What I've been doing for my flare and question about probiotics

I started to flare a few weeks ago and am just now starting to see improvement. I was having blood, mucus, rectal pain, loose stools and more frequent bms.

I've gone back to doing my Salofalk enemas every night, but adding vitamin e into the mix. I started slowly with just a couple of capsules and am now up to 8000IUs per day/enema. Until I started adding the e to the enema, I wasn't really seeing much improvement.

After a few days of adding e my stools started firming up and the mucous disappeared, still blood and rectal pain though.

I then added a new probiotic (natren trinity). I have been up to 8000IUs of the e for a few days now and the blood is gone as is most of the rectal pain. My stools have become loose again though and I've had bloating and cramps. Could the new probiotic cause the loose stools and cramping? I remember when I started on VSL I did have some bloating, but not cramps and loose stools.

Has anyone else had that reaction from a probiotic. I'm pleased with my progress because the blood, mucous and most of the pain are gone. Thanks.

Thanks ickypoo.

I did read that you should introduce them one at a time, but I figured since I also have some reflux I would give the trinity a go.

It's actually a little better today. My stool has firmed up and the cramping is less intense. I'll give it a couple of more days before deciding if I should stop using it. I guess the extra activity in the colon can be felt...good or bad.

I'm just happy that there's no more blood in the last couple of days...hoping I'm on my way.

I stopped the Natren Healthy Trinity 2 days ago and the cramps, loose stools etc have gone. I'm going to wait, and then try again when I'm in remission. I think starting a new probiotic when flaring was a bad idea on my part.

I'm happy to say that today I had a normal, formed, blood free (except for a speck) bm. My rectum is still aching, itching a bit, but hopefully I'm on my way back to control.

I've been adding vitamin e to my Salfofalk enemas every night. I didn't start seeing improvement until I started doing that. I suppose it could be coincidence, but I figure it's probably not hurting anything, so why not keep at it.

Thanks Malkavian.

The Natren Healthy Trinity is the one that Jini Patel recommends on her website, so that's why I gave it a try. I'm going to try again when my colon is back to "normal".