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Posted 12/27/2012 12:33 AM (GMT 0)
I've started developing a fever around 9pm everynight which disappears by noon the next day.

I'm wondering what aspect of UC causes fever symptoms? I can't see the connection especially as it comes and goes?

Thanks
Posted 12/27/2012 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
Fever usually means infection. Please check with your Dr.
Posted 12/27/2012 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
it's because your body is fighting off the inflammation. are you currently flaring right now? if you aren't flaring, then the fever is weird, but if you are flaring, then it makes a lot of sense. i got fevers every night during my worse flares and i'd sweat them out by morning.
Posted 12/27/2012 6:24 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies.

Yes I am in a flare up at the moment. If the reason for the flare up is because my body is fighting the inflammation, I'm still not sure why the fever comes and goes each night? Wouldn't it be there all the time?
Posted 12/27/2012 6:34 AM (GMT 0)
what meds are you on?

How do you know you have a fever? and what's the fluctuation?

q
Posted 12/27/2012 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
My meds are 6 x 400mg Asacol per day.

The feverish feelings come on mid to late evening - flu type symptoms such as: aches, feeling cold, sweating etc. They disappear sometimes when I wake or gradually by noon.
Posted 12/27/2012 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
When you are sick a fever is often more prevalent during the late day. UC by itself can cause some fever though. Getting some help from your doctor goes without saying - antibiotics could help a lot.

Your body doesn't fight inflammation, inflammation is the result of the body fighting something else - with UC it's either an unknown battle or just the immune system fighting the colon itself which results in inflammation. Usually though a fever is infection and a doctor would know with a simple CBC test.

Go see your primary care doctor.
Posted 12/27/2012 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
I suggest you take your temp in the afternoon, when you feel feverish, before bedtime, when you wake up and when you feel it's done.

At least you'll know if your body temp actually goes up and by how much.

I'm wondering why you're not on any rectal meds if you're flaring?

I definitely think you should get to your PCP for blood tests to see if anything's going on.

q
Posted 12/28/2012 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
a low grade fever during a flare is common.  When I go into a bad flare I sweat every night.  Sometimes I wake up soaking wet and have to change clothes from fever sweating.  And even though other flare symptoms bother me all day long the fever swaeting only happens for me at night.
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