Symptoms of a Flare up

Hello Everyone,
I am in remission?? with Proctosigmoiditis.

I would like to know when do you think a flareup is for y'all.

For example:1. Sometimes in the morning I go once and then I drink tow glasses of water After a few mins I get Liquid Stool. But I do not have to go till next day?

2. I get mushy stool sometimes (I Drink vegatable Juice- Blended- Cabbage+others) is this a sign of active disease?

3. Very minor bllod sometimes or some parts of stool smeared with blood (the doctor told me not to worry about minor blood)



History:
Diagnosed with Pancolitis after a trip to India Jan 30 2009
Did not take any mediacations.
Flare up in April 2009. (Bloody Liquid stools and Urgency)
Diagnosed with Proctosigmoiditis.(May 2009)
Used Rowasa , remission ??? May 2009
Now on maintenance dose.

I consider remission to be no urgency, no more than 3 BMs/day, no diarrhea, and no blood. However, I also know that if I eat too much of certain foods (a lot of fruit, beans, etc), I'll get some loose poop. That, to me, isn't a flare and has nothing to do with my UC...it's just my colon reacting as it should!

For me, remission is having No symptoms of colitis.

My GI said "blood", and he wasn't talking about minor blood from hemorrhoids on the surface of the stool, but when the blood is mixed into the stool.

There is a distinction for me between a minor flare and a major, I just wanna die, flare. I am currently in a minor flare (entrained blood, 8 to 10 BMs/day mostly in the morning, minor cramping and pain), a can function pretty much normally as long as I don’t get too far from a bathroom. During a major flare … well … I refuse to go to work wearing a diaper!

Thanks for the input Quincy..will up the dosage of Rowasa.

cvsrk