Very bad news. Colitis has become severe

We had our colonoscopy today for my daughter and it is now severe left sided colitis. It was mild left sided colitis in Jan of this year and the disease has progressed to worse. We are devastated and are crying.


The doctor has prescribed 25MG 6MP daily. I had a question about 6MP. Does it need to be taken with food or before food.

My daughter case has become from mild to severe. Are there cases after treatment a severe colitis has become mild?

I asked the pharmacist if 6MP needs to be taken with food or not. They did not have a proper reply.

I take my 6mp in the morning and it makes no difference with or without food. 6mp does its thing within the liver and it is not harsh on the stomach (which is why some meds must be taken with food). 25mgs is a pretty low dosage. Expect your dr to up the dosage after you get a few good blood tests back. Yes uc can reduce in both severity and extent when treated well. In fact, when in remission (meaning no uc symptoms), uc signs are not visible through a colonoscopy, no signs of disease at all. That's what drs aim for, deep tissue healing and no symptoms. Let us hope that 6mp takes your daughter there.

There are cases in which severe UC not only reverse to mild with treatment, but go into complete long term remission, actually its rather common. Just give the 6MP time.

I myself had a scope that showed not just severe, but extremely severe, as the Dr said it, in fact they had to cauterize the bleeding, they couldnt even complete the scope. Today I live 100% symptom free, and actually haven't even taken medication for 7 months.

I take it in the evening. I am not very specific about remembering to eat before or after. I am sorry to hear things are severe. I feel very bad for her. It's not easy at any age but I can't imagine what it's like growing upp with UC :( I am thankful she has such amazingly supportive parents. Keep your chin up, things will improve.