Too much blood?

I'm just curious. At what point would you consider that you might be losing too much blood?
Besides feeling fatigued and being in an almost constant state of pain, I haven't felt really lightheaded or dizzy. I've just had a constant dull ache in my stomach for the past week that frequently esclates to an intense burning/stabbing nauseating pain more towards the right side under my navel area but it feels like the pain is throughout my entire midsection. I've also been having back pain that I can only assume is from the fact that my stomach hurts so by slouching and trying to take pressure/weight off the stomach it's putting it on my back. Last Wednesday I couldn't even sit or stand up straight and only felt okay when lying down on my back.

I'm reaching my three month mark with Azasan and have been getting worse the last few weeks so my doctor was talking Remicade. I'm not really sure what we'll do yet but I guess I'll find out in a few days. I've lost 4 pounds in the last week, which wouldn't seem like much except I'm 119lbs and 5'8" so it's not really a great thing, and I'm starting to develop a complete aversion to food in general because I know it's going to be excrutiating going in and coming out regardless.

But, every time I go to the bathroom it's nothing but liquid stool and blood, sometimes only blood. And quite a lot of it. It's mostly a darker red and sometimes appears to have clots in it when I wipe. I'd say I've gone about 10 times today and had blood every time, sometimes only a little, other times it colors the water red. I have a doctor's appointment Friday already but I'm wondering at what point do you start getting concerned and what measures do you usually take? I'm not one to go to the hosptial for my UC, I never have and would probably have to be passing out before I gave in and went. I'm just getting really tired of feeling this way.

Unfortunately, I've taken prednisone more times than I'd like to think about, and I always end up steroid dependant. The last course I was on had no effect on my colitis whatsoever and I am thinking it might not work for me anymore. The only thing it did was give me as many nasty side effects as I could handle. I'm avoiding it at all costs now.

As for rectal meds, I've tried suppositories and, recently suspension enemas. I was doing them nightly for awhile and my doctor didn't feel they were having any benefit whatsoever so he told me to stop. Which I gladly did because it was extremely uncomfortable administering them; even after a few weeks I couldn't get the full bottle in and it never stopped being slightly painful.  

To be honest, I've been interested in Remicade since I first heard about it. But at that time, my doctor said it would probably be great for me BUT it wasn't approved for UC yet, so he wouldn't prescribe it. Then, when it was approved, I wasn't sick enough. Now, my current doctor feels it's definitely at that point but he wanted to try a few things first. Now that we've tried them with no success, I'm more than ready. I've been constantly feeling like I'm on the verge of getting the flu because I'm always so achey and tired. I did just recently get over strep two weeks ago and I'm sure it has my body going haywire, but I'm so over it.

yeah, the anemia gets me too- it is amazing that you can bleed daily & not have serious ill effects! I have tended to be slightly anemic ever since 2007 (year from UC Hell), & I was taking iron supplements for a while. I've since stopped, & my levels are ok, a little low. I generally see blood daily- whether it be pink mucous, a little red blood on the stool, or just a couple drops in the toilet with everything else. I don't even tell my GI, because he'd A- recommend pred again, or B- recommend going off Remicade & heading for surgery. Obviously if the bleeding became heavy, & was combined with an increase in UC symptoms, I'd have to address it. But a little daily bleeding is ok. For me. Yes, ediekristen, please keep us posted- I sure hope your GI is ready to start Remicade by now! Good luck!!!