Re: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

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Dana,My husband was a smoker who discovered he had UC soon after he quit smoking. Smoking suppresses the immune system, so if you have a small residual problem, even though being on SCD 4 years, your smoking is masking it. Having said that, since you are on SCD and it has been 4 years, I think that you could quit smoking and it not be a big issue. My husband just quit by reducing by one cigarette every few days until he was down to about 1 after dinner. If you taper this way (like with prednisone), I think you would be o.k. and notice quickly if things start to go out of control.Good luck! It will make you feel better to be off the cigarettes, I know it did my husband.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 7:04:18 AMSubject: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Hi All, Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and UC is compelling.. . What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4 years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker. Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the path...?I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!Sooooo

appreciated! !!!!Danapossible uc? 4.5 yearsscd 4 years no meds

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Dana,My husband was a smoker who discovered he had UC soon after he quit smoking. Smoking suppresses the immune system, so if you have a small residual problem, even though being on SCD 4 years, your smoking is masking it. Having said that, since you are on SCD and it has been 4 years, I think that you could quit smoking and it not be a big issue. My husband just quit by reducing by one cigarette every few days until he was down to about 1 after dinner. If you taper this way (like with prednisone), I think you would be o.k. and notice quickly if things start to go out of control.Good luck! It will make you feel better to be off the cigarettes, I know it did my husband.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 7:04:18 AMSubject: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Hi All, Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and UC is compelling.. . What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4 years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker. Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the path...?I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!Sooooo

appreciated! !!!!Danapossible uc? 4.5 yearsscd 4 years no meds

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Not much more I can add except to agree. Especially with being on SCD 4 years. Think of cigarettes as prednisone or some other medicine. It has it's good as well as it's bad.I think the reason people "develope" UC after they quit is because it was already there, they just went off their meds, which in this case, was smoking.-UC - 1+ yearsSCD - 8 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 12 pills a day Prednisone 40mg entocort With vit E mixed inBack to intro/stage 1 for now.To: BTVC-SCD From: bhide_thehague@...Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:03:30 -0700Subject: Re: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Dana,My husband was a smoker who discovered he had UC soon after he quit smoking. Smoking suppresses the immune system, so if you have a small residual problem, even though being on SCD 4 years, your smoking is masking it. Having said that, since you are on SCD and it has been 4 years, I think that you could quit smoking and it not be a big issue. My husband just quit by reducing by one cigarette every few days until he was down to about 1 after dinner. If you taper this way (like with prednisone), I think you would be o.k. and notice quickly if things start to go out of control.Good luck! It will make you feel better to be off the cigarettes, I know it did my husband.AmeliaFrom: Dana Claudat <danaclaudat (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 7:04:18 AMSubject: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Hi All, Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and UC is compelling.. . What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4 years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker. Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the path...?I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!Sooooo

appreciated! !!!!Danapossible uc? 4.5 yearsscd 4 years no meds

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Not much more I can add except to agree. Especially with being on SCD 4 years. Think of cigarettes as prednisone or some other medicine. It has it's good as well as it's bad.I think the reason people "develope" UC after they quit is because it was already there, they just went off their meds, which in this case, was smoking.-UC - 1+ yearsSCD - 8 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 12 pills a day Prednisone 40mg entocort With vit E mixed inBack to intro/stage 1 for now.To: BTVC-SCD From: bhide_thehague@...Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:03:30 -0700Subject: Re: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Dana,My husband was a smoker who discovered he had UC soon after he quit smoking. Smoking suppresses the immune system, so if you have a small residual problem, even though being on SCD 4 years, your smoking is masking it. Having said that, since you are on SCD and it has been 4 years, I think that you could quit smoking and it not be a big issue. My husband just quit by reducing by one cigarette every few days until he was down to about 1 after dinner. If you taper this way (like with prednisone), I think you would be o.k. and notice quickly if things start to go out of control.Good luck! It will make you feel better to be off the cigarettes, I know it did my husband.AmeliaFrom: Dana Claudat <danaclaudat (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 7:04:18 AMSubject: uc, scd and becoming a non-smoker

Hi All, Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and UC is compelling.. . What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4 years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker. Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the path...?I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!Sooooo

appreciated! !!!!Danapossible uc? 4.5 yearsscd 4 years no meds

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I believe it's the nicotine in the cigarettes that affects the UC, not the

smoking itself. Docs are finding that some smokers do have UC but that the

nicotine is masking some of their symptoms. So when someone tries to quit

(yay!), they start feeling those UC symptoms (boo!). Research is still being

done (like blind studies with nicotine patches) but I believe the current

thinking is that it can help in a flare but isn't good for maintenance of the

disease. Plus there are side effects from the nicotine just like any other

drug.

Stacey

>

> Hi All,

> Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though

doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at

the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and

UC is compelling... What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am

starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4

years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker.

> Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the

path...?

> I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've

read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!

> Sooooo appreciated!!!!!

> Dana

>

> possible uc? 4.5 years

> scd 4 years

> no meds

>

[Guest guest]

I believe it's the nicotine in the cigarettes that affects the UC, not the

smoking itself. Docs are finding that some smokers do have UC but that the

nicotine is masking some of their symptoms. So when someone tries to quit

(yay!), they start feeling those UC symptoms (boo!). Research is still being

done (like blind studies with nicotine patches) but I believe the current

thinking is that it can help in a flare but isn't good for maintenance of the

disease. Plus there are side effects from the nicotine just like any other

drug.

Stacey

>

> Hi All,

> Reaching out the the UC folks on the SCD who may have quit smoking. Though

doctors have scred me into thinking I got sick because I had stopped smoking at

the time, I just know this is not the case...thugh the research on smoking and

UC is compelling... What possible positive benefit could cigarettes have? I am

starting to think its because of poor dies, and having been on SCD for almost 4

years now... there has got to be a way to be ok as a non-smoker.

> Does anyone have success stories in this direction??? Will i have to forge the

path...?

> I will say this, I'm not afraid of the non-smoking, just of the things I've

read and my perfect gut condition being rocked by quitting!

> Sooooo appreciated!!!!!

> Dana

>

> possible uc? 4.5 years

> scd 4 years

> no meds

>