Question about "kind of uc"

I sometimes have constipation with my uc as well.  It is not often and the only thing I can suggest is keeping a diary of what you are eating and what is going on.  I notice that I get constipated around "that time" and think that it gets worse due to my uc but can't say it is because of my uc.

Not sure if that made sense or not!

I never get constipated. For me, UC is blood, diarrhea, and urgency. Don't forget the urgency. Constipation is much less common than diarrhea, but yes it is also a symptom of Colitis.

In a random survey at jpouch.org we queried those who had lost their colons to see if we were at all similar with UC symptoms. Our small sampling of participants had interesting results. There were ZERO men in the group that had constipation as a symptom of UC! Only women had constipation. We all found that to be very interesting?

But as to your question, UC can range from constipation to diarrhea or one can have only one of those symptoms or both. My UC was constipation based for 10 years. The last two years it switched to diarrhea. I didn't even know that diarrhea was a symptom of UC at that point and thought I had giardia. When it comes to UC nothing is predictable.

Sue

I get some constipation, and I could assume firstly it's IBS, But if it persists, soon enough a clincher will arrive..urgency... and I'll pretty much have rectal pain and throbbing soon afterward if it's a flare.

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