Re: Got my Diagnosis today

[Guest guest]

Sorry to hear about your UC diagnosis. Not a fun journey.

Flagyl is a very potent antibiotic and each time you use it it will be less

effective. Times may have changed since I was diagnosed a decade ago, but I

would have thought they would have started you on azacol or prednisone to

control the flares. In my experience the only thing that has worked

consistently is prednisone, but the side effects can be rough.

I am new to the SCD diet, finishing the intro today so I can't make any claims

on its effectivness, but so far so good. From what I am reading it is and all

or nothing diet, so if you aren't following it 100%, it probably wont help you.

Good Luck!

-Andy

Sent from my Blackberry, please excuse any typos

Got my Diagnosis today

Hey all,

Finally went to the GI doc today. He said definetly UC, so at least

that is behind me. It was pretty much what I was expecting. Have my

first scope on Monday, will find out the severity at that point, and

hopefully get some meds. I've been doing really bad for the last week

with up to 20x bloody d a day, even with SCD. Although I know Im not

eating what I should, namely plain chicken broth and little else. I got

flagyl this trip to the doc, anything I should expect from this?

Thanks for any input-

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I, too, am sorry to hear about your diagnosis. You are

fortunate, though, to know about SCD early in your

beginning journey with UC. I have had UC for 28 years

and just learned about SCD last year. Look for my 3

month testimonial. There is hope for you with SCD!

I wish you the best!

Janet

UC 28 years

SCD 3 months

Colazal

--- Andy Shier wrote:

> Sorry to hear about your UC diagnosis. Not a fun

> journey.

>

> Flagyl is a very potent antibiotic and each time you

> use it it will be less effective. Times may have

> changed since I was diagnosed a decade ago, but I

> would have thought they would have started you on

> azacol or prednisone to control the flares. In my

> experience the only thing that has worked

> consistently is prednisone, but the side effects can

> be rough.

>

> I am new to the SCD diet, finishing the intro today

> so I can't make any claims on its effectivness, but

> so far so good. From what I am reading it is and

> all or nothing diet, so if you aren't following it

> 100%, it probably wont help you.

>

> Good Luck!

> -Andy

>

> Sent from my Blackberry, please excuse any typos

>

> Got my Diagnosis today

>

>

> Hey all,

> Finally went to the GI doc today. He said definetly

> UC, so at least

> that is behind me. It was pretty much what I was

> expecting. Have my

> first scope on Monday, will find out the severity

> at that point, and

> hopefully get some meds. I've been doing really bad

> for the last week

> with up to 20x bloody d a day, even with SCD.

> Although I know Im not

> eating what I should, namely plain chicken broth

> and little else. I got

> flagyl this trip to the doc, anything I should

> expect from this?

> Thanks for any input-

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

The lady who was one of my mentors when I began SCD was told by her

doctor that her gut " looked like bloody lace. " He was urging

removal. Like you, she was going many times a day.

She adhered to SCD absolutely strictly.

14 months later, she was scoped again, and the doctor said that if he had

not done the original diagnosis himself he would not have believed she

was the same patient because she was almost completely healed.

Flagyl is Metronidazole is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of

bacterial and parasitic infections, such as amebiasis, trichomoniasis,

and giardiasis. It is also used as a component of multidrug antibiotic

combinations to heal stomach and duodenal ulcers caused by Helicobacter

pylori infections. Metronidazole is available alone and in a combination

product.

Sounds like your doctor is concerned about parasites, as well.

For more information on Flagyl, see

http://www.healthnotes.info/index.cfm?org=hni & productid=16 & contentid=1153006 & email=yes

Are you only eating chicken broth because that's all you

tolerate?

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

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