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Posted 3/21/2010 5:53 AM (GMT 0)
I've never seen so much blood or cramped before. I'm scared. Help me understand.
Posted 3/21/2010 7:25 AM (GMT 0)
You're learning as we all have....it happens with a flare. Hope the pred works for you..

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Posted 3/21/2010 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
     Contact your doctor.  He may have to increase the prednisone.  I have the same symptoms....urgency, bleeding...ongoing since January.  I have some good days and some bad.  Flex sig ten days ago showed inflammation only in rectum.  Starting Humira on Wednesday....last ditch effort before surgery.  In the meantime, I am learning all I can about the surgery and what surgeons are best in the Philadelphia area.  So when I do see the GI doctor on Wednesday before my Humira injections I will lay it all on the line.
Posted 3/21/2010 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
I agree. I notice a huge difference in response between 30 and 40 mg of prednisone.

Also, you might consider quitting all the supplements, especially the fiber. Fiber can be really hard on a really inflamed gut! The others might also be too harsh. Even the probiotic might be too harsh right now, VSL is pretty strong. My first GI, who was with a big university hospital, told me not to take a vitamin pills, something about the binders...Worth a try, just for a couple days to see what happens should not upset your health otherwise.
Posted 3/21/2010 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
Back from the ER folks. Glad to hear your input from the board. I guess I fried my colon friday night, ER gave me pain killing injection, next night all hell broke loose, saw tons of blood pour out for the very very first time. So went to ER again. Blood just shooting out without anything else. Can you believe all this time (since Aug.) it was hemmy blood and maybe tiny piece here or there of colitis blood.

Thank you for your support. Could have used your comments last night but I posted at 11 pacific coast time when I left for hsopital
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