Re: My beautiful SCD colon

[Guest guest]

At 08:52 PM 3/29/2010, you wrote:

In any event, the bottom line is

that SCD has returned my colon to its former glory. It DOES work.

:-)

YAAAAAAY!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

Congratulations!

Who knows about those hemis? I got them after having kids, years ago. This is

great news and I'm so happy for you. I hope to hear those words one day too, but

I can wait...(I'm in no hurry to get another colonoscopy LOL)

PJ

>

> I just wanted to post a note about the state of my colon. I just had a flex

sigmoidoscopy done on Friday to have my GI doctor look at this persistent rectal

irritation I have.

>

> All my tissue looked wonderful and the doctor said, " If I didn't know you had

been diagnosed with UC because it's in your chart, I wouldn't say you have it. "

>

> She found a small hemmorhoid in an area she couldn't see until she turned the

scope around, so she believes that's the culprit. So, I'm tapering off the

rectal meds I've been on, but continuing to keep my diet pretty early-stage just

to make sure it wasn't inflamed tissue that was causing the bleeding I've had

off and on all year.

>

> Now, I have to question what actually happend a year ago. I got some IV

antibiotics and within 2 weeks, started bleeding. About 2 weeks later, I got

pinkeye. That told me " system inflammation " . Going back on my sulfasalazine

cleared up the pinkeye but not the bleeding. Could I have had a hemmie surface

just coincidentally at the same time?

>

> In any event, the bottom line is that SCD has returned my colon to its former

glory. It DOES work. :-)

>

> Kathy

> UC since 12/05

> SCD since 7/07

> Med-free and symptom-free from 7/08 to 4/09

> Back on sulfasalazine since 4/09

> Now have a Beautiful Colon

>

[Guest guest]

Heya Kathy,

I dig reading these posts!!

You know, we SCD'ers rock so much that are colons and intestines are gonna take

over the world!

Keep up the good work.

Jodi

>

> I just wanted to post a note about the state of my colon. I just had a flex

sigmoidoscopy done on Friday to have my GI doctor look at this persistent rectal

irritation I have.

>

> All my tissue looked wonderful and the doctor said, " If I didn't know you had

been diagnosed with UC because it's in your chart, I wouldn't say you have it. "

>

> She found a small hemmorhoid in an area she couldn't see until she turned the

scope around, so she believes that's the culprit. So, I'm tapering off the

rectal meds I've been on, but continuing to keep my diet pretty early-stage just

to make sure it wasn't inflamed tissue that was causing the bleeding I've had

off and on all year.

>

> Now, I have to question what actually happend a year ago. I got some IV

antibiotics and within 2 weeks, started bleeding. About 2 weeks later, I got

pinkeye. That told me " system inflammation " . Going back on my sulfasalazine

cleared up the pinkeye but not the bleeding. Could I have had a hemmie surface

just coincidentally at the same time?

>

> In any event, the bottom line is that SCD has returned my colon to its former

glory. It DOES work. :-)

>

> Kathy

> UC since 12/05

> SCD since 7/07

> Med-free and symptom-free from 7/08 to 4/09

> Back on sulfasalazine since 4/09

> Now have a Beautiful Colon

>

[Guest guest]

Yea! I love hearing success stories. I hope to have a beautiful colon like yours

someday! Keep up the great work!

Amber

>

> I just wanted to post a note about the state of my colon. I just had a flex

sigmoidoscopy done on Friday to have my GI doctor look at this persistent rectal

irritation I have.

>

> All my tissue looked wonderful and the doctor said, " If I didn't know you had

been diagnosed with UC because it's in your chart, I wouldn't say you have it. "

>

> She found a small hemmorhoid in an area she couldn't see until she turned the

scope around, so she believes that's the culprit. So, I'm tapering off the

rectal meds I've been on, but continuing to keep my diet pretty early-stage just

to make sure it wasn't inflamed tissue that was causing the bleeding I've had

off and on all year.

>

> Now, I have to question what actually happend a year ago. I got some IV

antibiotics and within 2 weeks, started bleeding. About 2 weeks later, I got

pinkeye. That told me " system inflammation " . Going back on my sulfasalazine

cleared up the pinkeye but not the bleeding. Could I have had a hemmie surface

just coincidentally at the same time?

>

> In any event, the bottom line is that SCD has returned my colon to its former

glory. It DOES work. :-)

>

> Kathy

> UC since 12/05

> SCD since 7/07

> Med-free and symptom-free from 7/08 to 4/09

> Back on sulfasalazine since 4/09

> Now have a Beautiful Colon

>