How much weigh loss is normal? I'm really scared.

I've had UC for 20 years. I'm 35 petite female. At my heaviest last year, I was 146 and on Pred. Currently, on mes meds but have become intolerate, so still in a flare. At night I'm very bad, in the bathroom, 2 - 3 times and heavy in the morning. I am typically ok during the day. However, I am now having some really bad weight loss, about 3-5 lbs per week. In the last month I've lost about 12lbs. I am at about 125 now and still losing. Is this just the UC? Is something else wrong? I'm starting to freak out. My weight loss is very noticable by friends and family. I'm trying to take more supplements as I don't want to take the prescriptions meds as instructed by GI. He is recommending PRed and Imuran, which I don't want to take.

Thoughts? Opinions?

I lost about 50 lbs in 5 weeks during my first flare. I'm 5'10" was 170-175, dropped to the low 120s.

Since when is it politically and socially acceptable for someone to say " oh have you lost weight"? Its not like when someone is over weight I ask then "oh have you gained weight"? I lost 20 lbs in the last 8 years..I eat like a horse and still cant get a single lb back but holding steady at my minus 20 lbs as long as I keep the flares away..

Yea welcome to the scrawny butt club...

When i started feeling bad I weighed 198lbs. I got down to 109lbs. I am on humira now and feeling great. My Crohns really kicked my butt for about 3 months. Today I way 115lbs. My GI wants me to gain around 20lbs. It is so hard trying to get weight back on. :(

Its very hard to gain weight. I told my Dr it's hard to gain 2 lbs when you have diarrhea and poop out 3 pounds. He laughed and said that's probably true.

Lol I was called auschwitz boy when I was at my lowest weight - 125lb, 5'11". You could try incorporating some calorie dense foods into your diet if you can tolerate it. Olive oil and peanut butter probably being the most healthy option

ive always been a really skinny person. i think i was 98lbs until the age of 22. on my first flirst flare before i got diagnosed my weight went down to 78lbs and that was really scary!! after getting my UC under control it went back up to 98lbs. after having my baby my weight is now up to 125 and when i get a flare i usually loose about 10lbs.

I lost 30lbs overa year & half of UC.
Now weigh 100lbs,skinny for a 5ft6 frame.
I know at my age it will be hard to gain back,so I gave away clothes that were too bib &baggy.
I invested in some nice fitting size 4pants,most of my sweaters fit,but loosely.
You have to feel good about yourself.
"Clothes make the woman"