My daughter was diagnosed with UC in Sept. 2008, she started taking prednisone, asacol and aciphex. She started to get better and had gained a little more than her 20 lbs that she had lost, within 2-3 months and at this time, she was off the prednisone. In Feb. 2009, she started I assume having flare ups again, but not only was she going to the bathroom, she was also throwing up and not really able to eat. She was throwing up the bile in her stomach and for almost 2 months, this was going on. In the meantime, she had seen her regular dr. and also her gastro dr. and had numerous blood tests done as well, all coming up negative. I couldn't take it anymore and it was finally getting to my husband. As she is 21, I can't make her do anything, but I was at the point of if I had to take her to court or do whatever I had to, to say she was not capable of taking care of herself, I would have, but she decided the day after Easter to go to the hospital. She ended up there for a week, tests came up with pancolitis (which some people thought was diverticulitis, but her gastro dr. said it's not) and also low iron and potassium. She is now taking the prednisone, imuran, asacol, aciphex, an iron supplement, probiotics and a multi vitamin. I hope this works, but now, someone today was telling me that she also has symptoms of celiac disease (they seem to be same as UC) and I dont' know if you can have both at the same time or not...if anyone knows or has any information, I would greatly appreciate it...Thanks