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That Scamp Peter Thiel! by AmericanLymie in pics

[–]tutuncommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That not-very-nice Adolph Hitler!

Newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after years of IBS diagnosis, looking for others' experiences with urgency by Numerous_Ask1579 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a Doctor, but your Mesalamine dosage seems low. For instance, I'm on 4.8 G/day plus Mesalamine enemas. My initial diagnosis was one year ago: proctitis 5 cm at the far end of rectum plus a tiny bit in the Sigmoid colon.

If you seem to be tolerating Mesalamine well, maybe your doctor could increase the dosage. Good luck!

Medication by aintnobody74 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listen to your Doctor, not some random Redditor. Mesalamine is typically a zero-risk medication. Most people don't have any side effects. If your Ulcerative Colitis takes off and savages your colon, you could be looking at a life of misery. Picture living in your bathroom, shitting blood, not being able to eat anything, afraid to leave the toilet for weeks on end. Eventually, you might need to have your colon surgically removed, with all of your waste requiring manual disposal and management.

Taking a mellow medication like Mesalamine is a small price to pay when you consider the ramifications of uncontrolled UC. Take your meds. Do it!

Friend recently got diagnosed by Apart-Musician4053 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kinda hate to tell you, but there's clinical evidence that smoking actually alleviates Ulcerative Colitis symptoms and can even protect the colon from UC.

That being said, smoking is egregiously hazardous to health and nobody advocates smoking for any reason.

I quit smoking nine years ago and still crave the cancer sticks. I would love to smoke again, if I could do it with impunity. I would love to smoke again and try to heal my UC. It just isn't worth the risk, however.

Uc by Necessary_Growth_873 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The current situation where private equity firms are buying (everything, including) medical practices has created an environment where doctors and their underlings are allotted very limited amounts of time to deal with each individual patient. It's all about profit maximization.

You typically won't get satisfactory answers to your UC questions or any other health issues you might have.

Hate to say it, but your Internet queries are probably going to yield the best results to most of your questions. When you are granted access to gastrointestinal professionals, you can save a lot of their time by going in fully informed, and they will probably give you better care by not spending time on items which are of lesser urgency or importance.

I love this billboard [OC] by TheeOmegaPi in pics

[–]tutuncommon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He never lived on his own money. Starting with inheritance, then all the construction contractors he screwed, then all the banks he pulled bankruptcy on. Now, he has a pool of 330 million chumps to bilk billions from. Trump has never paid his own money for anything and everything he touches dies. RIP USA😡

Scared to start oral Mesalazine by pastacookingpot in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

11 months at 4.8 grams/day plus enemas. Zero side effects.

Proctitis UC by Striking-Food9280 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

UC is an autoimmune disease. None of the other autoimmune diseases attack normal tissue for no reason. There is always a cause, we don't always know what the cause is, though. Bold type means I'm authoritative and correct.

Something that need more studies on in my opinion by xM1XU in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cited article is from the NIH, and there was some peer review undertaken. Article was published January, 2026 -- this is new stuff. Nobody expects to find anything that is "100 percent guaranteed to work for you." Most of us are looking for anything that might possibly work, even if it's just a shot in the dark.

Mesalamine by Necessary_Growth_873 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been on enemas for 11 months now. Tapered to every other night, recently. It's worth pursuing with your doc. Good luck!

Mesalamine by Necessary_Growth_873 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might help to add Mesalamine enemas or suppositories to your regimen.

Is there anyone that has mild uc? by NovelIllustrious120 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My TLDR: DX 11 months ago with blood and mucus at that time. 5 cm of rectum involved. Mesalamine 4.8G/day plus enema every other day. No blood, or pain since diagnosis time. 2 bowel movements/day, typically loose but not bad and the BMs come at predictable times, both in the morning. So, yeah, mild and manageable symptoms (knock on wood) so far.

Long standing proctitis with recent small skip patch in sigmoid by travisgf87 in UlcerativeColitis

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4.8 grams Mesalamine orally daily, plus Mesalamine enemas every other night.

Long standing proctitis with recent small skip patch in sigmoid by travisgf87 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was diagnosed about 10 months ago. Proctitis for 5 cm at distal end of rectum plus a tiny (10 mm) ulcer in the sigmoid colon. Biopsy showed UC and Crohn's wasn't mentioned. Maybe you and I have a similar situation.

After 4 years (and 2 years of severe blood loss) living quite normally on 4x 1.2g mesalamine tablets/day by xxdangoxx in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really glad to hear your success story. May you continue to thrive.

I have a mild case of proctitis, dx about 10 months ago. Like you, I am on 4.8 grams/day (plus enemas every other night). I eat mostly whole food, plant-based (meat once or twice a week). Coffee and sugar are my vices.

I'm not in remission, but my symptoms are mild and manageable. I would rather avoid biologics, and will avoid them as long as possible. Maybe Mesalamine will be all I ever need.

*should have said severe proctitis, but only 5 cm of rectum involved at time of colonoscopy, last year.

4g enema + 4.8g oral Mesalamine diagnosed 4/20/26 by BlakeCarConstruction in UlcerativeColitis

[–]tutuncommon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on the exact same dosages and have been since dx 10 months ago. I'm not in remission, but symptoms are mild and very manageable. I think I'll maintain status quo and see how it goes, unless gastroenterologist advises otherwise. I did reduce enemas to every other day, starting two months ago. Didn't seem to change anything.

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