CELESTRA
10-20-2004, 01:15 PM
I Have had a tough year with one flair after another. Then about 6 months ago I started two new meds..Bextra, which I think is an anti-inflamatory, and hydroxyzine, which is an antihistimine. I also have been taking elavil for years at night. This seemed to help me. Along with that, however, I noticed that whenever I had to move my bowels, that persistent feeling of a full bladder went away. One urge seemed to take away the other...So I started eating prunes, several every day...always with some prelief in case it was too acidic. That really worked for me. I went everyday, and for some reason, my bladder is so much better. Of course, with this disease, you never really know if it's meds, or diet, or a remission, that the symptoms abate..so I can't say for sure what got me out of that difficult flair...all I know, is that I will continue this regimen, and hope that it continues to help me.....just thought I would pass that along Celestra