Scorching Hot Temps and UC

No it's not just you.

Heat intolerance can be an extra intestinal manifestation of IBD. I have been diagnosed with both UC and Crohn's. I started on Remicade in 2015..and even that hasn't helped with heat intolerance. I have had heat intolerance since I first developed IBD. (I suddenly projectile vomit when it's over 82 to 85. I'm in the south and south of you) We keep our house cool all the time but when the temps go up and the nights do not cool down I can't get rid of that "icky" sick feeling. I don't even go out unless I have to. Heat and humidity sap everything out if me. Fatigue, nausea, pain, headache.... They are not my friend.

I thought it was my imagination...and then I had to go to Colorado to the upper elevations. I was scared that Id flare because of the altitude impacting my IBD.... The first time it was during the summer and I was going to be there for awhile. Imagine my surprise...(highs were around 80 no higher than 85, nights were 55 to 61....the "heat index" didn't raise the temperature....) after I acclimated I felt so much better. Fortunately I don't flare when we come back down to sea level. (I've heard horror stories..lol...)

It's still like that for me. I try to escape to cooler temps whenever I can....it's the only way I can function in the summer.

It's supposed to be pretty hot for the next few weeks. Hang in there!

Clo

Yes! Heat is also very hard on me, as are major barometric pressure changes. I agree that it's helpful to stay very hydrated (with electrolytes, not just water), eat cool melon, and rest while reminding myself that it will pass. I feel even worse when I stress that I'll be stuck like this: it helps me to rest but reassure myself repeatedly that it won't always be like this...I tend to recover faster this way. (In other words, the icky feeling is NOT psychosomatic, but when I stress about it, I add stress to my body's stress response to the heat, and it's a vicious cycle.)