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Posted 2/27/2008 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone

Is it possible to have moderate or even severely active UC but little in the way of symptoms?

I am flaring but my symptoms are not too bad right now.  But a recent scope showed that my UC was severe.  I was pretty shocked.  Has anyone else experienced similar?

Thanks

Posted 2/27/2008 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
I have had this experience as well.

I had a scope in aug of 2006 that said I was in a severe flare. I was shocked. He also said my UC had spread and was much worse than ever. I had very few symptoms. I thought it was under control with rowasa and asacol. I was so busy that i think i must not have noticed the symptoms becuase in Jan07 it was like a faucet turned on. My symptoms exploded. I don't want to scare you with my experience, it doesn't mean your symptoms will get worse, just thought i'd share.
Posted 2/27/2008 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hi..is your UC throughout or limited? It's possible the pred has something to do with it? are you tapering at this time?

My doc did state to me there were some patients who had obvious active flares visually through a scope...but felt "fine". On the other hand, there have also been patients who have extreme symptoms but visually they had very mild inflammation.

Very frustrating indeed for both patients and doctors I would think....and it could be why some patients have spreading of their disease, few symptoms and then whammmmo!


KSU..did you have biopsies done and the results of them yet?

quincy
Posted 2/28/2008 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
I feel I am one of the lucky (haha) few to have minimal symptoms and hardly ever felt I had UC except for of course tremendous amounts of blood, mucus and Diahrea and weight loss. Although my entire colon was inflamed when I had colonoscopy 2 months after my UC started I never had gas, bloating, pain, discomfort or anything, just Bloody D every everytime time i went. I only had horrible pain for 2 months during my UC and that's when I took amoxicillen an antibiotic.
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