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Fecal Transplant in U.S.?

I suffer from ulcerative colitis and have read the research done by Dr. Borody in Australia which suggests that a fecal transplant/infusion may cure some patients that suffer from UC (in Dr. Borody's research, 6 patients who underwent the transplant are still UC-free 13 years post-transplant without any medications. I know there are a few doctors performing this procedure in the U.S. for people suffering from C.diff infections. Does anyone know of any doctors in the U.S. who will perform the procedure for someone who suffers from UC? I can't afford to go to Australia to have the procedure done. On a sidenote, I'm trying to treat my UC without prednisone and mesalamine (the side effects are too much for me). Any suggestions?

Has anyone had any luck with alternative treatments for UC? The mesalamine is causing my hair to fall out. (I think) Suggestions??

At various times, my daughter has been on either cortisone or mesalamine daily enemas, to treat her severe Crohn's Disease. Right now, it is the cortisone variety. What experiences have any of you Crohn's patients had with benefits and/or side-effects of either of these treatments? Can cortisone enemas cause side-effects similar to those of oral prednisone (weight-gain, moon face ...)? Thank you! My daughter is in the care of a great gastro. practice at a regional children's hospital. She does take a double-dose of Remicade, every eight weeks. Despite that, she was hospitalized all of November and was on the usual mega i.v. prednisone, TPN, etc. While in the hospital, they had her using some type of suppository and a mesalamine enema. Upon her discharge, they discontinued the suppository and prescribed a cortisone-based enema. She was able to start tapering down on her prednisone fro 60mg/day and is now at 15mg/day. This time around, her body hasn't noticeably gained weight, but her face in huge. (Of course, I do not hint to that!). My question about the cortisone enemas boils down to whether her being on them could be prolonging the length of time for some of her prednisone-related side-effects to wan away, What are your thoughts?

I am a little confused because they both have the generic name of mesalamine. Is the only difference the strength and amount of times you need to take it?

I'm taking Prednisone and Mesalamine, but every 20-30 min. I'm up and running to the bathroom...all day, all night, 24/7! I'm getting no sleep and no rest.

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Crohn's And Pregnancy WFtv.com, FL They include sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), forms of mesalamine (Asacol, Pentasa, Rowasa) and corticosteroids (Prednisone).