Hi all,
I have been diagnosed a few years ago (feels like forever) with Ulcertive colitis. The Doctor and I kind of agree it came to me from an allergic reaction to antibiotics. I don't have any family history of this or at least to my knowledge.
I am currently on Remicade. I get infusions ever 8 weeks. It costs a fortune (even with insurance) but (no pun intended) it works. It keeps the bleeding away.
I just recently caught a stomach virus from my kids. It went through the whole family. Of course it hit me the worst. 8 days of hell. I also couldn't lay down to sleep because the pain was to great. So I had to sit up and sleep. I couldn't get any sleep for 8 days which didn't help the situation.
I have also been under a lot of stress lately. With bills, dead lines and work. If anyone knows about Remicade the one major draw back is. That it lowers your immune system.
Sometimes when I stress I start drinking alcohol to much. Which I don't think that helps at all. Just looking for a way to relax. I tried a few anxiety meds but they didn't work. They would mess up my digestive system even more and just made me sleepy.
The reason I saw this site because I was looking into Medical Marijuana. I am not a smoker and don't handle smoking well. I saw that you can vaporize it but never tried that either. I really a noob at it all but just want to kind of lead a normal life for me and my family. Even with all the expense I put out for Remicade it doesn't help with the anxiety and stress of having problems when i am out and about.
Sorry for the long post
I have been diagnosed a few years ago (feels like forever) with Ulcertive colitis. The Doctor and I kind of agree it came to me from an allergic reaction to antibiotics. I don't have any family history of this or at least to my knowledge.
I am currently on Remicade. I get infusions ever 8 weeks. It costs a fortune (even with insurance) but (no pun intended) it works. It keeps the bleeding away.
I just recently caught a stomach virus from my kids. It went through the whole family. Of course it hit me the worst. 8 days of hell. I also couldn't lay down to sleep because the pain was to great. So I had to sit up and sleep. I couldn't get any sleep for 8 days which didn't help the situation.
I have also been under a lot of stress lately. With bills, dead lines and work. If anyone knows about Remicade the one major draw back is. That it lowers your immune system.
Sometimes when I stress I start drinking alcohol to much. Which I don't think that helps at all. Just looking for a way to relax. I tried a few anxiety meds but they didn't work. They would mess up my digestive system even more and just made me sleepy.
The reason I saw this site because I was looking into Medical Marijuana. I am not a smoker and don't handle smoking well. I saw that you can vaporize it but never tried that either. I really a noob at it all but just want to kind of lead a normal life for me and my family. Even with all the expense I put out for Remicade it doesn't help with the anxiety and stress of having problems when i am out and about.
Sorry for the long post