FlowersGal: Thanks for your input! I totally understand what you are saying. Surgery is definitely the scariest possibility above all - I just wanted to make sure that I felt like I was really...
Sara14: Yeah, I'm not really sure why she was saying to go straight to the biologic before even trying prednisone the only thing I can think of is that she knew I wasn't a big fan of going on...
IntestinalWasps: Thank you! Yeah, what I'm conflicted about is whether or not to try the prednisone (6 week taper 30, 20, 10) to get the flare under control and then just stay on asacol moving...
CCinPA: Thank you! If I do end up going with a biologic I'm going to do Entyvio - that was one of the options my doctor gave me and I have heard great things about it in regards to the side effects...
Tristan1974: Yeah, I just switched to Asacol instead of Apriso. So now I'm taking 2 pills of Asacol 3 times a day which is a daily dose of 4.8g. Hopefully that change coupled with switching to the...
Tristan1974: Since you have pan colitis, you should be on budesonide ER TABLETS, 9mg (generic or Uceris) which is specifically formulated to treat the entire colon. budesonide ER CAPSULES, like...
Thank you! I am currently on budesonide 9 mg and apriso 4 pills/day and am also taking 3,000mg of turmeric. Pan colitis....
Hello! I am 28 years old and was diagnosed with UC about 3 years ago. When I first starting experiencing symptoms I didn't know what was wrong, I went to the doctor, had a colonoscopy and was...