Bad Flare-All bloody mucus diarrhea and cramps and urgency

On Asacol HD and steriod Enemas...its pretty terrible right now had an accident last week followed by fever and chills...fever and chills have gone away and cramps have subsided but urgency and bloody diarrhea has not...anyone have any recommendations...i didnt eat anything but water ice and gatorade and water ice to rest my gut and today had grilled chicken and rice...trying to do anything to help...been to the hospital before and did nothing other than put me on IV for hydration...i cant take prednisone as it makes my blood sugar go through the roof...how do i know i am anemic from losing to much blood?

Post Edited (turnpkegates) : 4/17/2011 11:27:17 PM (GMT-6)

turnpkegates,

Are you able to keep your enema in for the entire night with this flare?  Are you using something like cortifoam during the day to take down the inflammation in the rectum and lower area?  Its easy to retain.

Have you increased the amount of probiotics that you take in a day?

I noticed your drinking gatorade for the dehydration I notice when I drink too much of it  I get diahrea from the glucose.  If its the one with aspartame thats not good for diahrea.

Metamucil would help to bulk your stool and absorb the water in the colon making things easier to pass.

If you get the fevers and chills again tylenol is ok to take but dont take advil (ibuprophen products) they will make your bleeding worse.

Have you ever take lomotil to slow down the colon?  I find it helps when I'm flaring it makes it easier to retain the enemas plus it helps to control the diahrea which irritates your rectum and helps with the cramping.

I also find that vit e oil added to your enemas and the enemas tips help for healing.  I 've also taken it on my finger and rubbed it around the rectum. (I know its gross but when you have UC who cares)

quincy said...
How long have you been on the steroid enemas? How many asacol HD? steriod enemas on and off for a year the asacol hd for 2 weeks

Definitely eat. small amounts but often keeps your fuel intake steady. make sure you have enough protein.

Did the doc do any blood testing since this flare?

How many bms a day are you having? in the morning typically a few and than typically a few more throughout the day...i would say around 8-10

You can try probiotics and fibre supplements to help bulk the stool a bit. i take probiotics twice a day

Have you ever been on mesalamine enemas such as Rowasa (if you're in the US). yes i get bad headaches from them

q

I am sorry you're feeling so terrible. I see you're having a little trouble with the quote function on the board, it seems like there is a bug with some IE browsers. I can't quote either...

I saw someone asked if you're able to retain the enemas all night and I am wondering the same.

When I was anemic, I had a very fast heartbeat, got tired very easily, was cold and had low blood pressure. Those were all signs for me but other people may have different symptoms. I was able to correct my anemia with iron pills but I don't think iron pills would be recommended for you considering you're flaring so badly. I was able to control that flare up with Asacol and I took iron pills while I was controlled. If things are unstable, iron pills could make them worse but definitely get an CBC and have your ferritin checked asap.

Diet has never helped me and enemas don't help so much if you're not able to retain them. Sometimes I find the cortifoam/suppositories to be easier to retain, this may be something worth considering. Are you dealing with frequency? At my worst, I was probably on the toilet 15x a day or more. Are you losing weight?

How many Asacol HD are you taking? Do you know where the inflammation is active?