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Posted 1/14/2009 6:26 PM (GMT -5)
Okay... am confused.  How quickly do drugs work?  Had my best day in I don't know how long.  2 BM's this morning... 1 parially formed, 1 loose but not D.   Nothing the rest of the day... not even urgency. not even anxiety. 

Doc switched me from colazal to lialda. today was first day.  Took my four lialda this morning and went to work.  I really doubt it can work this fast???    Have also been gluten free for well over a month.  Been doing the spinach sunflower regime for almost a month.  Is it the diets working or the Lialda that fast.  I also switched Probiotics about four days ago? Maybe it was this?  Or maybe this was just a fluke and tomorrow will be hell?  Opinions???

Doc also put me on Pamine Forte... for my gut gurgles and such.. maybe this is it?

 

Posted 1/14/2009 8:39 PM (GMT -5)
Whatever it is, YAY! I know how exciting that is, what a relief.
When I have an especially good gut day, my husband says, that's wonderful pretty lady. So that's wonderful, Unclebubba!

When I started 5-ASA, it worked for me immediately. I was being briefed about surgery one day, but the day I started taking the drug under a special protocol witht he FDA, and I was hugely better.
Posted 1/14/2009 8:44 PM (GMT -5)

Enjoy everyday that you can get. However, it sounds like you are getting better. I have never had a day that good and then go back to a bad flare. Perhaps all of the parts of the regimen are finally working.

Good luck

Posted 1/14/2009 9:03 PM (GMT -5)
Whatever it is, congratulations on feeling better! Let's hope this is the first of many healthy days.

Posted 1/15/2009 12:08 AM (GMT -5)
It could very well be the combination of all of it...just stick with what you're doing and keep fingers crossed that things will continue to improve for you.

:)
Posted 1/15/2009 12:09 AM (GMT -5)
I know the Prednisone and Lialda helped me immediately. Not sure if it was the Pred or the Lialda though (or the combo). I am still taking both at the moment (tapering the Pred). GI said I would be keeping with the Lialda though after the Pred is done. Started this regimine Christmas Eve and only had a 2 day flare since then. The last few days have been MUCH better (similar to your day today).
Posted 1/15/2009 10:06 AM (GMT -5)
Salofalk works for me within 24 hours. Could be the combination of the two.
Posted 1/15/2009 10:27 AM (GMT -5)
You have too many variables. No way of knowing which is helping or if it's a combination of all of them. I agree you should stay the course and hope it continues.

The only med I've ever taken that gave me immediate and total improvement was prednisone.
Posted 1/16/2009 11:10 AM (GMT -5)
 

Awesome - and yes, I'd do like the other posters suggested and enjoy any good day you can get!!

I sometimes have that happen when I change meds.  When I was first diagnosed 2 years ago I was having probably 10-20 BM's a day.  I had my colonoscopy on a Monday and finally got on pred and Asacol that same day.  Tuesday I slept through the night without a BM and actually went the better part of the day without one either.  Very exciting. 

Now when I go on pred or switch drugs I usually have a few good days before I slip back a step or two but then seem to improve at a fairly quick pace.  This last time, I felt better within a day or two but wasn't completely back to normal for 1-2 weeks, and honestly I can't complain about that either.   

Posted 1/16/2009 11:19 AM (GMT -5)
maybe you didn't have a BM after the colonoscopy because the prep for it cleaned all the crap out of your bowels?

Post Edited (Cfromutah) : 1/16/2009 9:40:09 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/16/2009 11:44 AM (GMT -5)
Didn't have a colonoscopy... just a GI visit. Unless that was for someonelse's post I missed. Either way I'm keepin up with the spinach because I believe that is what got me most if not all the way here. I would love to believe that eventually I can get off all meds and just control this with diet. My GI is skeptical about this... but he is open to us trying it down the road a little more. For now I agree I'm going to run both regimes together since this seems to be working. Day three of normalcy. Half a can a day is workin also... no more red face.
Posted 1/16/2009 11:53 AM (GMT -5)
I was talking to the person above my last post. Glad to hear your doing good! I believe you can become med free, I am and my UC was severe.
Posted 1/16/2009 11:56 AM (GMT -5)
thanks... now if my doc would jsut follow up and read this thread and start to do some research himself on this he might be able to help even more people.
Posted 1/16/2009 12:03 PM (GMT -5)
yeah but they want you to keep coming back to get your prescriptions and such. So they dont like to go the natural route.
Posted 1/16/2009 3:53 PM (GMT -5)
 

"maybe you didn't have a BM after the colonoscopy because the prep for it cleaned all the crap out of your bowels?"

It could of been but then again you know how it is with this silly disease, an empty bowel doesn't normally stop the BM's, it just keeps you running back for more.  smilewinkgrin

Posted 1/17/2009 2:17 AM (GMT -5)

Howright said...
 

"maybe you didn't have a BM after the colonoscopy because the prep for it cleaned all the crap out of your bowels?"

It could of been but then again you know how it is with this silly disease, an empty bowel doesn't normally stop the BM's, it just keeps you running back for more.  smilewinkgrin

Could be the purge/c-scope/meds or it could be low in the rectum inflammation. 

If you haven't consumed too much food after the c-scope, it probably will take a tad longer for bms to happen.

q

Posted 1/17/2009 2:19 AM (GMT -5)
unclebubba...I agree with princesa that there are many variables happening...it's good you're feeling better.

Hope your pred taper goes well.

q
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