Ulcerative Colitis
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Ulcerative Colitis
Asked by K.H. from Nashville
on November 17, 2007
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My son who just turned 19 has recently been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. Would like to chat with someone who is familiar with this problem.
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- K. go talk to someone at a health food store . My sister has chrones and put it in to remission a long time ago with Colidial Silver .
- My husband was just diagnosed with this problem last Spring. He just turned 36. I have a lot to learn still but I feel like this disease is very treatable. I know t...
- Hi, I had (have) ulcerative colitis. The first <i'll call it "episode" began when I was going through a stressful time in college. It was brought under control with m...
Recommendations for Supplements to Help Ulcerative Colitis
Asked by B.R. from Columbus
on May 7, 2008
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My 5 yr old has had ulcerative colitis for about a year now. I'd be interested to learn of what diet modifications and/or supplements anyone has used to prevent flare...
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- Dear B., My friend, B.,had UC an suffered with it for 40 years. She is a nurse and all the doctors didn't help. In less then 2 months Dr. Merkle has it under cont...
- Encyclopedia of Natural Health & Healing for Children by Weber WHAT ARE WE FEEDING OUR KIDS? by Jacobson Naturally Healthy Babies & Children by Romm Best thing t...
- Hi. My daughter has had bowel issues and bleeding and we have had to use a special formula for her. I'm not sure what a ferrochel supplement is, so I don't know if y...
4Yo with Ulcerative Colitis
Asked by M.L. from Johnstown
on February 28, 2007
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My 4yo is having a colitis flare up and I was wondering if anyone knew of something to help with the pain. His poor tummy is really hurting him and I don't know what ...
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- Hi, First of all are you sure he has colitis, and not something called celiac sprue? I was misdiagnosed with Colitis for almost a year till I switched doctors and w...
- Try the book "Eat Right for Your Type." It is genetically related to your blood type and the kinds of foods you can and cannot eat. I believe in it and have had a fr...
- Hi M.! I'm a pediatric nurse with ulcerative colitis myself, so I hope I can help you out. First of all, I know how he is feeling! If I skip meds for more than a...
Is There Anyone Out There with Ulcerative Colitis? I Have Many Questions.
Asked by M.H. from Seattle
on March 5, 2008
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I am 28 and was diagnosed with IBD or more specific and not to be confused with IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, 5 years ago. I had never heard of it just like most people I k...
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- I have Ulcerative Colitis. I was diagnosed 8 years ago. I would love to help answer any questions that I can. Based on my own experiances.
- Docs don't know what I have. I have been told IBS,Ulcerative Colitis, celiac. So I have had lots of experience in this area. I have had 3 endo/colonoscopies, tried se...
- Hi. My father has or had ulcerative colotis for years. He had his colin completely removed about 9 1/2 years ago and they reconstructed him a new one. He said for y...
Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis @ 2 Months
Asked by L.E. from Philadelphia
on November 3, 2006
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Hoping someone out here has some feedback - My brother-in-law had a little baby boy 2 months ago. His wife breast fed for the first month off and on, but had to stop ...
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- Hi L., I'm sorry to hear about your nephews distress, poor little guy. I'm not sure what causes the ulcers in the colon especially as such an early age in life. My ...
- hi L., you didn't mention which formula the baby is on but my girl at 2 months of age stopped completely drinking the formula which she had until THAT day. at that tim...
- Okay, I am going to go out on a limb and say that the formula probably has nothing to do with the colitis. I have, IBS, Colitis, and Chron's disease, nothing of wh...
10 Yr Old with Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's Disease
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on January 2, 2009
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Our 10 yr old daughter was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn's disease 3 weeks ago. We have been so fortunate with her health up until now and the diagnosis, med...
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- I don`t have any experience but i live near you, I live in Centennial Park and you are welcome to talk to me any time you feel the need.i`ll help the best i know how! ...
- A good friend of my son was diagnosed with this in 2nd grade (they are now in 5th grade). His parents are very oriented toward holistic medicine and tried everything ...
- I would call Santa Monica Homeopathic Store ask for Kristin or Greta and see if they can help they are amazing!!!
Ulceritive Colitis and Positive APF Test
Asked by J.V. from San Francisco
on April 6, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I am hoping someone has had an experience like mine and can share with me their experience.
At 16 weeks pregnant, I developed ulceritive colitis. The...
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- Hello J.. I don't know anything about ulcerative colitis, but I do know that it is very common to get false positive AFP results. Just ask your doc. And Im sure he/she...
- I'm not quite sure what ulceritive colitis is, but I can tell you I did have a positive AFP test with my 1st born (who is now 12). I was 31 when I had a positive AFP ...
- J., I am so sorry you ate going through this! I have no idea about the ulcerative colitis, but I can tell you that AFP tests give false positives all the time. Every w...
Colitis While Pregnant
Asked by R.J. from San Francisco
on July 3, 2009
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So I was told by my doctor that how my bowels are when I get pregnant is how they will be how they stay for the pregnancy. I took Asacol for the first three months of...
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- Hi R., I'm having a slight flare myself while breastfeeding a three month old. I had a slight flare throughout my first pregnancy in 2005, but was also on 15 mg of pr...
- I have ulcerative colitis too and I had my son last year. I was taking asacol, but I was still having a flare up for the first three months of my pregnancy. I decided...
- Oh boy do I know how you feel and am sorry you are going thru this bout with colitis. I am way past the baby making age, but have colitis and take asacol everyday. I f...
Pregnancy and Ulcerartive Colitis
Asked by R.J. from San Francisco
on November 1, 2008
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Has anyone tried to get pregnant with ulcerative coitis? Did you continue to take your medication? What have doctors told you?
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- I have Chrons Colitis and take Asacol for it. I continued taking my medicine during my pregnancy (with twins) and had no problem either with my own health or my kids....
- Hi R., I Have Crohn's and have a 1 1/2 year old daughter, so my experiences might be close. Before I was pregnant, I attended a symposium with the Crohn's and Co...
- not a sufferer but i had ibs really badly and got it under control. consider alternative meds as a way to heal yourself as opposed to living with it. it's worth a try....
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Colitis
Asked by B.S. from Kansas City
on January 17, 2009
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Our Pediatrician and our GI are 99.9% sure this is what our daughter has. She is having a flex-sig and rectal biopsy (checking for Hirschsprung's) on Wednesday. I'm al...
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- I don't know anything about this in particular but my son had many food allergies as an infant. He thankfully has outgrown some of them. What I found as the best "mi...
- I know nothing about the diagnosis you are getting, but alot of the symptoms are very similar to my daughter when she was just a week or so old. We put her on nutrami...
- Brittany, I so feel for you...other people have these happy smiling babies and you're just trying to deal with feeding and pooping. I've been there, but probably not...
