Ugh--first signs of a flare

I've been feeling it for weeks now...just different little things that I felt long long ago when I went into my first big flare! Gurgly stomach, smelly and less formed BMs, irregular, just feel really crumby (that was the scariest of all). And then yesterday I saw blood. Ugghhhhhh.

I took a suppository that had been sitting in my bathroom drawer....just waiting for me.....after I saw the blood and it seemed to clear things up a bit. I haven't told my family because I'm not sure if it's time to worry. Haven't told my doctor because she'll tell me what I'm doing isn't working (possible, but I don't need to hear that yet).

So...I guess I just wanted to tell someone to get it off my chest. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

Nip-it-in-the-bud, treat your flare early before it gets really, really bad. If you have enemas and or suppositories on-hand, then use them nightly. Contact your gastroenterologist and get an additional script for them, if you don't have those medications on hand.

Simple reason, the longer a flare goes untreated, the more damage it does. The more damage you have, the longer it takes to heal, and the more you just end up suffering...

Good luck,