I had IBS over 10 years ago when I had a stressfull before we Had our first child. After he was born my IBS went away I was very happy being a new mum. I went back to my stressful job for a couple of years but my priorities in life had changed my family came first, not all the tagets at work.
Then shortly after my father was diagnosed with advanced Dementure I got sypmtoms of UC and I remained in a constant flare up for 2 years. After my dads funeral it was worse as I lived along way away from my parents, we have 3 chiildren and I could not afford the plane fare to Tasmania to visit alot. So I suffered from a guilty type of stress that was over whelming at times. To watch my mothers heart be broken and to know that dad would never get to see our children grow up and teach them all the things that I took for granted would happen.
I believe our surroundings and eating habits and emotional stress triggered UC for me. I am very lucky to be enjoying remission my father is in a better place, the guilt has gone, seeing my dad suffer and mum struggling to deal with it, has ended. I wonder it that part of my life, getting closure as well as using the naturopath diet and supplements, maybe both were instrumental in getting into remission. I don't know how long my remission will last but I cherish it and don't take it for granted every day.
So that is a Yes to stress and emotional triggers to causing UC.
mum of 3