Re: Sorta OT: Antibiotics caused UC.

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Oh, yes there is. Antibiotics is what screwed me up, I had absolutely no health

issues before them, and although I have not been diagnosed because I completely

gave up on doctors, I suspect I have a mild case of crohns.

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row, plus I know of others that were diagnosed with UC after going on

antibiotics for various things such as strep throat, ear infection, ect. Seems

to be a very common occurance which sets off the UC in people.

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> UC - 1+ years

> SCD - 7 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.

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Yep. Same with me. I was on them for sinus infections all the time when I was a

kid, then started having painful constipation when I turned 12 - same time I got

my period - I still think reproductive organ stress is linked since the organs

are right next to each other and I always get worse on my period. But I never

had UC until 6 rounds of pretty strong antibiotics and 2 rounds of antifungals

in an 8 month period. Every time I would bloat up and get really distended and

constipated (for days on end), but doctors told would never ever address that

issue - like it wasn't actually happening. My naturopath (found her in Jan after

6 months of UC), said in most of her cases there is a link to antibiotic use. I

started craving high sugar, refined and high carb foods during the last couple

months of antibiotics (those bacteria were really getting to me!), and gave into

it after years of dairy free/wheat free/processed food free (mostly) dieting.

Then the UC came. Looking back it was totally avoidable, which pisses me off to

be honest...after reading all the literature I can and asking lost of questions

here, I understand just how complex this world of micro-organic warfare really

is. And that right now my defenses are down, from prednisone and from

ulceration, lack of good bacterias etc. I have noticed a huge difference on the

diet but still flair up - I think it will take a lot of time, like people have

said. I was getting sick for a long time. There is a lot of damage. Sometimes

meds are still necessary because of the extent of the damage, but eating these

easy-to-digest-for-me foods really really helps.

Just my 2-cents plus a rant! More drops in the bucket of antibiotic-related

(bacteria related) causes.

Kat

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