For those of you who remember me from three or four months ago, a brief explanation of my absence. I began suffering from severe back and abdominal pains in June. I was hospitalized several times. In...
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Looking for information about ulcerative colitis? Amber Treska, writing for About.com, really knows her stuff. On five pages, filled with information, you'll find everything from the symptoms:...
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I'm still looking for ways to avoid surgery and still get rid of this colitis. Here's an interesting article from Omega3.US. It reads, in part: Fish oil, nature's most potent...
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There are a number of medications available for ulcerative colitis, including prednisone and imuran. Remicade, according to PRNewswiew, has just been approved for pediatric Crohn's disease:...
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If you suffer from diabetes, and you are taking the drug Avandia, a new scientific analysis warns that the use of the drug may increase the risk of heart attacks. An article from CBC.ca News states:...
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Were you aware that lipitor and grapefruit were a bad combination? I've been taking lipitor for cholesterol for over a year, and I often have half a grapefruit for breakfast. Nobody warned me....
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Sorry to have neglected you all for a few days.Sunday was Mother's Day and when you have six children and assorted grandchildren, Mother's Day quickly expands to Mother's Day weekend....
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Now this made me shudder, but after reading it a couple of times, I suppose it is plausible. An article on NSTOnline talks about using live bacteria to cure digestive disorders including constipation...
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Who hasn't suffered, at least occasionally, from the misery of heartburn? Spicy food, greasy food, or just too much food can bring on that uncomfortable, burning sensation that travels all the way...
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Seems researchers are finding genes that cause all sorts of diseases and disorders. Just a few days ago, I blogged about the obesity gene. Researchers today say that Crohn's and ulcerative colitis...
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Wikipedia says of aloe vera: A. vera has been used externally to treat various skin conditions such as cuts, burns and eczema. It is alleged that sap from Aloe vera eases pain and reduces...
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I saw the specialist on Thursday and she has put me on another drug. She took me off Asacol a couple of weeks ago. I've been taking up to eight 400 mg asacol a day for years. It was doing......
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Pills - they come and they go, one day hailed as a life saving panacea, the next day withdrawn as a threat to life. Makes a person wonder just what is safe to take and what isn't. The latest to......
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Surgery. I consider this a last resort only to be considered when all else fails. Yet, who knows? Some day it may come down to that. There's really no cure for ulcerative colitis, only different...
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Various drugs, enemas and suppositories exist for the treatment of problems with the colon, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It seems something new is on the horizon. An article...
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Do you suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? I think almost all of us do, at least occasionally. Don't let the big words fool you. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is, simply,...
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I've been battling an ongoing flare up of ulcerative colitis for months. It comes. It goes. Lately there's been more coming than going. I saw my specialist last week and she put me back on...
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Do you spend what seems like hours staring at the bathroom walls while you struggle and strain to have a bowel movement? According to the Endonurse Blog, if you're 40 or older, constipation is to...
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Seems we're always going in for tests - blood tests, urine samples, blood pressure tests, mammograms. However, there's one important test that women sometimes neglect. An article in the...
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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. You can describe them in one word - misery. They can destroy the quality of your life and leave...
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If irritable bowel syndrome has your intestines tied up in knots, the reason might be anxiety or over-exertion during a bout of indigestion related illness. Wikipedia describes it this way: In...
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Are you a binge eater? I think we all are, from time to time. Mood has a lot to do with it. Your feeling blue, so you eat a couple of chocolates and then a couple more, and a couple......
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