I haven't updated the site in a while and I really wish I kept better track on here of how I've been feeling. Since my last post when I was put on all those different meds that made me feel like an elderly woman with a pill box, I have stopped taking all of them. It sounds like that's a good thing, but I'm still not 100%. In fact, I'm about 85% and I've been feeling the same for about a month. I stopped taking the Sulfasalazine May 16th because I was feeling a 'different' kind of stomach pains than I was feeling from the Colitis itself. After I stopped, I started feeling better, but still having the 'oh shit' feeling daily.
I talked to a friend that has Chron's which is a similar IBD, but effects the small intestine instead of the large intestine like Colitis. Anyways, this person has been taking Juice Plus, which is a supplement that is basically a bunch of vegetables and fruits dehydrated fully, crushed, and some of the fiber removed from it and all stuffed into a little pill sized capsule. I started taking the fruit, vegetable, and antioxidant capsules sunday night and they say it takes a few weeks to a few months, but eventually I will be 'amazed' by how great I feel. Normally, I wouldn't buy something like this, I would write it off as a gimmick, but there is a lot of research behind it and I can't eat fruits and veggies due to my problems, so why not give it a shot? Besides, none of the medicines they are giving me are helping and I'm still struggling with this flare-up since February.
I'm feeling tired and worn out all the time, not getting full nights of sleep because I'm waking up in the middle of the night at least once and sometimes multiple times. All of that, and I'm 31 now, getting old, need my beauty sleep! Hopefully this Juice Plus gimmick actually works. If this fails and I'm still having problems in 2-3 months, I'll have to go back to the doc to go to the next level of treatment. Yikes!
Hope you are all having healthy poops!
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