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Posted 11/9/2011 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
Well, battle stations. Calming down, taking it easy, eating mild foods, and going to nightly enemas and twice daily suppositories.

This was definitely caused by stress. That's my trigger. I had constipation for five days, took no laxatives, then fifth day, I was on the toilet all day, in pain. Lots of mucous. No blood, thank goodness.

Funny, I really think when I'm in remission that I'll never flare again. I get this confidence. Oh well... :-)

Glad I can pop in an talk to you guys...
Posted 11/9/2011 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
So sorry you are flaring. I am also having a little blip and picked up the rectal meds. Stress also triggers me and as irony would have it, I was stressed out b/c my health ins. company said they want to drop us as a small business carrier and the new plan is $1800/month. Oh the joys of a chronic disease and dealing w/ the ins. companies.

I hope you feel better soon. I am using Canasa in the a.m. switching w/steroid supp in the a.m. next day and Rowasa at night. Hopefully we hit it early and it will clear up asap.
B
Posted 11/9/2011 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hope you both feel better soon. Stress is a major trigger for me too. If I had my husband's high stress job I would probably be in the hospital on deaths door. I just can't do it.
Posted 11/9/2011 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
It will. We're on top of it. But $1,800 a month? Do you have kids? Is that an individual plan?

Chick peas were not my friend today.
Posted 11/9/2011 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
I am so sorry you're not feeling great. I am definitely very rocky last week, I felt like a flare was coming for sure. I am feeling a little better the past few days and I am thankful for that but I don't know which way things are headed. I was a b it overconfident too. Try to stay calm, you will get better with the rectals!
Posted 11/9/2011 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
I also get a little overconfident when I'm feeling well. When I recover from a flare and get into remission I feel like I've conquered so much, nothing can get me down again. Then, wham, I overdo it, stress myself out, and get knocked down again (as happened with my current flare). I have only been dealing with this for a few years so I'm still trying to find a good balance in my life.

Anyway, I hope you keep taking it easy and feel better soon! Hang in there :)
Posted 11/9/2011 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
I have one son and yeah, it is an individual plan. Looks like though I may be able to get back in w/ another carrier on small business plan for the bargain price of $1061/month (what a bargain...not-but better than $1800!) We have a karate school and me and my husband are the only employees so Horizon was giving us alot of grief.

I am hoping we will all be back on track soon. I have also learned from this forum to jump on the flare as early as possible and to hit it hard w/ the rectal meds. I keep hoping if I can just find the formula...but I know the disease is unpredictable but sometimes I like to pretend that I have some control.

Yeah, Sherbear, that stress is a killer for us. My friend went 10 years med free(thought she beat her UC, although we all know you never really beat it) she hit a stressful time, lost job etc.. and bam flare up. Adds such insult to injury..stressed, so you flare than you stress about the flare...vicious cycle.

Hope everyone feels good!
B
Posted 11/10/2011 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
Stress gets it goin every time for me. I started a slight flair 8 weeks ago, very little blood or mucus and only having 2 to 3 BM's a day (formed), but my weight has gone from 165 to 157 and thats got me a bit on edge.

When I loose weight, I start to drink ensure and eat rice grits to get the weight back up, but those foods are inflammatory in nature,(sugar, rice and such) but if I go on the diet that I know will help with the inflammation, the weight drops fast. Its making me Ku-Ku...lol

I just started 4800 mgs a day back in april. I have never had a flair this light, so I guess the asacol's working. I just wish I would get back into remission! This disease drives my right out of my mind sometimes.

I hope your flair passes quickly... Jeff
Posted 11/10/2011 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry you're flaring. I really hope you feel better soon!
Posted 11/10/2011 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, this is the worst "blip" I've had which makes me nervous., very nervous., you never know if it spins out of control. My BMs are very painful, not like the first flare when I'd scream into a pillow. (for real)

I was a newspaper reporter for 20 years before I got this. I don't know how I would have managed with the stress of that job.

Beaks I'm living the same pattern as you are. Had it two years and get overconfident and overdo it.

Is oatmeal OK to eat? I forgot.

What is the most frequent I can do on the Rowasa enemas? Two a day?

I know I can do suppositories twice a day

I think I'm going to stay at 8 asacol cause it's really in the rectum. Ughhh

Thanks for all your support
Posted 11/10/2011 5:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Ellen...crap! Hope you can get things back under control.

What rectal regimen were you using before this came about?

You could use the enemas twice daily, but I don't think you should need to do it.

Using the supps in support of the enemas seems the best.

I don't do oatmeal because it gives me lots of gas, but others have it as a comfort food. It's subjective.


it's an up and down thing, but you're a far cry from pancolitis of long ago!

I can relate to the rectal pain....ugh!

Hope you feel better soon!

q
Posted 11/12/2011 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
How are you feeling? I hope better.
Posted 11/12/2011 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
I'm wondering too. Hope you are headed back in the right direction.
Posted 11/12/2011 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
Wow. Thanks for asking. I feel that my problems are mild when compared to others, but you guys seem to care about UC troubles of all dimensions.

Anyway, I have to say things are a little better, but it's deceiving because all feels OK between mini-flare-induced periods of constipation, then there are episodes of heaving almost-formed poop and a lot of discomfort as it passes.

What's important is that the urgency and sharp pain subsided so that's a good sign. The enemas are nightly and because the flare up came on strong, I expect to be on nightly for a while.

Watching my foods, and increased my probiotics.

Another thing that's important is the anxiety over it went away. It's clear, and I'm glad to know this, that anxiety, overworking, not sleeping is the driving factor with my flares -- so far. Everything changes with UC at a drop of a dime.

Wow, I'm really impressed by how much I know now compared to D-day (diagnosis) two years ago.

By the way, I'm going on a short course of pred -- for a nose job. So excited!
Posted 11/12/2011 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
When are you having the procedure? How exciting!! Best of luck.
Posted 11/13/2011 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
Good luck w/ the procedure!  Glad you are having some improvement....good ole nightly enemas.
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