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Posted 7/22/2013 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
Recently diagnosed from a biopsy, yet to see the gi specialist or get any meds... Only know what I've googled about uc lol. This site so far has been super helpful but I don't know how to feel about it.
My symptoms seem to be mild compared to alot of the ppl on here and I'm not sure what to feel. My mum kinda stresses me out and I've had a lot of allergies when I was younger, most of which are gone now and she's hoping if I change my diet I can go into remission. She's freaking me out tho telling me I should be more worried about it and take it more seriously. I, kinda worried that I don't wanna take it too seriously yet...kinda not real i guess. I'm only 23 and I've always tried to avoid medications even Panadol if I can ...now im gunna have to take meds for the rest of my life!! My dad makes me feel like its not a big deal and I can manage it easily. I think I might be stressing a bit coz I'm not enjoying sex as much as I used to and I feel like my bf thinks something's wrong with us, he's super supportive tho and thinks I can deal with it and he's happy to wait for whatever he has to to help me. I'm not eating as much as I was before, I don't know if that's coz my activity level has decreased significantly though, it could just be timing, I'm worried if I eat something wrong it'll make things worse, but so far nothing has effected my bms or symptoms at all. I don't know if how I'm feeling is just stress or what's going on? Any help guys? How'd you react when you first got diagnosed? Are these feelings normal??
Posted 7/22/2013 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
Your parents are jsut doing what parents do -- worrying. I'd say don't worry and stress yourself out until there is a reason to (it's human nature to assume the worst-case-scenario). Try to remain optimistic and wait and get some answers from your GI who will be much better able to say how things will be for you with uc than we can here. I hope you have an appointment scheduled soon with a GI?

Maintaining a healthy weight and having an appetite can be issues for people with uc. You need to continue to eat and preferably healthy foods. Diet doesn't help or hurt everyone so don't worry about some danger food that's going to make things worse.

Some sort of maintenance medication is likely with all uc cases. Yeah, it can be a trip to need medication for the rest of your life (I like you never needed medication other than the occasional Aspirin for a headache, prior to getting uc). However, the biggest single reason for uc flareups (things getting worse in severity and extent) are noncompliance with medications (people stop taking their pills because they feel better). People often end up much worse after noncompliance, then if they had just sticked with their medicine regiment in the first place.
Posted 7/22/2013 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
do you live with your parents miss ?
Posted 7/22/2013 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks ipoop. Yes I live with my dad, but my family is pretty close.
Posted 7/22/2013 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
Also I do have a gi appointment in 2 weeks. ...seems like forever tho lol
Posted 7/22/2013 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
My regular doc put me on Asacol right away. I didn't have to wait for my GI appointment. What symptoms are you having/
Posted 7/25/2013 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
I only have mild urgency and bleeding.
Posted 7/25/2013 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
Are you sure you can't get in to see the Dr sooner? I agree 2 weeks is a long time if you are bleeding and having urgent BMs. You might call and see if they can squeeze you in. My Dr said UC and Crohn's patients get in right away if there are problems.
Posted 7/28/2013 12:49 PM (GMT 0)
Apparently my time frame has been fast lol. I think eating gluten free is helping reducing the bleeding.
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