I had my colonoscopy yesterday and it showed visible inflammation in the upper half of the descending colon again. Will have to wait on what the biopsies say to know more about how the other areas...
I’m actually prepping right now and am using this prep. I’ve used it before as well. You mix the 8.3oz bottle of Miralax with 64oz of clear liquid. They always recommend using Gatorade. For my prep,...
I definitely don’t want to have to keep doing steroid tapers. I’m already at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis later on since I have a small body frame, am female, etc. Don’t want to up...
Talked to my GI again. I have a colonoscopy set for the 21st. I told her I wanted a full scope instead of the flex sig because I never had biopsies off the ascending or transverse colon and I’m...
I had been taking the Lialda when I had my last scope (the flex sig). I did have a colonoscopy in 2017 that showed inflammation in the rectum and sigmoid, however, they only took biopsies of the...
I’m not sure where the inflammation is at right now, but my last scope a little over a year showed active inflammation only at the top of the descending and inactive in the rest of the descending...
Is your GI doc an idiot? Sorry but that's just crazy. While it may be true that suppositories stay in the rectum, the enemas can go all the way up to the top of the descending colon.[/quote] You...
I’m taking 4.8g of Lialda daily. When I asked my GI about the patchiness and the possibility of it being Crohn’s, she said something to the effect of “treatment can cause patchiness” so she doesn’t...
At my last scope, which was a sig only, there was active inflammation up at the top of the descending colon and the other parts were inactive. The biopsies also showed “patchy” chronic inflammation...
Is it typical to flare every 4-5 months even while taking daily max dose ASAs? My GI doc prescribes an entocort EC taper which clears it up. How often do most people with UC have flares? I’m very...
The lack of PPE is one of the worst parts of this whole thing. We’ve been having to reuse disposable surgical masks, not even N95s. I’ve instead made myself a few cloth masks that I wash as soon as...
I, too, am a healthcare provider and also worried about all the unknowns with this scary new coronavirus. I just finished up an Entocort taper for a stubborn flare that wouldn’t quit and although I...
I sent my doctor’s office an email with questions regarding more meds and the patchy inflammation. Hopefully they get back to me sooner rather than later....
Thank you all for your input. I do need to ask my doctor what she thinks about everything. I think I’m still a bit in denial about having IBD. Guess I need to suck it up!...
Hey there, I had my first flare up of UC in April 2015. It happened very fast, sudden urgent diarrhea with blood and mucus, lots of cramping, and nausea. I was going about 10+ times a day and...