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When i first had symptoms several years ago my GI gave me Colpermin . I was told to take it for a month to see if it reduced the symptoms . It actually did nothing at all. As far as Im aware this is peppermint oil in tablet form . Im on Asacol 3x daily , this works.

This is a difficult one as I have had joint pain ,ankles and wrists ever since I started on Asacol but i had to way the benefits for my IBD against the joint pain. I think joint pain is definetly associated with IBD but to what extent I dont know. I take Amitriptyline for the pain and it works...

Hi Emkat Ive been on Asacol now for nearly two years . It certainly reduces the frequency of BM and they are more solid. I also find if back of taking the drug for a period of time that I start to bleed again. I have tried foolishly several times thinking i was ok but soon got reminded. So Im...

Spare underwear , wipes/tissue in every coat I own. Pain killers and Asacol everywhere. In work I keep a complete shower kit for when Im on shift and it all goes wrong and of course a change of clothes. I find monitoring my movements ahead of time helps me stay somewhat in control. I mean if Im...

As David has says Asacol is supposed to release at a PH of 7 , this actually proved an issue for me as I was taking Wheat Grass tablets to help with acid . This changed the PH in my stomach and probably my intestine also so using Asacol was problematic. I stopped with the Wheat Grass and was...

Personally I believe Asacol does work. Ive been on it for well over a year . Before that It was miserable , with all the symptoms common with IBD. I still have pain in the Ilieum area and shooting pain in my side but my bowel movements now are more predictable. My colonoscopies are always clear...

So i havent been here in a while as I have been feeling pretty good and was making a big effort to keep fit and eat well . So a few days ago I noticed some blood in my pooh and Ive been feeling a bit dizzy. No D at all but when my bowels move it goes on for age s ,semi solid but quite painfull...

Hi there , at my first colonoscopy a few years ago they also said I had red spots ( in the descending colon ) and I too could see them on the monitor . When i asked the GI afterwards he said he wasn't sure but it was probably a result of the prep i had taken . he said that some people have...

I get swollen lymph nodes under my arms and boy does it hurt . I called into the nurse and she basically said it was quite common with IBD and not much can be done with it . So im basically just taking a couple of extra painkillers when it gets really sore .

Ok so earlier I mentioned getting these abscesses. So after a couple of course of antibiotics I had to get two teeth out as the abscesses kept coming back. Its funny but things calmed down for a week or two , maybe it was all the antibiotics or just the fact that the abscesses where now gone ...

So i came back from holidays and got the call to go to my GI to have some more tests. This took shape of a stool sample and fasting for a day before getting four bottles of blood taken and then put on ice. This new GI is certainly going for a different set of tests but doesn't say much A Fecal...

Hi David. I have had oral abscess now for a couple of months. For some reason some of my teeth where getting loose and painfull. I also have a badly blood shot eye and a couple of lumps under my arms. This week i have been to the dentist an after Xray's, she confirmed the abscess causing the...

I wear a clean room suit all day in my job, I have to pass through stage for gowning up or down . Then i have to walk through a corridor which is generally very busy all day . The only reason I dont leave this job is because there are two toilets on each floor. I just have to plan everything...

It drives me crazy , some days you think Im getting this right and next day its all over the place again. I don't know if there is a right and wrong. Maybe its more variable diet rather than a fixed one. I try to balance it between what i think I need on a daily basis and what i can handle. Im...

Thank s Helen and some interesting comments. I agree that it is possible to force remission by various means . I believe that the GI carried out another procedure or fixed somethin at the end of my colonoscopy. I am convinced as ive had three of these already and i know the storey well. The only...

Yes why has it stopped. Ok so there is some mild pain but it s in the backround not full on pain all day that i was used to . I ve been trying to figure it out was somethin maybe a build up or a scist or something like that sorted out. Ok its just so different , im not knocking it but I m...

So I have had this awfull thing for three years and was just on the verge of diagnosis.I was taken in to the clinic for a colonoscopy last month and it was pretty uncomfortable at the end when it felt like the GI pushed in very hard several times. I know he took several biopsies and at the end...

No It doesnt bother me at all , it does bother me that they dont have either manners or a personality. I had a colonoscopy last week ( my fourth) and at the end the nurse said this bit is going to be uncomfortable so I had a very bad ending in that i dont know what happened but I felt an awful...

Hi there , I just had a Colonoscopy on Friday last . To be honest the prep was ok and this time i had Picolax . This is a much easier laxitive to take than one I had in the past and is definitly not as severe. There is no nausea with these drinks that ive ever encountered and ive had four...

Basically it will depend on what type of bike your riding. I meant slide the seat forward on its rails not changing the angle although you might have to a little. if its a race style bike then you can reverse the stem that holds your handle bars so that it points up not downward . This will give...