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Posted 11/8/2009 4:46 PM (GMT 0)
Just wondering, as I saw cystitis mentioned in another thread: is it common for people with UC to have an inflammatory reaction in other parts of the body?

I was diagnosed with an episode of PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) about 4-5 months after my first flare (which was mistakenly diagnosed as a c. diff infection). The doctors I saw in the ER couldn't find the cause (normally bacteria) but my abdominal CT showed inflammation of the fallopian tubes. I've also had what have felt like bladder infections (same duration, etc) without positive bacterial cultures.

I also know a lot of us get joint pain and canker sores.

Thoughts?
Posted 11/8/2009 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
     Yes, when I was hospitalized last year, the pain generated into my vaginal area and down into both legs.  I thought the inflammation went into the vagina and upon discharge from the hospital went to my GYN doctor.  She said I was so badly inflamed that she wouldn't even attempt a PAP smear.  The CT scan done in the hospital showed inflammation throughout the colon, but later in the week they did a colonoscopy and the inflammation was only in the rectum.  My amylase and lipase levels were also extremely high and my doctor took me off the 6MP but a month later both levels had returned to normal and he placed me back on the 6MP with careful monitoring.  I took myself off the 6MP now because I have suffered three flares within the last 18 months.  Contemplating Remicade in very near future.
Posted 11/8/2009 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
The cystitis that I mentioned was Interstitial cystitis...it can come with other conditions but not from an external source other than it happens unto itself possibly autoimmune.

PID is caused by an external source....causing infection then possible damage to the fallopian tubes.
I wouldn't see a connection with it and UC.

It's possible that fallopian tube inflammation could be caused by something else....not called PID. Maybe further investigation should be done to make sure nothing else is going on.

quincy
Posted 11/9/2009 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
The same autimmune reaction that causes UC in many people also can cause inflamatory problems throughout the body.  Many people have problems with Iritis (inflamation of the eye) arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases in conjunction with UC.
Posted 11/9/2009 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
Quincy-yeah, I know PID is usually an infection, but when they did my tests they couldn't find a source. All of my samples were free of whatever they were testing for, even though I had an elevated leukocyte count. I'm actually extremely worried about finding out I have another autoimmune disease. =( Sometimes it just seems like my abdominal cavity hates me, though.

Christine-that sucks.

thatfield-Hmm. Need to do more research.
Posted 11/9/2009 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
I had taken antibiotics so much that every time I my skin got cut, it would get inflamed. I've been off of daily, long-term use of antibiotics for about 10 years, and my skin doesn't get so inflamed anymore.

These past two years, I had one colon inflammation, three bladder infections, and periodontalitis.
Posted 11/9/2009 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
I am ANA positive and I have iritis, both linked to autoimmune disorders and both linked to UC. I have been to several specialists that have told me many autoimmune diseases are linked to the same immune system response. Immune system diseases also run in my family... This may not be true for everyone with UC but there is quite a bit of research out there to show those of us who test ANA positive and have general autoimmune disorders often will have more than one disease...
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