Questions on UC Progression

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this forum and was wondering if some UC veterans can offer me insight into the disease. I was diagnosed with Acute Colitis in Jan 2013, which I understand from these forums is the "best case scenario" for a dx. I was wondering, will it definitely going to develop into more severe forms?

I treated it after diagnosis w/daily Mesalamine Rectal Suspension Enemas for 28 days, then moved to every other day (as recommended by my GI). Not being the most compliant patient, I stopped treating for ~6 months; the symptoms came back in about one month (b&m, soft stool).

Also I see a lot of people writing about difficulty in the morning after waking up and was wondering what you mean by that?

What are the drawbacks of getting a J-pouch and avoiding all these treatments?

I appreciate any help I can get!

Post Edited (yUCk) : 4/9/2015 8:22:22 PM (GMT-6)

hi - i was diagnosed about a month before you. fortunately i have had a successful remission since last feb. I didn't know what a remission would be like or if it was even possible. I have been really fortunate but I had a severe flare and was diagnosed with pan colitis. I know everyone is different but there is hope. I took prednisone to treat it initially and then used a suppository followed by my now matinence med of Asacol HD and Azathioprine. Hopefully you can find something that works for you

@DB: I think it is just Acute Colitis, is that not the same as UC?

No acute colitis and UC are very different. Acute colitis can be caused by many things and by definition is not a long term disease..