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Calm down! You're going to give yourself UC by just stressing out over it. There could be a few different reasons for it which aren't UC related. It could just be a fluke. It could also be a symptom but please don't make this a self fulfilling prophecy.

If you have anxiety, you really need to get treated for it. Anxiety will make everything in your life much worse than it really is. Cognitive behavioral therapy works great for this disorder if your anxiety is severe. If mild medication can help.

Sue

what did you eat yesterday??

With limited rectal inflammation, things can slow down a bit/a lot. Peristalsis isn't as quick, spasming can happen where there's gas and food intake can help lessen the gas or actually help increase the peristalsis.


Calm down...ask your doc for some dicyclomine..it's very helpful for a variety of issues gut-wise, and it can mellow you out a bit.

q

Thanks everyone! I know I stress and I need to rein it in, I'm trying. The only thing I can put it down to is reducing PPIs.. I know it's Gas but it seems to come on very sudden and with acid. It feels like a twisting knife under my left rib into my stomach area. I also look at natural remedies first. I'm just starting out on enemas instead of supps and it came on soon after I used one last night. Likely a Coincedent but I always think the worst. I felt I administered it well last night. I did get the air out. Do you insert tip all the way in?

I was having a glass of wine, (not really a drinker) I'm might start again just to mellow out lol I'm the kind of person who is super sensitive. I get agitated on a can of coke (gave that up) If I ever had to go on pred I'd be a mess. I get sinus and my sister told me to use rinocort (not knowing it was cortisone) I used it. Both nights I had jumpy legs. This personality is an extension of My mothers death so being diagnosed with a chronic illness has not be good. I'm anti pills (watched their destruction) I was using a supplement with tyrosine which helped and I need to restart. I'm looking into massage and using YouTube (to save$$) to learn techneques..
I have been advised to try abdominal masage and will when funds permit. Job interview today. Need to keep busy :) And save for my FT

I have just switched from supps to enemas, 1g pentasa. The only med I've used since diagnosis

Yes, I always put the tip all the way in and I smear some vaseline on both the enema tip and my anus to help it slide in easily. But yes, go slowly and don't ever, ever force it in. If you feel that you're having to force it, stop, take a few deep breaths and relax!

My proctitis progressed to UC with excessive gas, extreme urgency and lots of D. I'm sure everyone means well to say "calm down" but I wish someone had told me what to do back when this was happening to me. So I will say what I know now that I wish I had known then:

1. Enemas are your friend. Glad you are using them.
2. You should also use an oral Rx mesalamine (I see you aren't now).
3. Consider removing foods that might be causing your colon to react. I see you are using yogurt. Dairy is a problem for many people so try going dairy-free for 1 or 2 weeks and see if some problems go away.
4. Consider going gluten-free for 30 days. Also a known problem for many, a gut irritant.
5. Don't eat a lot of insoluble fiber.

I would have had a much better life if I had started diet mod. sooner and used enemas religiously back when I had proctitis, perhaps avoided the progression to UC. I'll never know for sure but I do know that after diet mod. clicked in my symptoms got hugely better and inflammation reduced greatly.

Good luck. Listen to your body. It's telling you something.

Thank you. :)