I've had UC for 18 years so I understand from mans point of view and can't stand thinking from a Women's or child. I first have a quick question, is she taking the Prednezone for the bleeding? I know when I go into a flare and the bleeding is bad I go on a regulated decline dose to 0. Now some start a lot lower than me but I have to start a 70 mg then decrease by 10 mg every three days until it stops.
I have a very supporful husband and people at my church but I am tired of feeling sick and tired and the RSD keeps waking me up at night and the quality of life is the pits. Any Ideas from anone-I sound like a science experiement.please give me any answers I have seen so many doctors and nothing. All incurable and nothing to take because the don't want me adicted.
I started Asacol almost two weeks ago, and it worked very well after a couple of days, but after almost two weeks, I got very weak, dizzy spells, fatigue, like the flu. It's been five days, and most of the time I need to lay down. I couldn't go to work today. When does it stop? I stopped the medication four days ago. It was for colitis.
3 times a day, prednisone a couple of times last year, entocort most recently, and asacol enemas at night at times. Just recently he started getting muscle cramps, flu like symptoms with bronchitis and had a glucose level of 169, and a cholesterol level in the high 160s as well. He had had an alkaline phosphate level up to almost 600 for years and stays very fatigued and in pain. i am so worried about him. he is overweight. hes 5.9 and weighs about 244.
Try to stay away from dairy, alcohol, grains (have rice instead). If you can figure out what triggered the flare, that would be helpful so you know to avoid it in the future.
MY DAUGHTER IS NOW DOING GREAT!!! No more bleeding and all the bathroom trips have stopped. If she has crohns like the doctors say then why is she doing great without any prescription meds? I have her on probiotics, a vitamin, fish oil, calcium pill and the last thing I added 2 months ago was l glutamine. WOW what a difference in her.
My GP referred me to a proctologist who, after examination diagnosed me with acute proctitis and prescribed steroid enemas. These enemas exacerbated my bleeding immediately and the doctor told me that was impossible but should go back to my gastroenterologist. Upon doing so and having an exam was prescribed Asacol and have been on it ever since.
I have a NEW G.I. doc who keeps referring me to a colonoscopy and an MRCP before she decides to do anything but I've had a flare-up of UC for a month and need some relief. Today I saw a whole Asacol HD tablet excreted and the G.I.doc said "that's ok--it's still absorbed." Ok--so now I must be reasonable and ask a question as how is it absorbed when NONE OF IT--repeat, NONE OF IT---is degraded at all? This woman doesn't get it. Anyway, what should I do now?
Is there a program where my son can get help with his Rx for asacol? He does not have insurance.
I continued to bleed even while taking Asacol. Because my iron and crit was normal no one was concerned. I was what everyone considered a very healthy person, besides rectal bleeding. By mid July I decided to try another GI. Two to three weeks before, I started getting symptoms of blurred vision, left arm heaviness, hair loss, weakness, nausea all the time, dizziness, sensitivity to noise, and very heavy head. I started forgetting things feeling like I was loosing my mind.
been quite bad with a few painfull flareups lots of blood etc/ currently on pentasa and steriods at the moment/ started the pentasa last tuesday after a bad flareup/ just wonderd if any one could tell me there experiance on pentasa , and how long they took to work ?
Had coloscopy in August-showed some mild inflammation in ilieum and rectal area-was put on Asacol. Asacol helped the rectal pain but RLQ pain continued. Went back to ED in Nov for severe RLQ pain. CT and bloodwork normal. I had changed from Asacol to Pentasa the week before and the rectal pain had come back-significant burning pain. Went to another doctor and had more bloodwork-borderline IBD tests. Went off Pentasa for a few days in Dec and had severe RLQ pain and right hand pain.
I have been in remission since 2001--Rowasa and Asacol barely kept the bleeding and inflammation under control. Then I think it went into remission because of intense exercise along with taking a specific type of medication for a head injury I suffered. It had a side effect of making my UC back down, when actually, because it is a type of mild amphetamine mix, it should have made it worse.
m also on asacol tablets. The posts ive read on here describe their UC pain as crampy and in localised areas. I seem to be experiencing dull achie feeling in my lower abdimon, almost like period pains and it can sometimes progress further up my abdimon. My question is, does anyone else experience similar pain?? I would appreciate any feedback given. Thanks!
Does Crohn's disease affect an hepatits c antibody test... and if so how long should you wait to be tested after exposure? Exposure was through a sub q needle stick at work... i was wearing gloves and got tested 7 and a half months after it. Negative results but I have had crohn's disease for at least 2-3 years... I am currently taking ASACOL HD 800mg 2 tabs twice a day.. i also have ulcerated colitis... I have ocasional diarrhea nothing to bad.
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