Fred's great news and probiotic answers

[Guest guest]

,

You crack me up. I'll have to remember to ask my coordinator if I can take the VSL#3. I'm 4 wks. post transplant and beginning to have UC issues (as of two days ago). I'm waiting to see if I can take the Azulfadine again, but I'd rather just take the great probiotic you mentioned and see if I can stay away from the Azulfadine a bit longer. I was told that not everyone is required to go back on their UC medicine, to wait and see. I guess because the Prednisone helps to keep it under control.

Well, here's to fewer #2s for all UC patients (including me!)!

Hugs,

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, athon, that gives me hope!!! I've been doing so well since surgery, and I'd love to get this little glitch under control and go back to healing nicely!

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[Guest guest]

<<,

That's great news! Tell Fred congrats on the obedient colon - go Fred, go

Fred.>>

Actually , it's NO Go Fred, No Go Fred! He's going less, and enjoying it

more. And yes Dave , VSL #3 means fewer #2s.

Other VSL#2 answers: Fred drinks the powder that comes in the packets. He

started at four a day for a month, now down to one a day. His VSL#3 research

said that if the product doesn't work in a month, it's probably not going to

work. Fred started to see results (or NOT see results as the case may be!) after

three weeks.

Other research has shown that VSL#3 puts 80% of UC patients into remission. His

dr. did write an rx, but insurance said " no. " I think insurance companies would

rather pay for the colectomies and numerous other

hospitalizations/surgeries/medications that are often required for severe UC and

Crohns. It's also possible they haven't done the research. But they NEED TO!

If VSL# could stop Fred's poop dead in its tracks, well folks, that is a story

that needs to be on the national news. Forget Super Tuesday - let's make it

Pooper Tuesday! (Poop-less Tuesday?)

Media handler for, and wife of, Fred Hussey, PSC 03/04, UC 03/06, in remission

02/08.

[Guest guest]

>

> <<,

> That's great news! Tell Fred congrats on the obedient colon - go

Fred, go

> Fred.>>

>

> Actually , it's NO Go Fred, No Go Fred! He's going less, and

enjoying it more. And yes Dave , VSL #3 means fewer #2s.

>

> Other VSL#2 answers: Fred drinks the powder that comes in the

packets. He started at four a day for a month, now down to one a day.

His VSL#3 research said that if the product doesn't work in a month,

it's probably not going to work. Fred started to see results (or NOT

see results as the case may be!) after three weeks.

> Other research has shown that VSL#3 puts 80% of UC patients into

remission. His dr. did write an rx, but insurance said " no. " I think

insurance companies would rather pay for the colectomies and numerous

other hospitalizations/surgeries/medications that are often required

for severe UC and Crohns. It's also possible they haven't done the

research. But they NEED TO!

>

> If VSL# could stop Fred's poop dead in its tracks, well folks, that

is a story that needs to be on the national news. Forget Super Tuesday

- let's make it Pooper Tuesday! (Poop-less Tuesday?)

>

>

> Media handler for, and wife of, Fred Hussey, PSC 03/04, UC 03/06, in

remission 02/08.

>

where do i get vsl#3?

-rachel

[Guest guest]

MO425@... wrote:

> I'll have to remember to ask my coordinator if I can take the VSL#3.

The VSL#3 was ok'd for me by my transplant people. At first the nurse

sounded dubious (she'd never heard of it) but she checked it out and

said I could take it. (I just got my new shipment in, and I'm chugging

it as I type! The taste isn't exactly pleasurable, but it's certainly

worth it!)

athan