RE: 3 month flare. Take more medicine?

August 23, 2009

I'm either reacting to a new food or having the "3 month flare" or something else i'm not thinking of. I was fine after taking meds for about the last 1.5 months and now i'm getting worse, fast. Every 6 hours I notice a change in the wrong direction and I don't know why. I did introduce 3 new foods almost all at once within the last week and a half, and I skipped taking meds twice by accident because I was feeling so great I forgot. My question is, do I take the meds to stop this flare? or let it run it's course and try to see if it goes away on it's own. What did everyone else do? I may try re-starting the intro diet for a little bit as well.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!When did you get off pred? Perhaps it was masking your reactions to some foods? What were the foods you introduced?The best thing to do is start the intro tonight or tomorrow or as soon as you canget prepared. Do the believe the meds help you? If so, take them as well. It's probably the 3 month flare, which is very common for UC people. Mara

August 23, 2009

I'm either reacting to a new food or having the "3 month flare" or something else i'm not thinking of. I was fine after taking meds for about the last 1.5 months and now i'm getting worse, fast. Every 6 hours I notice a change in the wrong direction and I don't know why. I did introduce 3 new foods almost all at once within the last week and a half, and I skipped taking meds twice by accident because I was feeling so great I forgot. My question is, do I take the meds to stop this flare? or let it run it's course and try to see if it goes away on it's own. What did everyone else do? I may try re-starting the intro diet for a little bit as well.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!When did you get off pred? Perhaps it was masking your reactions to some foods? What were the foods you introduced?The best thing to do is start the intro tonight or tomorrow or as soon as you canget prepared. Do the believe the meds help you? If so, take them as well. It's probably the 3 month flare, which is very common for UC people. Mara

August 23, 2009

I'm either reacting to a new food or having the "3 month flare" or something else i'm not thinking of. I was fine after taking meds for about the last 1.5 months and now i'm getting worse, fast. Every 6 hours I notice a change in the wrong direction and I don't know why. I did introduce 3 new foods almost all at once within the last week and a half, and I skipped taking meds twice by accident because I was feeling so great I forgot. My question is, do I take the meds to stop this flare? or let it run it's course and try to see if it goes away on it's own. What did everyone else do? I may try re-starting the intro diet for a little bit as well.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!When did you get off pred? Perhaps it was masking your reactions to some foods? What were the foods you introduced?The best thing to do is start the intro tonight or tomorrow or as soon as you canget prepared. Do the believe the meds help you? If so, take them as well. It's probably the 3 month flare, which is very common for UC people. Mara

August 23, 2009

I have been of prednisone for months, and it was not making me better while I was on it, so def not masking anything. I was using hydrocortisone enemas and that is what made me turn the corner in getting better. Now I am still on the diet strict and on asacol. I was thinking of not taking the hydrocortisone to see if this would go away on it's own with just the asacol and diet. The new foods I introduced were a raw strawberry, a raw rasberry, peanut butter, and I took a sip of dry wine 2 days ago. I just don't want the hydrocortisone to interfere with anything good the diet is doing. Like introduce illegals where I am trying to get rid of them.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!To: BTVC-SCD From: alcibiades@...Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:01:50 -0400Subject: Re: 3 month flare. Take more medicine?

I'm either reacting to a new food or having the "3 month flare" or something else i'm not thinking of. I was fine after taking meds for about the last 1.5 months and now i'm getting worse, fast. Every 6 hours I notice a change in the wrong direction and I don't know why. I did introduce 3 new foods almost all at once within the last week and a half, and I skipped taking meds twice by accident because I was feeling so great I forgot. My question is, do I take the meds to stop this flare? or let it run it's course and try to see if it goes away on it's own. What did everyone else do? I may try re-starting the intro diet for a little bit as well.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!When did you get off pred? Perhaps it was masking your reactions to some foods? What were the foods you introduced?The best thing to do is start the intro tonight or tomorrow or as soon as you canget prepared. Do the believe the meds help you? If so, take them as well. It's probably the 3 month flare, which is very common for UC people. Mara

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August 23, 2009

, I seemed to get worse at about 3 months which scared the daylights out of

me, as I had been doing well, but it thankfully did not get much worse and did

not last long. I immediately went back to intro- strict intro- for a few days

and then slowly progressed forward. I had been trying nut flour recipes, but I

just stuck the food in the freezer to take out for later (but my kids have found

my SCD muffin stash..so much for later LOL) I also went up a bit on the

sulfasalazine ( I was not at the maximum dose) until things got better and then

back to the maintenance dose.

This is my take on meds and SCD. It's not an either or thing. I too hope for the

day when I can throw the darn things out. I noticed the authors of some of the

cookbooks stopped meds after being symptom free for a long time- much longer

than a few months. Elaine never said to stop meds- it's a personal decision and

not one most doctors agree to, so cross that bridge when you are also better if

you choose.

I look at SCD as a long term healing process. I found the broths the most

helpful- lots of chicken broth.

Hope you feel better soon.

PJ

>

> I'm either reacting to a new food or having the " 3 month flare " or something

else i'm not thinking of. I was fine after taking meds for about the last 1.5

months and now i'm getting worse, fast. Every 6 hours I notice a change in the

wrong direction and I don't know why. I did introduce 3 new foods almost all at

once within the last week and a half, and I skipped taking meds twice by

accident because I was feeling so great I forgot. My question is, do I take the

meds to stop this flare? or let it run it's course and try to see if it goes

away on it's own. What did everyone else do? I may try re-starting the intro

diet for a little bit as well.

>

> -

> UC - 1 year

> SCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.

> Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

> No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!

>

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August 23, 2009

" The new foods I introduced were a raw strawberry, a raw rasberry, peanut

butter, and I took a sip of dry wine 2 days ago. "

These are pretty advanced-peanuts are. I had also tried a few raw fruits at

about 3 months- I went right back to cooked- apples and pineapples, raw bananas.

I can tolerate a little white wine at this point.

From what I've been told- Elaine said to take the meds you need-

Slow and steady wins the race here..

PJ

>

> I have been of prednisone for months, and it was not making me better while I

was on it, so def not masking anything. I was using hydrocortisone enemas and

that is what made me turn the corner in getting better. Now I am still on the

diet strict and on asacol. I was thinking of not taking the hydrocortisone to

see if this would go away on it's own with just the asacol and diet. The new

foods I introduced were a raw strawberry, a raw rasberry, peanut butter, and I

took a sip of dry wine 2 days ago. I just don't want the hydrocortisone to

interfere with anything good the diet is doing. Like introduce illegals where I

am trying to get rid of them.

>

> -

> UC - 1 year

> SCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.

> Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

> No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!

>

> To: BTVC-SCD

> From: alcibiades@...

> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:01:50 -0400

> Subject: Re: 3 month flare. Take more medicine?