Re:Nicotine and gut permeability: the smoking/PSC link clarified

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After being diagnosed with UC and then a few years later PSC

my husband started smoking in an effort to control his UC. Luckily for

us, it seems to help. We spoke to his doctor about this and he said that

as long as my husband keeps it to just a few cigarettes he didn’t think it

was a problem. Especially when considering the side effects of the immune

suppressant drugs that he would have to go on next. Right now with Asacol

and smoking, he is relatively symptom free. It also seems that when his

UC is under control, he doesn’t have PSC symptoms either. My

husband doesn’t like smoking, but he likes UC and PSC pain/symptoms even

less. He chooses the lesser of two evils. I just wish he had

started smoking long before all this started, although then I am not sure I

would have been interested in him when we met! Lol.

We just take things one day at a time. Today, we are

ahead of things; tomorrow may be a different story. But we’re okay

with that.

Jeannie Denney

Wife to Nick (25yrs)

Migraines/’00 UC/’03?, PSC/’05

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I talked to my son's GI nurse about this. She said that what does it is the nicotine itself, and that a person CAN use the lozenges or the gum to get the same effect rather than smoking and having the lung problems that go with it. I just thought I'd mention this, for those who may decide to take up smoking for their UC. As a smoker who quit for over a year then started again because of all this stress, DON'T START IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. You can get the nicotine other ways without causing problems for your lungs. Or, at the very least, go with a natural cigarette, like American Spirits. No chemicals, no additives. So you're at least not putting all that crap in your system at the same time. Just my 2 cents. Ami"Jeannie Denney, Kelden Equipment" wrote: After being diagnosed with UC and then a few years later PSC my husband started smoking in an effort to control his UC. Luckily for us, it seems to help. We spoke to his doctor about this and he said that as long as my husband keeps it to just a few cigarettes he didn’t think it was a problem. Especially when considering the side effects of the immune suppressant drugs that he would have to go on next. Right now

with Asacol and smoking, he is relatively symptom free. It also seems that when his UC is under control, he doesn’t have PSC symptoms either. My husband doesn’t like smoking, but he likes UC and PSC pain/symptoms even less. He chooses the lesser of two evils. I just wish he had started smoking long before all this started, although then I am not sure I would have been interested in him when we met! Lol. We just take things one day at a time. Today, we are ahead of things; tomorrow may be a different story. But we’re okay with that. Jeannie Denney Wife to Nick (25yrs) Migraines/’00 UC/’03?, PSC/’05 Ami mom to - 9 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Pre-Liver Tx, Central DI, Steroid Induced Diabetes, Hypothyroid, GERD, High BP, ADD, Anemia, Osteopenia, Gastroperesis, Varices mom to Emma - 13 yrs - Migraines stepmom to - 14 yrs -

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[Guest guest]

I talked to my son's GI nurse about this. She said that what does it is the nicotine itself, and that a person CAN use the lozenges or the gum to get the same effect rather than smoking and having the lung problems that go with it. I just thought I'd mention this, for those who may decide to take up smoking for their UC. As a smoker who quit for over a year then started again because of all this stress, DON'T START IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. You can get the nicotine other ways without causing problems for your lungs. Or, at the very least, go with a natural cigarette, like American Spirits. No chemicals, no additives. So you're at least not putting all that crap in your system at the same time. Just my 2 cents. Ami"Jeannie Denney, Kelden Equipment" wrote: After being diagnosed with UC and then a few years later PSC my husband started smoking in an effort to control his UC. Luckily for us, it seems to help. We spoke to his doctor about this and he said that as long as my husband keeps it to just a few cigarettes he didn’t think it was a problem. Especially when considering the side effects of the immune suppressant drugs that he would have to go on next. Right now

with Asacol and smoking, he is relatively symptom free. It also seems that when his UC is under control, he doesn’t have PSC symptoms either. My husband doesn’t like smoking, but he likes UC and PSC pain/symptoms even less. He chooses the lesser of two evils. I just wish he had started smoking long before all this started, although then I am not sure I would have been interested in him when we met! Lol. We just take things one day at a time. Today, we are ahead of things; tomorrow may be a different story. But we’re okay with that. Jeannie Denney Wife to Nick (25yrs) Migraines/’00 UC/’03?, PSC/’05 Ami mom to - 9 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Pre-Liver Tx, Central DI, Steroid Induced Diabetes, Hypothyroid, GERD, High BP, ADD, Anemia, Osteopenia, Gastroperesis, Varices mom to Emma - 13 yrs - Migraines stepmom to - 14 yrs -

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