ssri = more bm's?

I was down to 2-3 good bms a day during this flare, feeling like things were getting under control. I'm on 25mgs prednisone, 6 800mg asacol, and one 4g salofalk enema at night. enemas only been at it for 1 and a half weeks. I know I need them more than anything since my problem is right down below. anyways, I started taking zoloft for my anxiety and panic disorder last saturday. I have been doubling my bms in the morning so I'm going around 5-6 times average. I know its not my colitis getting worse since the 'extra' bms aren't bloody, they kind of feel like residual bms and I'm more bubbly/gurgly inside which wasn't an issue before. I took zoloft in the morning for 3 days which gave me daytime bms so I switched to taking it at night and now I get increased bms during the morning. anyone else have this issue with SSRIs making their gut more active?

thanks

Just because your bms aren't bloody, doesn't mean that uc is totally cleared of fault. Active uc inflammation will still cause urgency, 4-6 bms a day, semi-formed, semi-solid poops, and so forth.

Dontscopeme, I'm seeing my GI this coming up Tuesday for yet another flex-sig and I am hoping things are better healed this time, if they are then I get to stay on 6mp and finally taper off of the pred. If things are not any better this time around then I am moving up to Remicade.

My GI last scoped me in early April and it was moderate inflammation to 60cms which he said is too much active disease, so he bumped my 6mp dose up (from the minimum dose for my weight 50mg to the maximum which is 75mg) and also put me on a higher dose of pred then. My fingers have been figuratively crossed since then that the bump up of 6mp will be enough. I'd rather stay on 6mp for a while then make a mad rush to remi already...

Best of luck to you getting out of your flare. It hasn't been easy for me to say the least...

Majority of people get digestive changes, often loose movements when starting on SSRIs. I work in mental health and we warn everyone about this. Few people, including most of my colleagues realise that over 90% of body's serotonin is in the gut, where bacteria help to produce it and circulate it.

If you can gather up the concentration, have a look at some of Old Mike's links to research on serotonin.

Sorry to hear about your anxiety and panic disorder, hope you can access talking therapy as well.