rectal pain AGAIN

I have pretty constant bloody stools and lately with a G.I. virus the kids had and some Domino's pizza last night (immediate pain and bm's) my rectum is so sore it hurts to walk. I'll call my doctor for more pain killers but it feels like I'm always on them lately and trying to work and have 2 small children with constant pain is just wearing me out. Sometimes I think it was a big mistake to try and have a family with UC, sometimes I just want the pain to end....my doctore does not like that I always want pain killers but I don't think it's addiction at all, I'd love to not take them...what do others do for chronic pain management?

Can you not use 5ASA rectal meds?

Are you/were you still on the nightly steroid enemas?

I don't think the pain meds is the way to go...yes, for your pain, but it won't help the cause of the pain. Maybe something else is going on...have you been checked visually lately? Do you possibly have a fistula.

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