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Posted 10/16/2012 7:30 PM (GMT -5)
Yuuup im back. haven't flared in a couple years and just started a mild one about a week ago..i hate this your doing fine and bam!! blood and urgency. Im still only going 2 - 3 times a day but im trying to nip it in the butt before it gets out of control (hopefully) back on Canasa at night. Are there any new advancements medicine wise for UC ? hope everyone is doing well. smilewinkgrin

Post Edited (jazzgtrl4) : 10/16/2012 9:00:26 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/16/2012 8:26 PM (GMT -5)
Good to see you back, although, I'd prefer if you stayed healthy.

Canasa is a good idea, you could also try Rowasa, it treats a larger area. You can also use rowasa or Canasa twice daily depending on how you feel. There have been new advances but probably not anything too exciting in the past couple years. Humira just got approval for UC.
Posted 10/16/2012 8:39 PM (GMT -5)
I don't think there's been much advancement in the way of the "gentler" meds. I think most of the advancements have surrounded biologics (Humira approval, Cimzia experimentation, tofolimaub (or whatever it was) specifically for UC.
Posted 10/16/2012 10:04 PM (GMT -5)

notsosicklygirl said...
Good to see you back, although, I'd prefer if you stayed healthy.

Canasa is a good idea, you could also try Rowasa, it treats a larger area. You can also use rowasa or Canasa twice daily depending on how you feel. There have been new advances but probably not anything too exciting in the past couple years. Humira just got approval for UC.

Hey there girl. Ive tried Canasa twice in one day, made me sick. so i just use it at night..never tried Rowsa..ill keep trying this. Luckily its not so bad yet (knock on wood) hopefully i caught it before it gets worse. cry
Posted 10/19/2012 10:33 AM (GMT -5)
So much for the mild flare, i dont get this. yesterday i went to head one time and no blood. today ive already gone 5 times and im bleeding and cramping. ***!!!!! i think it was something i ate last night that i knew i shouldn't and i did but still...so unpredictable.
Posted 10/19/2012 11:16 AM (GMT -5)
you should probably see a gi? i've gone into mild flares being on no meds and ended up losing 30 lbs with-in a few weeks and being in the er. try only eating fresh foods for a while.
Posted 10/19/2012 12:22 PM (GMT -5)

can you call your GI?

increasing your oral meds to the highest dose, rowasa at night and cnans during the day has gotten me out of 2 flares......

Posted 10/19/2012 12:25 PM (GMT -5)
It seems a normal progression of a flare...not what you ate.

Call the doc and see if you can be prescribed Rowasa enemas. That should help initially. Maybe upping the Colazal at this point will help until you get the Rowasa.

Welcome back...hope you start to feel better soon.

You could also ask for Bentyl (antispasmodic)..start with 10mg, however.

q
Posted 10/19/2012 5:00 PM (GMT -5)

quincy said...
It seems a normal progression of a flare...not what you ate.

Call the doc and see if you can be prescribed Rowasa enemas. That should help initially. Maybe upping the Colazal at this point will help until you get the Rowasa.

Welcome back...hope you start to feel better soon.

You could also ask for Bentyl (antispasmodic)..start with 10mg, however.

q

Hi Quincy, good to hear from you. i thought you would still be around these parts. thanks for the info.. Yes ill up my colozol and i actually have some bentyl 10mg, ive never taken it. its actually my wifes :) shes not using it so i might as well. My mornings are the worst..
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