basketball belly...hydrocortisone?

Hi all,

So, the last few days I've had crazy, painful bloating all day long, such that it hurts to bend, sit, etc. My stomach is all distended so that I pretty much look pregnant. I'm no stranger to having a swollen belly with the UC, but this is way worse than usual. So gross. I'm still on the prednisone, so that definitely doesn't help how my stomach looks, but I'm wondering if anyone has ever experienced anything like this with hydrocortisone suppositories or enemas. That's really the only thing that's new for me. I'm almost wondering if it has slowed things down too much. As far as the bleeding, diarrhea, and urgency the hydrocortisone is working wonders for me, but this is not a fun new symptom either. Anybody have anything that helps with this? Everything just feels totally stuck and uncomfortable. Thanks :)

Hi Andrina,

I'm still feeling a little lost as far as diet goes. I've been trying to eat things that generally seem "safe" for me - e.g. oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, chicken soup, rice, squash, applesauce, yogurt, no wheat, no alcohol, no onions - but it's a little hard to find a rhyme or reason to how I feel. Meds are changing all the time too, so it's hard to determine what variable(s) are causing what symptoms. I did just start using the GI Monitor App, though, which helps me to track what I'm eating and my symptoms a little better.

I've heard quite a few people say that SCD has really helped them. I'm having a hard time sticking to anything right now because my appetite on prednisone is like OUT OF CONTROL this time, and I just want to eat carbs all the time. It makes me feel bad about myself, because I'd much rather be on a strict diet than all these meds.

Sorry to hear you're feeling similarly. I wonder why the hydrocortisone does that? Any tips on sticking to SCD? Why did you decide to go off it?

I also think the oatmeal does something because it did to me when I ate it.

I went off SCD because I was fed up with the bleeding. Maybe I expected too much or wasn't patient enough. I'm thinking about going back to it or at least partially. I felt a lot less bloated and had no pain unlike now. I'm thinking about at least adding white bread, maybe rice.

I get bloated as well. Hopefully you are off those meds soon.