Hello Yes I live in Cambridge, England. This is part of rescue therapy in the NHS gastro ward here (twice per day, along with regular IV steroid twice a day). I think - but not quite sure if...
Hello, Yes that's right, they take the drip iv but instead of connecting in to your bloodstream they attach a catheter to the tube. Then the catheter can be inserted in your rectum and the drip...
Thanks @Old Hat, Your reaction to the liquid enema sounded pretty vicious - whereas I guess in my case the foam could have a been a one-off not tolerating due to a sensitive colon. Hope you get...
Old hat, could you elaborate on 'turned on you '? In a recent flare I was stable at 4 bms a day, then one night having done mesalizine foam enema (had been doing so for 2 weeks) abruptly my colon...
Hello, When Ive been hospitalized for UC they have always provided hydrocortisone by drip enema. I find the drip method is easy to tolerate compared with eg a foam enema. They connect a catheter to...
Thanks - I should have also summarized HRV (heart rate variability). From health.harvard.edu: "HRV is an interesting and noninvasive way to identify these ANS imbalances. If a person’s system is in...
Dear forum, I take 150mg azathioprine (i.e., imuran) per day. I'm in remission since a hospitalisation last summer (the first in almost 10 years). At the time of hospitalisation I was on 125mg aza...
Can't help much but: - It sounds like you are switching from steroid pills to local steroid. If you stop steroid pills without reducing slowly be aware this can be dangerous. - a supplement like...
Thought this might be of interest (on immunology and UC) - as much for the clarity of how its written... Its written by the author of a corresponding science immunology article...
Sorry, lost my profile bits: 2x lialda per day 125mg azathioprine per day 1 tsp psyllium husk per meal 38 yr old male in England...
Hi HWs, Regarding the title of post - I find it difficult to explain but others may have experienced this before. In my current flare and in a more severe flare approx 10 yrs ago, I find that my...