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http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/complications/arthritis
I used to think I had arthritis as a side effect but it turned out to be high arches and once I got orthotics for my shoes it's been soooo much easier to walk. It's something to ask the rhumie next week.View Thread

Have you looked at what you're eating to try to figure out some trigger foods that are causing this to happen? I've had UC for over 18 years now and still have issues with sugary foods (it doesn't help that I have a sweet tooth...). Most everything else that causes my colitis to act up I've either cut back or totally cut out of my diet.View Thread

While it might not appeal to your doctor, I see no harm in trying to (very) slowly reduce the number of pills you take. Remove one pill a day and keep it like that for a month to see what happens. If you start having problems go back up to your old dose, otherwise keep slowly moving down.
You'll never be able to not take meds at all, but it may be possible to take less of them. On the other hand you may have been so lucky because the amount of meds you've been taking has kept it under control. Have you always been at 6 Asacol a day, and do you take anything else (vitamins, supplements, etc)?View Thread

Here's an IBD starter diet. One of the fun things we get to deal with is that there isn't a set diet, other than "don't eat what bothers you" - like that helps when it seems like pretty much everything bothers you.
* eat smaller meals at more frequent intervals
* avoid eating many processed foods
* avoid citrus fruit and anything highly acidic
* reduce the amount of rich, greasy and fried foods
* limit consumption of milk and milk products
* restrict your intake of high-fibre foods
* avoid whole corn (inc popcorn)
* cut back on sugary foods
* avoid alcohol (esp beer)
As much as you may not want to take another pill, it's probably in your best interest to right now. I'm weird with antidepressants (the standard SSRI's that they prescribe do nothing for me) but I'm not against them. You're having a difficult time and you need help coping. Also small doses of antidepressants are prescribed to calm the 'second brain' we have in our belly, so taking one could doubly help.
What you're seeing may only be the shell casing and not the whole pill. It comes up on here every so often with Asacol.View Thread

I have trouble understanding why you would be taking them often (other than knowing that antibiotics are heavily over-prescribed).
Are you taking any probiotics?View Thread


http://forums.webmd.com/3/ibs-support-group/forum/255/0?@guest@View Thread

I wonder about doctors who want to start with the strongest (and possibly harshest) meds and then consider other options. I'm used to it being the other way around.
Copied from ccfa.org:
Researchers have also developed newer oral drugs that deliver 5-ASA without sulfapyridine. These include:
- mesalamine (Asacol®, Pentasa®, Apriso"122, Lialda® );
- olsalazine (Dipentum®); and
- balsalazide (Colazal"122).
So I really think they're worth a try (and not just because I take one). If nothing else you won't have to worry about the baby if you do become pregnant while taking it.View Thread

I can't remember your background, but did you try the 5-asa meds? They've been shown to be safe during pregnancy. Maybe this page will help you figure out what to do next.
http://www.ccfa.org/about/news/pregnancyView Thread

I think the idea of not taking meds really isn't good. I can see it for the moment if you're trying to get pregnant. After that though, you have to get your mind around the fact that you have a serious medical condition, and waiting for the bottom to drop out before you treat it is not exactly the sanest thing to do.
I've had to take meds every single day for the last 18 years. It's not something that I really want to do, but when I think about what would happen if I didn't, it's the lesser of two evils. By not taking something as a preventative, you're bound to have more problems later on - "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."View Thread
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