My GI doctor put me on Lialda right after my colonoscopy which was fine for a couple weeks. I then started to regress from that medicine. I had my first bowel incontinence accident on July 4th in public it was so embarrassing. After that I had so many more accidents and I lost a lot of weight I would lose a pound a day. I also had no appetite. It was so bad I wanted to quit my job because I would have accidents while at work. My GI doctor then put me on Prednisone at the end of July. Prednisone is the miracle drug but it makes you crazy. I felt so good. I was only on prednisone for a short time after I weaned off I was taking a generic probiotic by my choice I felt great for about 3 months. I had a flare up and my GI put me on Balsalazide. I took one dose of it and stopped thinking I was pregnant. I ended up being okay for a couple more months then the day before Thanksgiving I had another bad flare up. I started the Balsalazide again and after weeks of it I started to regress really bad again and I had so many accidents again. I was also taking Iron supplements which made me really constipated which was a good thing but it hurt my stomach. In December I went on a 12 hour car ride with my parents and my mom noticed I was having a terrible time, we had to stop all the time for bathroom breaks. I was at my wits ends I felt terrible. In January 2016 I made an appointment with my GI doctor after looking up other options. At this point I just really wanted my colon removed which makes UC go away. But my doctor suggest a Biological Therapy called Remicade that they offer to patients who do not respond to pill form medications and who do not want to be on prednisone forever. It is a form of IV infusion medication. I had my first treatment January 15th 2016. I hope it starts to work for me. December 2014 I weighted 199 pounds as of January 2016 I currently weigh 160 pounds.
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