Posted 2/27/2018 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone... it's been a while. Up until today last time I posted was last April. Like so many of you, it's been a bit of a roller coaster. For the most part I have mild-UC. But often get stomach cramps, see mucus in the stool, blood from time to time (which often I'm not sure if its UC or hemmi) so that of course gets me over thinking and anxious about everything. Just came home from my 4th colonoscopy in 8 years (last one being 3 years ago)
First off, I'm just very grateful. The doc came in gave me two thumbs up and said that the colon looked good - so good that I just have to take the llialda and not the canasa (I think he also feels the canasa could be inflaming the hemmoroids ) He found one polyp that he removed and is having biopsied but said he wasn't worried about it and that it looked "fine". In any event, it's amazing how relieved I was just hearing all that. I don't realize how much mental energy behind the scenes this causes from time to time... which of course is extremely unhelpful in dealing with this disease.
- Colonoscopy Prep: So this time I insisted on using the Ducolax and Mirolax prep (like a previous doctor had done). This doctor was not on board with it when I first brought it up, saying he's never used it before. I really had to push back and say "I have, this is my 4th time and that prep was the only one that didn't make me puke my brains out on top of crap my gut out") so he relented, although he was not happy about it (my final thing was, "Doc I'm all okay with doing another colonscopy, but if you can't meet me halfway here, I have to go somewhere else) anyway - sure enough it worked like a charm for me - and he made no mention of any issues with the colonoscopy/how prepped I was. I will say I didn't remember it being as hard to get all that liquid down... it was - and it did make me a bit queasy. But of all the preps available, this seems to be the easiest /most tolerable. Just wanted to share that with everyone as you do your research in prep for your tests
- I know most people don't believe in a diet connection... but, I did switch to an "intermittent fasting diet" a few months ago - where you can basically eat what you want for 8 hours a day and then fast for 16. I had read that it has helped people with inflammation. Have to say that my gut has been feeling more "normal". (And I've lost 14 pounds since January) And it seems the easiest diet I've ever followed. In any event, just throwing out something for consideration. Will update as things change or move forward.
Hope all of you are doing well...