Just a quick update - 5 months or so ago I switched from Lialda to Sulfasalazine because I was having worsening joint pain - the Sulfasalazine has been wonderful - LOTS less expensive, but it...
"Your degenerative spine issue could be auto-immune." - yeah, I hear what you're saying - the low back pain that I'm experiencing now is much different than the pain leading up to the laminectomy...
I'm gonna give it a week or so to see how it goes with the joint pain - I also have an appointment with my back doc (very successful laminectomy surgery two years ago) to see if the low back pain,...
I just started experiencing some pretty significant muscle and joint pain which is apparently a side effect of the UC and auto-immune problems - I'm trying to get educated about whether these...
I looked at Sulfasalazine - seems like it has a lot more side effects than Lialda. I have a call in to my Doc....
Thanks for your thoughts. I read about the SCD - I can't see any way that I could make that a part of my lifestyle unless there was a gun to my head. I just started having the severe joint pain over...
Hi- I was diagnosed about a year ago after a colonoscopy - the doc prescribed 4 a day Lialda - after a while, the doc tried to "wean" me down to 3 a day and then 2 a day, but the blood in stool...
I got tired of reading different opinions on the internet and different marketing spins and picked up a 1 oz. container of Charlotte's Web Everyday Advanced CBD oil. What swayed me their way was that...
Hi Natof9 - "Now that I'm basically using strict diet protocol as maintenance for my UC" - would ya share any details of your diet protocol??...
Hi - I'm also interested in the brand of CBD oil that you've found effective. I've been reading and reading about CBD oil and haven't been able to find any straightforward information for many of the...
I can't tell ya what to do about the injection scheduled for tomorrow, but the concerns about the doctor are easy to resolve - find another doctor ! Regardless of your current doctor's supposed...
LOL, I'm from up North, too, a long time ago, but I'm still wondering about that "off" comment - I'm really honestly looking for insights here, and trying to learn about UC from those actually...
Am i the oniy one who feels this thread is a bit off? "Off" how ? Did I unknowingly violate one or more of the rules? I'm new to my diagnosis of UC and trying to get educated as to better ways to...
"The majority of gasteroenteroligists will say there is no connection between diet and UC symptoms. Why? Currently there are no diets studied in great depth (large scale, long term studies that are...
Thanks again for all the guidance so far. I'm wondering about two things this morning: I had my regular GP doctor run a Celiac panel blood test - I have to have regular blood tests to monitor my...
Thanks for the feedback so far - keep it coming. I'm learning that there are many different UC situations and what works for some causes problems with others - in addition to a maintenance medication...
Hi - I'm a 67 year-old white male in the US, reasonably good health, diagnosed 6 months ago with a mild case of left side UC by my Gastroenterologist after a colonoscopy because of blood in my...