Wow, things got out of hand fast!

I was doing so well after my october flare when my doc recommenced Inflaguard and aloe vera juice. I was working out every other day, staying away from gluten and all dairy (except butter and whey), feeling good, and all of the sudden BAM, diarrhea and blood. This all started on monday.

I recently made a $200 phone consult with a NY doctor get transdermal LDN prescribed. And have ordered UltraInflamX protein shake. All of these things won't arrive until next week of course. So i'm currently taking mega doses of inflaguard, aloe vera juice, and slippery elm, barely consuming bone broth soup. I'm so weak and the bleeding is out of control.

I'm so thankful my doctor was available for emergency consult today: he recommended mesalamine enemas and going back to 2-800mg tablets of asacol daily.

I just don't understand this disease, and i've been sitting through so much pain that its so difficult to see light beyond this storm.

Hoping and praying for the best. No solids today, but if anyone can recommend what foods are incredibly easy to digest (proteins & carbs, fruits) i'd really appreciate it.

So you'd tapered totally off all mesalamine drugs? How long had you been off? If I'm remembering correctly, you've responded well to mesalamine in the past, so there's a good chance you will this time.

However, if I were you, I'd keep taking mesalamine (oral and rectal) from here on out. It seems to me it's more likely to "quit working" when people stop taking it when they're in remission.

It's common for heart rate to go up during flares.

Stereo, you've been here long enough to know that most people with UC do very well with mesalamine enemas. Multiple studies with very large patient cohorts have shown that oral + rectal mesalamine is the best way to treat UC. I hope that you will get back on the rectal meds at a minimum and get your disease under control.

Feel better stereo, all food bothers me, lol. I wish I could suggest something, just soft foods, pasta, banana if u can take fruit. Applesauce stuff easy going in.

fruitgirl, i started at 800mg asacol 3x daily, and have been down to 1 tablet once a day since 2012. The flare's have gotten worse, but i've never had that excruciating joint pain since coming off (that was my reason to lower dosage).

Thanks Thoreau, I had gf white bread a few days ago and it seemed to effect me negatively. When I told my doc I was supplementing with L-glutamine he said its probably not doing anything.

imagardener, i have no idea how this came up out of the blue. It's almost like ice - it freezes and if there is too much weight on it all breaks at once. I really thought Inflaguard would do the trick because once I started taking it during my last flare, I was able to get out of it. And, there should be no reason to become intolerant to it. I would love to do testing, but my doc doesnt recommend this during a flare.

Thanks soy, its a tough call, knowing what foods agree and disagree. This is probably the worst flare and pain i've had since diagnosis in 2011.

I'll up the asacol today, slowly, and call in an order for mesalamine enemas. Really hoping LDN does the trick in months to follow. I'm not going to lie, taking drugs, supplements or anything has me in panic -- the thought of side effects always turns me away.