Ulcerative Colitis Conquering WITHOUT SURGERY : Part 1 - In a Glass House

My concern built up after receiving a few comments stating I should be understanding of the suffering experienced by people with Ulcerative Colitis. I felt that, somehow, there were YouTube viewers who believed I did not understand their situation. I rushed through this video (again, unscripted and unrehearsed, only filming less than 30 seconds beforehand as a test... this would be my only previous "take").

This "Part 1" video sets the scene, explaining my bowel history from my early-to-mid-teens, through university, up to that day in February 2003 when, as I put it, "the bottom fell out". It stops about the point where I began taking corticosteroids. My first encounter with Apo-Prednizone was an extreme eye-opener, first amazingly good, to the point that I wanted to stay on it forever. With what I know now and how far I've come, I thank the Power(s) that be I didn't.

(My apologies if anyone takes offense to my occasional bluntness with word choice instead of using clinical terminology, or my display of a George Harrison-like, at times dark, sense of humour. Maybe it's partially because I've previously earned a living as a comedic actor, but I find humour helps me deal with situations like these... I had a surgeon and his nurse in stitches while having my first and only biopses during a colonoscopy. I only wish I hadn't blacked out, as I'd love to remember what I said. I remember very little, and only remember thinking it though apparently I must have said it... but won't repeat here. ;) )

I wish that all sufferers of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease find permanent relief in the safest and best-suited personal way. My goal here is to give sufferers (like I was) one more option as to recovery. Everyone's body is different and unique, as everyone is unique and everyone's situation is unique as well, so I do not advocate any one "diet" or regimen. I heartily recommend you listen to your body, observe how it reacts, and keep a journal. I even more heartily recommend that we talk about it, and will keep trying to answer all respectful and appropriate comments posted here.

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[burgmail]

On average? Twice a day, maybe less.

[arkashhhh]

does it look like hemmorroids ?

[burgmail]

I passed blood, but no, it did not look like hemorroids (bumps).

[arkashhhh]

it feels like  hem ?

[arkashhhh]

how many times 3 or more ?

[arkashhhh]

how many times do u go to toilet ?

[arkashhhh]

do u have a " heat "  in z butt ?

[arkashhhh]

what is it ????

[rockybudgeboa]

I still think he should go and see his Upper GI Dr

Its Dr Gordon Greenberg at Mt Sinai in Toronto

[burgmail]

I understand your frustration better now. Do your remission periods coincide with use of certain medications? Are there any days when it seems to be worse? (In my case: sensitivities to a food/additive irritant, for example, can show up 10 minutes after eating, or about 24.5 hours after eating.)

BTW, I like your pic of a toilet at your computer. During my flare-up (and a flu bout this year), I longed for a toilet with a seat angling backwards and a reclining, cushioned back ideal for sleeping.