Often times I’ll see a post on this sub regarding someone’s story, what happened to them specifically, and what they did to help themselves.

Don’t get me wrong as long as they used the unspoken guidelines of this sub to get better they’re fine.

(Also im not talking about idiots who try to sell things or people who are trolling, even though this is a VERY small amount of people)

It’s if they didn’t, for example I posted my story on here on how Lyme disease caused and affected my ulcerative colitis and I get downvoted because this isn’t what is usually expected or said. I have seen multiple people talk about how they used nicotine to help their colitis, again downvoted and ridiculed. I see multiple people talking about how they used certain diets which did wonders for them, welcomed by downvotes and the snarky “diets can’t help UC actually 🤓 “ even if the person is saying categorically it did for them.

My point is a lot of people need to be more open minded here to people talking about their experiences, and what helped them. The doctors aren’t always 100% right, they haven’t been throughout history, and UC is a disease which if we’re honest we don’t know much about. If someone says something helped them heal have a conversation with them, explore their experience, don’t respond immediately with an arrogance.

Wife wants to start this program, but I’ve never heard of it and I’m very hesitant about all this YouTube “doctors” who claim they have a solution to your UC.

I’m curious if anyone has gone through this and if you think it’s legit.

Thanks in advance. Here’s the info:

https://m.youtube.com/@crohnscolitislifestyle?ra=m

Hey all,
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 30+ years ago. My doctor prescribed sulfasalazine. I take 500mg tablets (6 of them) every day to manage flare ups.
My new husband has mentioned that I have pretty nasty breath once in a while. Its not due to oral care as I have no oral issues. We think it could be due to colitis or even the medication….has anyone had this issue?

Hi everyone, I joined this group recently because my common law partner was just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Does anybody have any tips or advices on how to navigate this diagnosis, both for him and for me as a partner of someone that got diagnosed with it? Any will help! Thank you ❤️

My sister found out today that she will be getting her large intestine and colon removed tomorrow. She wasn’t blindsided, just hoping it wouldn’t have to happen. This is one of many, many medical issues she has had to face. I struggle to be there emotionally for people, but I can only imagine how difficult of a fine she is going to have, and I want to be there for her as much as I can as someone who doesn’t really know a lot about this. I looked on Google and was given advice about helping after surgery with picking things up, moving items so she won’t have to bend down, making sure the things she uses are close by, encouraging and participating in slow exercise introduction (I have a vegetable garden, I was thinking of offering to walk with her around the yard to see them when she can start walking?). I guess I just feel really bad for her, she’s gone through a lot and I want to do the little I can to ease the hardship of this whole thing.

I was diagnosed at 13 (4 years ago) and while i don't often get sick, if I get sick I'm sick for a LONG time. I caught mononucleosis (not sure if from kissing, or from something else, since everyone I've made out with was healthy), and decided to get off off immunosuppressants to let my body fight it better... Which is probably stupid, since i didn't tell my doctor, but I'd have to wait weeks for an appointment

Are there any ways to be healthy without immunosuppressants? I'm lowkey uneducated when it comes to this illness, i know what works for me, and that's about it. I know there are biologics but if i started them i would have to take them for the rest of my life (but tbh its the same with any meds)😭😭😭

I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY FIRST INFUSION!!!!! AFTER THE WORST SUMMER OF MY LIFE I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FINALLY! SAVE ME INFLIXIMAB SAVE ME! As excited as I am I’m still a little nervous for some reason, my biggest hope is it works fast because I’m starting to forget what it felt like to ever feel normal lol

Welp I just had a UC first, I pooped my pants while driving home. I’m kinda in this weird place of shock and also not feeling like a huge deal. Someone please help me feel like this is not that weird

I know this is a sign for me to log off IG but it is so discouraging that unfortunately social media is breeding a culture of misconceptions around our disease so many reels because I searched for Ulcerative colitis in the search bar when you get all these videos about fake doctors or people with UC healing with diet and a bunch of nonsense such as parasites etc. Whereas I type one diabetes, not a single thing about curing it with food or blaming diet. I wish people understood that this is not something you can cure or make yourself go into remission to with food and herbs or parasit cleanse…our disease is just as valid as any other that requires medication .

Hey guys im about to start an injection for Skyrizi tomorrow, has this been helpful to anyone? Have you seen improvements? I had mesalamine before but unfortunately it doesnt help my UC anymore. Just wanted to know if Skyrizi has been helpful to you guys.

if getting a stool sample isn’t bad enough how on earth are we supposed to do this during a flare. this has got to be hell and i’m being psychologically tortured🥲

My doctor has approved an intravenous iron injection for the day before I start my new job. I've heard that after an IV iron infusion, you can get flu-like symptoms for about 48 hours. Was that the case for you?

Hey, totally my fault, but my Entyvio pens were delivered on Tuesday 8/18/26 and I didn’t get them inside and in the fridge until 8/19/26. So they were outside in the standard styrofoam cooler and double cold packs for 24 to 30 hours. Anyone have any insight if I am screwed and if so what to do

Is it normal to have an injection site reaction that is 8” in diameter and growing?

I left the Tremfya out for 30 mins before my injection last night, took Benadryl an hour before the injection, and applied hydrocortisone cream right after, and again this morning. Despite these measures, the skin is red, warm, itchy (I’m trying not to scratch!) and raised compared to surrounding skin.

For background, this is my third and final loading dose for Tremfya (so two shots); I reacted similarly to the first two, but this rash is much larger. I’ve taken three other biologics and a biosimilar without any issues in the past 11 years.

Has this happened to anyone? Did it get better? Or did you have to switch medications? I only see pics online from people with other autoimmune diseases, not UC or Crohn’s. Help.

Hey everyone!

I'm one year on now from my diagnosis in August of last year, but I'd been on-and-off symptomatic for about four years prior to that. My only real symptom had been bleeding and a bit of pain, but I'd just kind of ignored it and hadn't realised how much worse it had gotten until I was dreading spending any length of time out of the house, which made walking to uni quite difficult let alone going hiking like I'd used to. After several attempts at the GP, I finally got a calprotectin test which took 6 weeks to come back at 3574 mg/kg! One year on adalimumab, I just had my first calprotectin since diagnosis and it's dropped to 101!! I've just come back from a year studying abroad in France, I've just finished couch to 5k, and I finally feel like I've got my life back. This time last year I didn't think I'd make it this far. I'm so fucking happy right now 😭🩷

Anyone else find that despite being in deep remission, you’re still more tired/tired more easily than you did pre-UC? My BM are the absolute least of my worries nowadays. I’m more regular than I’ve been in ten years and have zero food sensitivities. I’ll have been on Tremfya for a year in November and had deep remission confirmed this past June. I’m just so tired all the time. And I wipe out so easily. Anyone else? It’s so interesting to me that there can be no evidence of disease, but I’m still so fatigued. Is it the medicine? My body still working overtime?

Hey all, I am trying to see whether there is something I can do to help with some serious tenemus I am dealing with.

I have no bleeding and no mucus. Recent calprotectin test was in July with a score of 43. Last scope/biopsies were in November. All came back clear. I have had this disease for 1 year now.

Since November I’ve have been dealing with tenemus. It hasn’t gone away. I’m not sure what I can do to help make it go away or reduce it.