ulcerative colitis

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 15 Feb 17

I've mentioned in the past that I have ulcerative colitis and the need for some heavy duty medication and how it also affects my being able to go to the pool. About a year and a half ago I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis....

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Doctor Appointment Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 14 Nov 16

My appointment was this morning to discuss the next medication for my UC since nothing has been working. My options were severely limited. I had two choices. Both of them a biologic, and both seen in advertisements on TV. You...

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I wasnt prepared for this....

theSids @thesids (22180) • Bhubaneswar, India 28 Jun 12

Hi lotters and friends I returned from my health checkup a few days back and the reports have worsened. I am not worried about this worsening thing as I have been mentally preparing myself for the worsening of my...

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When do you worry about bleeding?

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 17 Jul 08

Both of my kids have Ulcerative Colitis. My son got dx first with it and he rarely bled. But my daughter got dx this January and she frequently bleeds. When is it too much bleeding? She has gotten anemic and has needed iron...

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What do you think of Prednisone?

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 14 Jul 08

I have two kids with Ulcerative Colitis so we have had experience with the drug Prednisone. It worked somewhat for my son but there were problems with it. It took him a very long time to wean off (1 1/2 years), he had severe acne,...

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A Cure for the Incurable

lisb777 @lisb777 (4) • United States 22 Jul 07

In my first year of college I was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis. I became very ill and spent two seperate weeks in and out of a local hospital. I was taking 15 perscribed pills a day. My second visit to the hospital I was so...

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If you have ulcerative colitis, what are some dietary suggestions you'd make?

DavidReedy @DavidReedy (2378) • United States 12 Jan 07

A person with Colitis, typically has a list miles long of things they cannot eat. So, how about what they may eat. It differs from person to person, buy do you know of any dietary suggestions?

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