
For all of the patients who are testing out different medications to help and treat their ulcerative colitis symptoms, there might come a time where you are prescribed Remicade. This is a very strong immune suppressing medication that is often prescribed to UC patients when other medications like steroids, and Asacol, Colazal, Sulfasalazine and several [...]
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26 March 2011
Lately I have been getting much better at detecting signs and symptoms of my ulcerative colitis. Now I should mention right away that I am medication free for about two weeks now, which I am so pumped about. But I want to talk about eating habits, and in particular fruit within your diets. I have [...]
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12 March 2011
It is pretty difficult to say there is a standard situation for anyone who is getting ready to try a new medication to treat ulcerative colitis. With Remicade, that is definitely true as well. In reviewing and looking at all of the different stories from people living with UC and also taking remicade to control [...]
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09 March 2011
Back in the early days after my Ulcerative Colitis diagnosis, I was getting ready to take a ton of different drugs to help treat my disease. I surely had no idea of the long list of medications that I would eventually try, and I also had no idea how long each one would be in [...]
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04 March 2011
I wanted to write a post about how things are changing for me right now in terms of bowel movements and toilet use. It is not the most beautiful of ulcerative colitis topics, but important none the less. What is happening feels to be part of the healing process. As I’ve reported earlier, I am [...]
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21 February 2011
I wanted to share a story about what is happening to me right now with regards to tapering off the prednisone steroids, and the strange acne side effects that are coming along with it. I have ulcerative colitis, and several weeks ago a pretty nasty flare up developed which caused my UC symptoms to get [...]
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13 February 2011
Common Side Effects from UC (Ulcerative Colitis) There is a large group of very common side effects that a large percentage of UC patients experience. These main side effects are found whether you are just mild with your UC or severe with colitis symptoms. Anemia due to excessive blood loss Tired or sleepy much of [...]
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13 February 2011
You Want Health Insurance if You Go to the Emergency Room Back two years ago, when my symptoms were at their worst, I ended up on the floor of our apartment in horrible pain and completely out of energy. I had just about hit the bottom of my long lasting ulcerative colitis flare. Thankfully, the [...]
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11 February 2011
SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) and UC Success Stories One of the most important things for people who are considering trying the SCD for treating their ulcerative colitis is to know that other people before them have had success. This is by far the most important thing to know with many things in life, but especially [...]
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08 February 2011
What is Worse: Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms or Acne? For so many people both young and old, the medications that are given out for ulcerative colitis often come with some nasty side effects. One of the most well known medications for UC is prednisone. This is a steroid that is given to patients who need to [...]
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08 February 2011
Rashes From Humira There are new study results being published that are showing a link between rashes and skin lessions and the medicine Humira. Similar study results are showing the same type of skin rash from the medicine Remicade. There are not very many people who develop these rashes, but when they do come on, [...]
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08 February 2011
Usual Costs Associated with Ulcerative Colitis Everybody’s story is a bit unique, and that all depends on the insurance that is being used, but some of the main costs associated with living a year with ulcerative colitis are very standard. There are several different procedures that most people go through on a annual basis with [...]
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How to Tell People You Have Ulcerative Colitis
How Hard is it to Start the SCD Diet?
Craig: I was told it is not so much that your body builds...
Lorraine: If Humira addresses the inner lining of the colon,...
Ann: Humira is made totally from human monoclonal antib...
Larissa: Hi, I have UC since more than 9 years and just rec...
George: Yes, MJ works for UC. It does this by reducing ...
