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Posted 6/5/2012 4:45 PM (GMT -5)
Seems like a lot of us have theories/beliefs about what triggered your first flare. I know for me I'm pretty certain it was due to having too many courses of antibiotics in a short period of time.

There's such a wide range of treatments and reactions to them, but I was thinking that those of us who share a common (perceived) cause for the first flare might have more similar reactions to treatment. So my question is: if antibiotic use triggered your first flare, what was your experience with getting into remission? What treatments worked/didn't work for you? How long did it take?

(My story is mostly in my signature... I started 40 mg prednisone a week ago and am still flaring though starting to see very, very slight improvements. Also starting to add VSL#3 packets and trying gluten free diet again.)
Posted 6/5/2012 8:34 PM (GMT -5)
I would think FT would be a good option in the case you mention. If antitbiotics caused it, maybe it's becuase you killed off all of the good bacteria. Do you take a good probiotic? I don't think a probiotic alone can fix the situation but it may help it from getting worse.

I think my condition is autoimmune, unidentified bug or hormonal - not from antitbiotics.
Posted 6/6/2012 7:27 AM (GMT -5)
I had so much going on at the time when I was diagnosed that I can't pinpoint the blame solely on antibiotics, tho I do think it help to contribute. I was placed on Asacol and Rowasa. I did fairly well for a short time until we lost our insurance and I had to choose a cheaper alternative - Sulfasalazine - which I found out the hard way that I am allergic to sulfa.
Posted 6/6/2012 6:50 PM (GMT -5)
Hi there,

I'm in the same boat--excessive/long term antibiotic use destroyed the flora in my colon, and after having 100% normal gut function for 38 1/2 years, I'm entering my 39th year as a stomach-achey-can't-eat-anything-poop-machine.

I was on Clindamycin during my pregnancy for weeks; in October 2011 started getting mucus/blood/diarrhea. Thought maybe it was a *pregnancy* thing? Diarrhea/cramping/blood and mucus got worse and worse from October 2011 to February 2012 (delivered a healthy son in January 2012) when I was hospitalized for 25+ urgent movements a day, mostly consisting of blood.

But, can't really answer your question, because I'm not in remission--pretty far from it, actually...still on 15mg pred, and all the meds/supplements you can see in my signature...

I have basically b*e*g*g*e*d my GI to find someway, someone, somehow to try me out with fecal transplants...I am really trying to amp up the probiotics, but I don't think it's the same...I think fecal bacteriotherapy would probably jumpstart my improvement more than anything else, considering that a change in my flora started all of this in the first place...

Ta and take care,
Lisa
Posted 6/7/2012 1:06 AM (GMT -5)
Same boat as you, took about 1 month to get into remission with the tactics I used. See this thread for how I got into remission:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2379824
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