In what order do your symptoms start to disappear as a flare ends?

Hi all,

I'm currently on Lialda (3 pills in the morning) and a Rowasa enema at night, and have been for about a week and a half. I think things are starting to get a little better--I'm seeing less blood, more formed stool in the morning, and my BMs are coming down to 3-5 times a day as opposed to 7-8.

My doctor told me I probably had mild-moderate colitis, as I haven't ever had any cramps or pain (knock on wood!).

I still have plenty of mucus though, and every night I have one BM that is pure blood/mucus.

I'm curious how the people on this board generally see their symptoms coming down? Do you start with seeing less blood (which is what it seems like for me)?

ETA: My symptoms arrived in this order--blood (for about 6 months...I went to a doctor way later than I should have obviously), mucus, and then issues with stool (very recent). I was first told I had proctitis but now we suspect that it has moved to being UC.

Post Edited (Eshani) : 1/19/2015 6:19:53 PM (GMT-7)

Hi iPoop!

Not sure, that's what the doctor prescribed to me. I have an appointment in a week and a half to check up on everything, so I may ask him about it. I'm pretty pleased to be seeing some improvement as he believed that I wouldn't see much until 2 weeks into the meds, and I'm not into that time frame yet.

Anyway, thanks for answering! I totally get that I have a ways to go, but it's nice to hear that I may be on the right track with ending this flare.

Highly variable on the time it takes for you to heal. It depends on the severity of the uc related inflammation that you have, how quickly the prescribed medications work for you, and whether you were given the right medication and dosage. A flare can last weeks, months, or an entire year in my case (the flareup from hell required jumping from one medication to the next, trying multiple different dosages of each, etc). Went from just lialda, to 6mp, and finally remicade which worked. Not to scare you but for some it happens...

blood is my first to come and first to leave.

pain is usually my last to leave. as my stool starts to take shape, my gut gets irritated because it's so used to having diarrhea. the last time i was on pred, it took almost 4 months for the pain to finally go away once i got in remission.

Thank you all for your responses! I agree, it's interesting to hear how the healing process is so varied for all.