wierd feeling in "guts"

I was diagnosed with UC about a 1-1/2 years ago after having some bleeding and a colonoscopy.  The Dr put me on 3 lialda daily and 1 pkt of VSL#3 DS per day.  Within 2-3 days all bleeding had stopped and I was feeling great.  After a year of being problem free, I dropped down to a maintenance dose of 2 lialda per day and the VSL#3 when I remembered to take it.  Unfortunately, I forgot more than I remembered.  At the beginning of October, I had a follow up colonoscopy to see what was going on in there. My Dr said everything looked great, there were just 2 small spots that were not active (not his words, mine) and that I should continue on as I had been with the 2 lialda per day.  Well, a couple of weeks later the blood and diarrhea started.  i fought this flare up for a month and it finally seems to be stopping.  The blood stopped a couple of days ago and my BM are not quite formed but much more solid than they were.  I'm feeling much more like myself again.  I am getting these wierd feelings in my guts that feel almost like someone is lightly touching my insides.  Mostly it's the touching feeling, but sometimes it feels like pinpricks.  I'm guessing it's gas because I've still got quite a lot of that.  Does anyone else get this and is it going to all just work itself out?  It's not horribly painful, just an uncomfortable feeling.  It's better than blood and diarrhea but I'm still not liking it. 

Oh, I should add that when I noticed that I was starting to have a problem, I went back up to 3 lialda per day and started taking the vsl#3 again.  I'm thinking that the colonoscopy prep and also the fact that I had been taking my medication without food and lack of probiotics is what did a number on me.  The Dr was surprised when he found that I was having problems because my scope was so good, so he ordered all kinds of stool testing done.  Everything came back normal.

Post Edited (Eil) : 11/29/2012 3:57:18 PM (GMT-7)

Eil, yes, I agree with Gary - take your meds and VSL.

What's your diet like? Have you ever given any thought to diet modification?

Also you may want to look into certain supplements: slippery elm powder, and also L-Glutamine amino acid powder.

I hope you start to feel better soon.

I've never done any special diet stuff because it really doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I tried doing only nutritional drinks for 2 days of this last flare thinking that if I didn't put any solids in, it would be that much less to come out.  That turned out to be a huge mistake, I definitely felt better when I ate normally.   I do try to stay away from fried foods and fast food, more because they just aren't good for you in general, than because of my colon stuff.  I am definitely on the mend and feeling much more like myself.  I've been ravenously hungry this last week, I think because I lost quite a bit of weight over the last month and and need to build myself back up.  I was devastated when this flare happened.  Because I had such a quick fix last time, it really didn't occur to me that I'm going to be stuck with this for the rest of my life.  This episode really made it hit home.  I've seen people talking about slippery elm but haven't tried it.  What's it do?  Do you mix it with a beverage?

 

My 2nd scope put me into a flare like yours, Eil, so I agree that's probably what did it. Keep up with your meds!