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Posted 1/1/2012 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else find that the urgency and symptoms lessen when you go out in public? It's like spending an hour in the bathroom or what seems like a horrible morning can easily dissapear while out in public... but then once i'm back in the privacy of my home... the urgency/symptoms re-apear.
Posted 1/1/2012 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, most of the time, personnaly, when I feel a bit nauseous, or have some tummy pain it quit if I do go out and have fun or just do what I have to do like going to work or at school. It's why I think most of my symptoms or mind induced. Even though it's effect isn't the same for us, I think that it is probaly similar. Being with other people can gives you a totally different energy to your body, it's good for the stress too.
Posted 1/1/2012 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, that happens to me, too. When I go to work, my symptoms are less, I can work and exert effort. However, when I stay at home, especially, in the weekend, I can't get out of bed. I always make sure that I don't stay in bed more than 2 days when I take my MTX dose but then push myself to go out, even for a five-minute walk. It really makes a difference. Unfortunately, when I'm flaring, I can't push myself to go out. Also, pain exacerbates at night and a lot of days, I wake up in the middle of sleep because of pain.
Take care!
Posted 1/1/2012 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
Glad to know others have the same experience as me! I agree, I think alot of it is mind control and stress.

When I was 19 before being diagnosed, I went through a stressful relationship and would go to the bathroom alot, diarrhea, ribbon like stools but no blood... When I got out of the relationship, all of my tummy troubles disappeared for two years, until last september when I got diagnosed (after seeing blood).
Posted 1/2/2012 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
I have the opposite problem. I can be home all day and not go, but as soon as I get in the car, or a shopping mall, or waiting on any line, I need to run to the bathroom.
Posted 1/2/2012 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting post. To me, that suggests there's a strong psychological component to your manifestation of the disease. I would take it as a clue and try things like hypnosis, counseling, or even anti-anxiety meds etc as the case may be. I've heard of some people having great success with the above. Unfortunately, my daughter's disease is not affected either way. When she's flaring, it's bad no matter where she is.
Good luck!
Posted 1/2/2012 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
When mine was first dx and when it was bad I couldn't even make it to the car which was 10ft from front door let alone think about going out in public. Now I have had my ileostomy for 20 years it makes it much easier, even during bad flare last year I had a 30 min window when could dash up doctors or to shops. Only 30 mins as was having to empty bag every 30 mins for 20 hours a day, who knew my system could produce so much, I swear somehow the amount I ate and drank quadrulpled :)
Posted 1/3/2012 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
Mine is totally the opposite - when I am sick and have to leave the safety of my house and know that I may not be close to a bathroom I go into full anxiety mode. I carry xanax with me because I would get so nervous that I'd be in a car with people, or far from a bathroom and not make it in time that I was having to go to the bathroom more often. I am thankfully feeling well right now but when I am sick I always have on me at all times an "emergency kit" of Immodium, xanax, and extra pair of stretchy pants (like leggings you can roll up and throw in your bag and it would be better than nothing), a mini-spray of air freshener, a pack of baby wipes and kleenex for the tears. A horrible feeling!
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