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Posted 12/9/2011 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
If you are of have ever been pregnant, how did it affect your symptoms?

I´m 17 weeks pregnant now and I'm having my second mini-flare. Although I'm (overly) used to D, it almost feels like I have a weird combination of D and C. I.e. I have a hard time getting it out, but when it does come out it's liquid. TMI? :)

Canasa has helped, but I've heard Immodium is bad for the baby..
Posted 12/9/2011 3:06 AM (GMT 0)
im 14 weeks pregnant and i remember having a bit of cramping at the beginning of my first trimester but now i barely have any symptoms other than gas and constipation but i dont think thats UC related. right now i can eat juts about anything and wont regret it the day after. like they say you have a 1/3 chance of feeling way better, 1/3 chance our symptoms will remain the same and a 1/3 chance of getting worse symptoms. maybe you should go see your doc to see if they can prescribe you something. usually when i first start getting symptoms they put me on salofalk enemas and then if it gets worse they put me on pred. hopefully you feel better soon!!
Posted 12/9/2011 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
I was pregnant and delivered Oct of 2007. Started having symptoms afterward and finally was diagnosed in April of 2009 with UC.
Posted 12/9/2011 1:32 PM (GMT 0)
You might want to start using enema's such as Rowasa (or Salofalk depending on where you live). If Canasa is helping, than I'm sure the enema's will work better.

I was pregnant with my daughter while flaring. I was on Asacol and Rowasa for the first trimester, after that I went into an awesome remission. I flared about 6 months after having her tho.

Congrats on the pregnancy! :)
Posted 12/9/2011 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Yup, go with the enemas, even if they aren't fun, it will go a long way toward helping your symptoms without having to take the big gins like prednisone. Believe me, you do NOT want to be on pred when you are pregnant. It is safe for the baby, but I swear the side effects are worse and you run a high risk of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure, not to mention doctors watching you constantly. When I was pregnant and on pred, I was told it was practically a guarantee I would be diabetic, and even though I was very careful about what I ate, I was still on the borderline.

Regarding your symptoms of D and then C, I had that recently while trying to get out of a flare. It seemed like I was constipated for days and then eventually something had to come out and then it was a free for all..

Congrats on your pregnancy and I hope things go well!
Posted 12/11/2011 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
Enemas do help!
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