Question:

After a month of checking every oriface in my body by xray and endoscope here is what we found.  Have mild inflammation thoughout entire digestive tract and more severe colitis in ascending and transvers colon, visible on endoscopy while still on steroids, have a pretty good esophagitis going even after a month on prevacid, have blood and mucus in frequent diarrhea, have strange bouts of hip pain starting b4 this all began and have had several fistulaes in my 37 years.  After 4 years on and off (mostley on) prednisone for my asthma have discovered this flares up every time I come off steroids.  Can lose up to 40 lbs in three weeks when really bad!!  NOW the GI says I have lymphocytic colitis, am SEVERLY allergic to Asacol which also rules out sulfasalazine and at 37 he is talking about steroids for the rest of my life.  (Did I mention I have full blown drug induced Cushing’s from the sterids?)  WILL NOT live the rest of my life on steroids.  Would rather not have a life.  ANYONE know any other options???

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colitis, am SEVERLY allergic to Asacol which also rules out sulfasalazine and at 37 he is talking about steroids for the rest of my life.  (Did I mention I have full blown drug induced Cushing’s from the sterids?)  WILL NOT live the rest of my life on steroids.  Would rather not have a life.  ANYONE know any other options???

Yes, do the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and cure yourself from this terrible disease just as I did and many many more do every day. Information about the SCD is widely available at the internet, just look for it and you shall find.

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