My Wedding in 26 days and so so sick!

I know where you're coming from pink! Everything will turn out just FINE, it always does!

I had a wicked flare right before my wedding last April. The doc ran all kinds of nonsensical tests - nothing showed, and nothing he gave me worked... until the Nortriptyline. He Rx'd 50mg tablets to help me sleep at night. This is a med usually rx'd in much higher doses for psychiatric reasons I think, but at 50mg - it helped me sleep like a baby, have fewer bm's, and get through with less pain. It was NOT a long term solution for me because we wanted to get preggo right away, but I kinda miss that stuff to be honest. Maybe worth asking your doc about?

Good luck, keep your awesome attitude, and roll with it. You'll do fine!

All I can say is good luck and God bless .... everything will be wonderful ..... o and congrads .... try not to think about cd just you wonderful, handsome, husband to be ... it will be the best day of your life no matter what happens ...

I just got married in October, so I totally know how you are feeling. I was in a flare before my wedding too. Like you, my life was wonderful, but the disease was awful.

Here is what I did and what worked for me. Obviously, I am not a doc - this is just MY experience:

First, I deal with a lot of anxiety, so about a week before the wedding, my doc had me start taking Ativan to calm me down day to day. This helped take away some of the jumpy/anxious feelings that were landing me in the bathroom even more than usual.

Prior to the wedding, I told the priest about my disease and let him know that I may have issues during the ceremony. He was so wonderful and reassuring. Just knowing that he knew and there was no added "pressure" of having to be be perfect helped.

Second, the day of the wedding, I ate a light breakfast (english muffin with peanut butter) and some milk (I tolerate dairy with no prob). I drank some gatorade and water. After I pooped, I took 2 Immodium. about an hour to two hours before the wedding, I did not drink anything.

Oh yeah, and I wore one of those big overnight pads, in case there was any small accident

I was just fine during the wedding. It goes by sooooo fast! I did not have any issues all day. I ended up dancing the night away!

Please hang in there and know that you will be surrounded by people who love you. Good luck and keep reminding yourself that you are marrying the man you love - THAT is what counts!

I was in my friends wedding during a full flare, we made sure I had a clear bath to the bathroom during the ceremony (out a side door) that helped calm me. I ate toast and gatorade about 6 hours before the ceremony and then ate or drank nothing until it was over. When I got married I had a similar plan but I was not flaring as bad, overall I am pretty open with my CD so I figured if I ran out, everyone would be like "ahh, she is running for the restroom..surprise, surprise."

I hope you have the most wonderful wedding day ever! Take 2 immodium (if it works for you) and wear a big pad like the others suggested. Then you will be covered for any possibilities. Have your maid of honor or mother or someone ready. Let them know that you might need to race to the bathroom and that if you take off they should follow to help you with your dress, etc. Take a little bag with extras (undies, pantyhose, wipes, whatever) so that you're covered if you need it.

You won't need ANY of it. BUT, your mind will be at peace knowing that you don't have to stress about the "what if's". The only time I ever have an accident is when I'm not prepared for one. Go figure. It's gotta be the mental stress. Enjoy your day!!! I'll be sending good vibes your way.

I was so scared of this before my wedding too. I loaded up on the Immodium, had my bride's maids keep some Immodium on them, didn't eat much before the ceremony. I also got a massage a few days before the wedding to help the nerves. I didn't drink any alcohol at all before the wedding and was very careful at the rehearsal dinner. All my brides maids know about my Crohn's so they were all prepared if they had to help with my dress so I could use the bathroom... everything went fine, I had no symptoms at all. I did have symptoms on my honeymoon but that wasn't a big deal... I was just happy I was ok on the wedding day!

I hope everything goes really well! Good luck!