any success with nicotine patches anyone?

Are you a former smoker who quit and then was diagnosed with an UC? I ask as that's the situation in which nicotine has the greatest odds of improving your uc symptoms. For the rest of us, nicotine is a longshot with low odds of helping.

Nicotine in it's various delivery mechanisms (cigarettes, patches, vaping, e-cigs etc) has been taked about over the years. Some have had slight improvements, others none. Do a forum search for nicotine + uc and you'll get many results.

I'd say azathioprine is safer than nicotine which is addictive. I've been on 6MP (a sister medication to azathioprine) since 2012 without side effects.

I have had great success with nicotine and I was never a smoker. I started using the 4 mg lozenges and then worked my way up to patches. I still use them 4 years later. It was the only way I could get off of prednisone and stay in remission for so many years. I just had my scope in January and my colon looks great! If you have any questions, feel free to email me (it is in my profile).