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I do not know if the doctor has checked this. I do know that I cannot take iron supplements of any form or eat a lot of food with iron in it because it makes me very ill. many years ago a doctor that has since retired wanted to see what would happen if I took iron and inreased the iron in my...

I am not probably not the greatest person to comment on this. I was diagnosed at 17 with LC but dont really know what I have. I live in a tiny town in Norhtern CA (redding) and the doctor dont know what I have other than thalessemai with imflamation that presents itself like LC or crohns.I...

Thank you for your prayers. I appreciate them. The doctor just started me on 1500 mgs daily of sulfasalazin so I am gonna see if this works.

I have been tested for celiac disease and do not have it altough I do not eat very much gluten because it upset my tummy but then again so does pork and red meat and a lot of other stuff. I am anemic because I have beta thalassemia and a lot of people with this have severe intestinal problems...

Thanks sooo much for the recommendations. Imodium is and has forever been my go to but for the last 3 weeks it is not working. I will definetly discuss the other recomendations with my doctor. At this point I think he is scratching his head at what to try next too!

Apparently I am too wordy in what I write. Prednisone is the go to for the doctors here. They like to prescribe me prednisone and flagyl and sometimes cipro for my kidneys. I am so thankful to be part of this forum because it is nice knowing other people have tummy issues too. I havent...

As I stated I am from a small town and was diagnosed with LC in 1999. Not many doctors here are familiar with it and treat it like UC. I do not absorb b12 and have been either getting shots of it or taking supplements since 99. I realize these current symptoms arent typical and are unlike...

Thanks and I will check out the thread. he just had to switch what he prescribed because I currenty have no insurance. It was originally pentasa but I couldnt afford it. I pick the new med up tomorrow and will let you know what it is. The last 5 years or so I have been using b12 and diet and...

:sign0085:I was diagnoised with lymphocytic colitis in highschool so about 15 years ago. I live in a small town in Northern, Northen Califrnia almost Southern Oregon. All the doctors here like to treat it like Ulceretic colitis, which it is definetly, not because the really don't understand...