Near the end of 2017, I had elevated liver numbers while I simultaneously began to lose response to Remicade without developing Remicade antibodies. The combination of these two red flags is a sign that there might be something deeper at play than just ulcerative colitis. A lot of the time, these signs point to a […]
Health Update: An Inflamed Colon, an Inconvenient Hospitalization, and Starting Entyvio
In August 2018, I was hospitalized for five days for the worst ulcerative colitis flare of my life. In this post, I share why I was hospitalized, how they managed my symptoms in the hospital, and how this flare affected my long-term school and career plans. Let’s dive in! The First Signs of the Flare […]
How Elevated Liver Numbers Threw a Wrench in My Health Plan
After taking a one-year break from Remicade, I restarted the biologic in 2017. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as well as it originally did, and my doctor thought that my high liver numbers might hold the keys to discovering the answer. In this blog post, I share why my elevated liver numbers threw a wrinkle in […]
I Flared Two Months Before My Wedding: This Flare Food Helped Get Me Through
One year before my wedding, I switched from Remicade to Sulfasalazine, a 5-ASA oral medication. It kept me in remission for nearly about twelve months, but I fell into a flare one month before my wedding. In this post, I share the flare food that helped me manage my symptoms until a new medicine kicked […]
My Experience Transitioning from a Biologic to an Oral Medication
Can you switch from a biologic to an oral medication? Although this typically isn’t recommended, my doctor and I decided to try this transition in 2016. Keep reading to find out why we made this decision and how it worked out for me. Before Switching Meds, I Had a Colonoscopy The first step in this […]
3 Irritating Side Effects of Remicade & Ideas to Help Manage Them
Remicade was a miracle drug for me. But even though it put me into remission, I still dealt with some pretty annoying side effects. In this post, I share the three side effects I experienced and offer some solutions you can try to help manage them. 3 Remicade Side Effects I Experienced I was on […]