Sick and Not Pooping.

I have some sort of virus I think. I was away for my sister's wedding this last weekend and didn't always treat my body the best. The worst thing I think I did was to swim in Lake Michigan when it was only 72 degrees or so. Temperature changes always bother me... I got sick for a week after hot-tubbing in the cold last winter.

Anyways, I had been averaging 3 BM's per day on the trip, with the exception of Saturday where I had 8 after a late night of drinking (first time in ages). I started to feel sick Saturday, was somewhat sick for the car ride home Sunday (10 hours!), and by late last evening my temperature was up to 102.2. Just this evening my temp has been up to 103.6 degrees. I haven't even pooped today, although I have random gut pains from time to time.

I did break my fever once with the help of tylenol, and it went down to 99.5 briefly. It came back with a vengeance though!

I have felt like throwing up somewhat, but have yet to do so. My nurse mom says that I should give in and throw up, and that it's probably some sort of gastrointestinal problem if I'm feeling like that.

Anything I should be aware of concerning my UC and lack of pooping?

I'll be laying in bed, with washcloths on my forehead and a cold drink next to me. I have a slightly tender throat and a medium runny nose that is not dark in it's drainage color.

Thanks for any advice. I'm figuring my best option is to just wait it out as best as possible. If the temp gets to 104.5 or higher I'm heading into the Emergency Room or Doctor.

I'm so sorry that you're feeling horrible! One, two, three days of no pooping is no cause for alarm, however if it get to the four, five or six days - I would call the doc. Perhaps you should see a doc anyway with a fever that high. Are you still on 6mp? If so, my doc has told me that anytime I run a fever of over 101 that I need to be seen ASAP.

Well... I finally had a BM this morning. Fully formed, no blood... no problems at all. I just don't know that I've ever gone a whole day without a BM since having UC, so I was concerned!

Sherry: I'm not on 6mp, haven't been for a couple years now.

Thank you all for your responses. My fever goes up and down, depending if I've taken Tylenol recently or not. I hope I feel better soon!

Thoreau,

Sounds like your U.C. has been pretty well behaved if you were only going 3X a day on average. I believe 1 to 4 BMs a day is considered to be in the normal range.

When I get sick, my U.C. symptoms usually improve, but sometimes get worse, especially if it is a stomach virus!