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Posted 8/19/2010 5:35 PM (GMT 0)
My flare started a few weeks ago after I started taking flonase for my nasal congestion. I am currently using the generic Rowasa and am only going 2x a day with normal stools that are large and perfectly formed with no blood or anything. However, right before I go to bed I get some urgency and a little bright red blood comes out.

Does this mean that something I'm eating at dinner is causing a problem or that there is still a little inflamation left?

Also, I've heard that rice cakes are supposed to be good, but only the package it says something like "8.5 grams of whole grains", which I've heard are supposed to be a problem while flaring
Posted 8/19/2010 7:33 PM (GMT 0)
Great that you're basically doing very well!!
I would think it means there's still a little inflammation left...if I were you I'd probably try some kind of suppository (Canasa) after the morning BM, or at some point during the day.... are your 2x a day stools both at the same time, or one morning and one evening....?

Rice cakes... I tolerate them very well. For me, personally, some whole grains are harder on me than others. The only low-tech way to know for sure, unfortunately, is to experiment and try them...
Posted 8/19/2010 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
No...you're focussing on the wrong things.

You're still flaring, and if you don't go often during the day, the pooling of blood in the rectum will come out with the next bm.

That's all good since you don't have blood with every bm.

You'll have less with the Rowasa bm or it's mixed in there or it's very soft and doesn't cause bleeding.

It's not the flonase that caused your flare

It's not the whole grain rice cakes....

How are you eating otherwise?

Use the Rowasa nightly.

patience....hard word to hear, but you're improving.

q
Posted 8/19/2010 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
I'm really happy to be doing better. Before I was afraid to be away from the bathroom for more than a few minutes. First thing in the morning the BM has the Mesalamine mixed in, the second one is in the evening and as I said is back to normal. Right before I go to bed (around midnight) I feel like I have to go and a little blood comes out.

My diet is basically this:

Scrambled eggs, toast with smart balance, banana and blueberries with yogurt for breakfast

I take Align, fish oil, and a multivitamin right after breakfast.

Lunch is either a turkey burger with ketchup and a slice of cheddar cheese and chicken soup or plain chicken with saltine crackers or english muffin.

Snack is chocolate boost or 1 grahm cracker with natural penut butter

Dinner is same as lunch except with a banana

I was thinking of adding rice cakes, but as I said was nervous about the mention of whole grains.

Patience is very difficult as my whole family is waiting for me to improve and I have to watch them eating cookies, chips, and nice meals and I've been sticking with this for a few weeks now.
Posted 8/20/2010 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
You just started the enemas on the 11th....your family will wait for a while yet before all is gone. Three times a day bms with a bit of bleeding minimal flaring, but still has to be treated until no bleeding and less bms. I suspect another 2 - 3 weeks of nightly. Then assess and if all is perfect, go to every second night.

Here's what would cause me lots of discomfort in your diet:
-banana and blueberries with yogurt for breakfast
-align and fish oil
-boost, graham cracker
-another banana (I'd never be able to sleep from the gas)


If you're having gas, some of the above could be culprits. If no gas....great! none will cause you any bleeding or make your flare worse unless they cause you to have diarrhea and more bms...bleeding might get more obvious.

Your family doesn't run your butt....you need to set your priorities straight. Patience for you will lead the way. If you get sucked into their impatient vortex, they'll never "get it".

Hang tough....impatience won't improve your flare. Your butt has its own agenda.

q
Posted 8/20/2010 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks you for your help Qunicy. I can see you have a lot of great posts on this forum.

What about starting to exercise again? I was watching a tennis match this morning and I'd really like to start playing tennis and lifting weights again, but I don't want to do it if it would impede my recovery.
Posted 8/20/2010 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
When I am flaring badly, I can't tolerate fresh fruit - especially blueberries (I know, they're supposed to be so good for you.....) but bananas have always been fine for me - no gas, unlike for Q. :-) Still I wouldn't do more than one per day....

How about fish....? I find it easily digestible and a good source of protein.

I am no exercise expert, but what I have always followed is the rule of moderation. I try to stay active enough to benefit mind and not lose too much, muscle-wise, but I have stopped short of exercising to build up further; I wouldn't do extreme cardio. If I were in your shoes I might play a "fun" tennis match but wouldn't work out in any way that would tire me out to the extent my body's energy was taken from the healing process......

Whatever the reason, eating differently from family is tough - I agree! But, you mention cookies and chips.... maybe they'll be positively influenced by you eating healthy to help your body!
Posted 8/21/2010 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
"Your butt has its own agenda" -love it!!

(and hate it, too)
tongue
Posted 8/22/2010 3:05 AM (GMT 0)
The peanut butter, fresh blueberries and ketchup would really bother me...
Posted 8/26/2010 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your help everyone. I've added fish and it seems to be ok. I've had canned tuna, salmon, fresh salmon, and trout.

What I find odd is that I went 2 days with perfect BMs, then tonight the very end of the stool has light blood, which is also on the paper. This is very different from when I was bleeding a lot and I was wondering if it could be hemorrhoids or something besides the flare. At the very least, can you tell from the symptom what's going on?
Posted 8/26/2010 6:00 AM (GMT 0)
sounds like it might be a fissure? Have you taken a "look-see"...yep, squat over a mirror.

q
Posted 8/26/2010 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
Correct me if I am wrong,
but dosen't it take over 8 hours for your digestive track to work food through it? 10 or more hours for a normal digestive track...

Can the food you eat at night affect you before bed?
Posted 8/26/2010 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Yes....fyi...it's tract.

Food digestion can take up to 3 days before it's pooped out, depending on what one eats.

q
Posted 8/26/2010 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
I'm thinking of making an appointment to see my GI next week. I'm in graduate school and it will be very difficult for me to keep my current diet and maintain any social life.

Can the doctor tell what's wrong without a colonoscopy or flex using a blood test or other test that doesn't require that I use fleet enemas? As I'm away at school I'm seeing a GI I've only met with once but he's supposed to be good. Still, I'd like to be well educated about what to expect or if I should make an appointment since the generic Rowasa seems to be helping.
Posted 8/27/2010 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
Just do the enema before your appointment, especially if it's difficult to find the time to see him. You want to be prepared in case he wants to have a good "look-see".

Regarding the diet and social life: I always carry a pack of saltines with me. If I'm out somewhere with food that doesn't agree, I just eat that. Awful when you're a foodie like me, but worse to flare badly.

Good luck!
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