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It seems to be quite random. A few months ago I felt like there were certain things that made me feel sick such as Cheese and sweet things such as chocolate or puddings (which is probably because the pred had narrowed my stomach lining) and those foods can be harder to digest. But now there...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with UC almost exactly a year ago, and struggled to get it under control until recently. Even now I don't feel in 'remission' as I still very often get painful bowel cramping and regular nausea. I am currently taking 200mg Imuran per day, which has gradually settled...

Diagnosed with UC Feb 2012. I have been taking Azathioprine since May 2012 however have only been on a 'therapeutic dose' of 200mg since September 2012. I completely stopped taking Prednisolone in November 2012. Although my bowel movements are generally settled (Only going once or twice a...

Yes they started me on prednisone and asacol which is apparently like pentasa. Asacol made me worse so I stopped.

Hi thermo, They offered me Humira or remicade. Just started on Humira a few weeks ago. I am also on Imuran (azathioprine), but started that when my diagnosis was still UC. So far improvement has been minimal and painfully slow. In February I was told that I had pan UC, but that seems odd now if...

I read somewhere that Humira has a half life of 12-15 days. At the moment I am injecting every 2 weeks (just done my 3rd injection, started with 160mg, then 80 then 40). I noticed symptoms getting a bit worse on days 12 & 13 after an injection, and then it was still bad in the 24 hours after I...

I was diagnosed with UC in Feb 2012, then diagnosis changed to Crohns colitis in May 2012. Good news is that I got offered some new treatment options. My symptoms at the moment are probably in general more similar to people with UC than Crohn's disease. What are the main differences between the...

Hi David, Thanks. :) my current symptoms vary between going twice a day with no D and no pains. To going 6 times a day with bad D and abdominal pains most of the day. Normally somewhere in between though. Foods I am staying away from at the moment are a lot of cheese and dairy especially ice...

Hi AB, I'm currently on 100mg of aza and 10mg of pred but reducing to 5mg this week and hopefully completely off it in a few weeks. My symptoms at the moment vary between going 2 times a day with no D and no cramping, and bad days can go up to 6 times with bad D and cramping in abs almost all...

19 year old male & the middle of this month marks 6 months since diagnosis, and roughly a year since symptoms began. I started having quite bad wind and abdominal cramping last summer, and initially didn't think much of it until around October when the diarrhea and weight loss began. Went to my...

Took a loading dose of 160 mg 3 weeks ago and 80 last week. Going down to one injection (40mg), every fortnight from Wednesday. So far I have noticed very little if any difference. Does this mean that I am still unlikely to have noticed any improvement after the next injection as well? Seeing as...

Thanks I'd like to think I am fairly organised :) no I haven't discussed what meds are available, but it might be something to look into if it continues. Even my good days at the moment aren't great so I'm hoping it will be better in a few months time when my medication has had its full effect...

Hi Sarah, I have booked en-suite accommodation & have made arrangements including a separate room for exams. :thumright: Have you ever taken any medication for stress during those times or would that not help? My consultant has said that I may have developed IBS since diagnosis back in...

Hi there. Was just wondering what effect stress has on people's crohns or colitis. I would say I am in a semi- flare at the moment, as medication has had some positive effect but I still feel some way off remission. Some days I will feel fine for long periods in the day, but then out of nowhere...

Been taking 100mg of imuran a day for 2 months now. Was on 150 mg for a while but had a dodgy liver function test result and therefore reduced. Then increased to 125mg but started to feel constantly nauseous for some reason. I'm coping fine with 100mg, but my consultant said it takes 3-6 months...

For me I find it is mostly mental. I'm definitely more reluctant to go out to social events because of what could potentially happen. Most of the time afterwards I think to myself 'I would've been fine if I'd gone out. But the thing is it only takes one bad experience to knock confidence back...

Hey Billk. I haven't seen as clear as improvement as that yet. Diarrhoea seemed to be getting better a few days ago, but been worse last couple of nights probably cos I ate too much when I went out for a meal. In general have been feeling fine during the day though and having periods of up to 12...

Just did my second injection last wednesday and feeling ok but hard to tell if it's done anything yet. In general feel better during the day but going to the loo 3-4 times at night and breakfast time. Was only diagnosed in February and have been improving very slowly since started taking imuran...