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Posts Tagged ‘Medication’

Commenter with Questions

Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:28 7 Comments

Hey Readers!
We have a long comment from Cynthia C. and she has a handful of really great questions for the jpouch community. Would you take a few minutes to read her post and see her questions at the end.
Thanks so much!
Megan & Mark
# Cynthia C. Cynthia C. says: February 23rd, 2010 at 11:52 [...]

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Take a walk in my shoes

Saturday, February 13, 2010 22:38 40 Comments

My name is Sara Randall, I’ll be 25 years old next month, and I have been living with an illeostomy bag since September 9, 2009. Obviously my story doesn’t start there. When I was in high school I was energetic, super athletic, always on the go, and to self conscious for my own good. When i first [...]

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A little insight on my insides.

Monday, February 8, 2010 10:42 12 Comments

Hi I’m Jackie. I’m a 25 year old woman child from my native of Michigan. I have a bit of an interesting UC story so bear with me while I get my intro out of the way. I was officially diagnosed with UC in May of 2009, but had symptoms for easily [...]

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6 Months Later: Jaypouchirifical

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 23:07 21 Comments

I don’t want to steal thunder from Lizz’s post below. Nay, instead she actually inspired me to post my update. I would just do this as comment for her post but I don’t know how to add pictures as a comment.
November 11th will be my 6 month anniversary of the first surgery and well, it’s [...]

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Just Dance!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 21:53 8 Comments

There’s that great line in the bible (or the Byrds song, whichever you prefer), “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.”
Prior to my diagnosis of UC and, subsequently, Crohn’s, I was a devoted and passionate dancer.  It was my “thing.”  It was also one [...]

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 19:13 12 Comments

So, at every previous job since I’ve had IBD I’ve been very vocal about my disease.  It was practical because I was sick at the time, and when people asked me questions, the advocate in me burst forth!  Since I’ve been in remission and managed to get a job in Portland, OR in this crazy [...]

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How to reduce frequent BMs with Jpouch?

Friday, June 26, 2009 0:05 6 Comments

Hey Readers,
We just got this email from Tom, and he is new to seeking online support to figure out the complication he is dealing with.  Could you all take a peak at his concern and see if you have any insight.  Also, we encourage our readers to post their questions/concerns at jpouch.org because that is [...]

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Just a quick note about pills

Monday, January 26, 2009 5:27 1 Comment

After I had Step Two of my three surgeries, I was expelling waste rather quickly. Too quickly, it seemed. I was afraid I couldn’t adsorb anything so my surgeon recommended chewable vitamins. Although they seem childish, you can absorb them better because you’ve chewed them first!
Even now, after takedown, I still take 2 chewable vitamins [...]

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Just a quick note about Prednisone

Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:31 11 Comments

I just wanted to make a quick note about Prednisone, as many people with UC (and many other diseases) end up taking it. Back when UC was a very minor part of my life, my biggest fear (because surgery didn’t even seem like a possibility) was having to take Prednisone. I try to [...]

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