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Does this sound like a flare? Kinda long…sorry

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Luna, You may want to try a form of Gentle Iron, put out by Solgar vitamins.  Iron infusions are considered dangerous and I remember how nervous the nurses and doctors were before and while they gave it to me.  The gentle iron formulation is easier on the system and easier for you to absorb. [...]

Remicade- IMPORTANT, PLEASE HELP!!!!

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Rachel, How is your husband doing?  I am keeping both of you in my thoughts and prayers.

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Hi Rachel, Exactly a week after I had a Remicade infusion last March, I ended up back in emergency with a delayed hypersensitivity, serum sickness reaction. Joint pain was one of the symptoms, [...]

6-MP and sore throat

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Our daughter’s physician has seperate waiting areas for well and sick.  If her daughter is sick they probably will not let her in the well area.   Amy could explain her situation to the office and ask to be allowed to enter through another area of the building.  Or,  wear a mask [...]

Loss Of Red Blood Cells…..

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->someone once wrote, do not eat garlic if >taking aspirin >I stopped the aspirin and the garlic, and >took iron pills which solved the problem ever since. >Could you be taking any blood thinning supplements. > Dear Gail: >  Good grief, Gail, you [...]

molocure

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thank you so much for posting. you make at lest the second person on here who it has helped. Please let us know your progress as you get along. Be advised that there are many lurkers and all experiences are very valued. Looking forward to hear continued progress hopefully good but [...]

Crohn's flair up

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Much appreciated.  I’m working in a very rural community so I think it will have to wait until I get back.  A couple of weeks at least.  It’s Crohns.  I don’t think I’ve had a scope for 4 years.  It really hasn’t been much of a problem and after the last couple [...]

very bad flare up

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((((((((((((Margie)))))))))))))) Nice to see you posting too. Rebecca
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Dear Gail, >   Just got home from yet another hospital stay, (hemmoraging from bowels…what > fun) and after 2 units of plasma, some bed rest and meds, I am [...]

Anyone tried Prime Directive?

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Martin, Has your daughter started this yet?  It was also recommended to me by a naturopath and I’ve just started it so i would be interested to know how your daughter is getting on. Ellen

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I’m not sure as they spoke about a couple different alternates of this sort and [...]

colonoscopy causes a flare?

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It isn’t the colonoscopy that causes the flare, but rather the harsh, vile, stuff you drink in preparation of the colonoscopy that can cause some people to flare.  For my last scope I used Visicol, which was much more gentle on my system (it is a pill, not a liquid) and I had no problems [...]

Drug induced Lupus: re remicade

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Your story is so similar to mine that I actually had to re-read it three times to make sure that it wasn’t actually an old post from me!!! I too have had bad reactions to 6-mp and 6-tg, with flue like symptoms and severe joint pain.  Prednisone is mostly ineffective.  I [...]