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I was diagnosed with UC about a year ago.. After I started a treatment plan I noticed that some very...

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Lymphocytic colitis

I am presently taking Asacol 800 Hd 3 times a day. I would like to know if anyone is taking Sulfasalazine. It...

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Colostomy

I may need to have a permanent colostomy. I have nightmares about this procedure and the outcome of living...

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Colostomy

I may need to have a permanent colostomy. I have nightmares about this procedure and the outcome of living...

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I have UC and am told that I have hundreds of pseudo polyps and need to have my colon removed and have a...

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Surgery for UC

I am looking at surgery for my UC. can anyone tell me how you managed the three surgerys and any...

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crohns or not

just spent 2 lovely days in the hospital. as usual the cramping i have had on and off for 7 years sent me...

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Pain

I Have UC and I was just woundering what you all take for pain? I have a lot of pain when I am have flair ups....

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Pain

I Have UC and I was just woundering what you all take for pain? I have a lot of pain when I am have flair ups....

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What can you eat and

What can you eat with Crohn's and Diabetes?I have both and don't know what to do.Also anyone still having...

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pregnancy after bowel surgery

my daughter was 16 weeks along when she went to er for extreme vomiting and pain. After several days they...

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Pregnancy and humira

I just found out I am pregnant. In prior discussions with my dr he told me to stay on my meds. I am really...

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Doctor's Wont Listen - What are my options?

In 2002, I had 2 feet of small intestine and half my colon removed due to an obstruction caused by...

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In 2002, I had 2 feet of small intestine and half my colon removed due to an obstruction caused by undiagnosed Crohn's Disease. I also had terrible anemia and suspected Celiac Disease. As a result, I am unable to absorb B12. I was told that I would be on monthly B12 shots for the rest of my life.

In late 2008, I begged my GI doctor to allow me to take the B12 via nasal spray as I lead a rather active life. Within a matter of months, I was feeling like garbage. I wanted to die I felt so bad. I went to the doctor and told him that I thought I was getting a cold. While I was there, he ran some tests and found that my hemoglobin was a 7. He admitted me to the hospital right away and I was given 4 pints of blood! It was determined at that time that I was not absorbing the nasal spray B12 and I was put back on shots.

In 2009, my GI doctor left the area and I was forced to see what I believe is a far less superior GI doctor but left with few GI doctors in the area, I stayed with him. Afterall, I was in remission. The new GI doctor continued my shots... until...

My company recently changed insurance companies and I began to notice that the shots I was getting from my GI doctor were not being paid out by my insurance because he was coding them as outpatient shots and not office shots. So, I'm stuck with paying for an $82 shot. I tried getting them to change the coding but they flat out refused and my insurance company refuses to pay despite my medical need to have them all because of how the doctor was coding them. So, I was stuck in the middle. I am currently appealing to my insurance company and the doctors office.

Looking for a way around the mess with my insurance, I asked the doctor to please have the nurse teach me how to give the shot to myself. He refused! Instead, he tried to put me on the nasal spray. Yep, the one that my body wont absorb. Feeling desperate, I agreed to try the nasal spray again... until I got to my pharmacy when they told me that after insurance, the spray would cost me $140. So, I tried to call the GI doctor again to tell him I needed another route to get my B12. He NEVER called me back and it's been a week!

Meanwhile, I set up an appointment with my general doctor who tends to be a far better listener. I wanted to meet with him so that I can arrange to have the shot at his office and see if they will bill the shot correctly so I'm not paying out the nose for a shot I need. He understood my situation and agreed to give me the shot at his office. To start, he gave me a shot of B12 (three weeks after my last shot) and did some labs.

This morning, I get a call from the nurse from my general doctor's office. She advises me that my B12 level was high. She asked me again to explain why I needed the shot at all. I went over my history yet again and you could just hear the doubt in her voice like I was making it all up. I kept referring her to my medical records which documents my history with anemia, etc. She said that she recommended that I talk to my GI doctor about cutting back the shots and that I should continue to see him for the shots. Which just takes me back to the begining of my problem.

In the back of my mind, I thought about maybe stopping the B12 treatments altogether and then letting myself get sick again. So when I end up in the hospital I can say "Now that I have your attention..." but I hated how I felt when I had to get the 4 pints of blood.

What do I do? Anyone run into this issue? Anyone try the B12 patch? Does it work?View Thread

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newly diagnosed and scared

newly diagnosed and scared scaredtodeath posted: Hi. My mom died from colon cancer at age 42. She...

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Fecal Transplants cured Ulcerative Colitis for me

Hi, I just stumbled upon this forum today. I don't know if anyone on here has heard about using Fecal...

Posted by MichaelKH

Hi,

I just stumbled upon this forum today. I don't know if anyone on here has heard about using Fecal Transplant for Ulcerative Colitis but it worked for me. I did my last fecal transplant in July 2011 and have been off all maintenance medications and restrictive diets since December 2011 and actually have better bowel movements and health now than I did before I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 1999 following my first flare.

In March 2011 after trying almost every possible therapy I came within days of my scheduled surgery date when I found out about this treatment from an article published by Dr. Thomas Borody in the journal of Gastroenterology "Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis with Fecal Bacteriotherapy." Six patients with treatment resistant cases similar to mine were now free of any signs of the illness and had been off maintenance medications completely anywhere from one year to 13 years.

After contacting a few doctors and talking to one or two I realized that it was not a viable option for me. To make a long story short I ended up doing self-administered fecal transplants using doctor's protocols and other patient experiences to guide me. I started them daily in June 2011, had a slight flare where I went back on Prednisone, then went back on Apriso, added the drugs Bupropion and Silenor (a low dose of the tri-cyclic anti-depressant Doxepin.) Within a day of starting the new combination my symptoms went away leaving me with solid stool for the first time in years. I successfully tapered from 30 mg to 0 of Prednisone within the next 10 days and then by December stopped taking Apriso as the last Colitis drug.

I go into a little more detail on my website: http://www.FecalTransplant.org.

Bottom-line this treatment is affective, safe, and comparatively inexpensive especially if you do it yourself. However it will take someone who is really motivated to be done with this illness once and for all and willing to get over any squeamishness they have about poop. Compared to fecal transplants used to treat Clostridium Difficile infection which can be done in just a few days it could likely take more fecal transplants anywhere from 1 to 3 months, protein shakes to boost nutrition, and continuing to take other drugs to calm the bowels and inflammation for a few weeks or months after you have completed them before you can definitively be done with this illness. However once it is gone, it's gone and you can go back to living your live.View Thread

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Reversal Surgery question

I had to have emergency surgery in September 2012 for a ruptured colon which resulted in an ileostomy. This...

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life after total coloctomy- complications... etc.

Just had a 2nd surgery to remove the rest of my large intestine in late January- no bag as they were able to...

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remicade

Hello Folks. Havent been here for a while, hope everyone is well. I will be starting the remicade...

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Colitis is not a life sentence!

Please don't despair if you have been diagnosed with IBD. My teen-aged daughter was diagnosed with colitis 2...

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large intestine removal

I had a stricture removed in 2007. I had a second one this past year. The surgeon removed the whole lg...

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large intestine removal

I had a stricture removed in 2007. I had a second one this past year. The surgeon removed the whole lg...

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prednisone....any help or advice please

hi. this is my first time here. found the site by accident but hoping you guys can offer some sugggestions...

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Body Ache?

I am 26 years old and have had crohns for over 15 years, I havent had any bad flare ups for a long time, Lately...

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Having a flare.....

Just had a colonscopy today and the doctor put me on Prednisone 40mg! I hate taking prednisone. i was fine till...

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Preparing foods for Ulcerative Colitis

My husband was diagnosed with Moderate Severe Ulcerative Colitis in July 2012 when he was hospitalized....He...

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strange symptoms

I'm a 42 year old very active woman and am having a hard time figuring out where my symptoms fall. I's...

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prednisone and stomach pain

I was put on prednisone, started it yesterday, along with prilosec. Went out last night and had 1 1/2...

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Confused Frustrated Disillusioned "sick of it"

Hello, I have had nothing but horrible experiencing with doctors and GI specialists. One tells me to take this...

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Diagnosis

My DR. labled me as having inflamatory bowel disease. Although a colonoscopy showed an inflamed lower illeum...

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How to handle a possible stomach bug with Crohn's

Hi there, I'm 20 years old and I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease at 9. In the past I've had really...

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Hi there, I'm 20 years old and I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease at 9. In the past I've had really horrible relapses, but once I hit halfway through high school they calmed down significantly and I haven't had a bad once since. That being said, I haven't had the best digestion following. I was fine for years, but once I was in college I was hit with such an extreme amount of cramping gas and bloating that I went and saw a dietician a few times (which didn't really help). I blamed the cafeteria food as it went away over my breaks when I was at home.

This year, it came back again - differently, but worse. Every single night without fail, I felt so extremely bloated that I appear pregnant, with the obvious gas. It didn't matter what I ate - everything triggered it, it seemed, and it was always almost immediately after dinner that I began to feel this way. I tried to map out how I felt according to the food eaten, but it was always the same. I became discouraged and unhappy, and I saw a general practitioner (my GI is STILL booked.. until Jan 10) who told me I could have a variety of things, including IBS. Now, I already have a hiatal hernia and GERD on top of Crohn's so I really don't think I need another intestinal illness!

*** Now just a few days ago, I woke up at 6am feeling so strange, and I ended up vomiting. About six hours and 6 or 7 bouts later, I finally stopped vomiting - only to feel awfully weak and sickly with searing, stabbing stomach pain. Then started the diarrhea, which I've had since. The second day was worst and included stomach cramping, bloating, and gas (which I was afraid to pass unless on the toilet for obvious reasons). Took Imodium and barely ate that day and woke up the next feeling much better, only going to the bathroom once (which, while not at ALL good, was an improvement from the day before). I had my appetite back and was happy to seem to be improving. However, last night I woke up with the same extreme bloating and gas with a ridiculous amount of audible gurgling (which I could feel with my hand on my stomach). Was in the bathroom feeling nauseous as well for basically an hour. What changed? Why did this come back?

My grandma recently had a stomach illnesses that started with vomiting for a few hours, advanced to diarrhea, and was on the mend within a couple of days. I thought I got the same thing (saw her on xmas) when my timeline and symptoms matched, until I got worse overnight!

How do you even handle a stomach bug with Crohn's? I'm absolutely discouraged and lost as to what to do. (I'm also sorry this is so long!)View Thread

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