Battling Exhaustion

Hey guys,

I've been in a real bad flare and I'm trying to figure out the right meds to get out. Had a C.Diff spell in between, 2 blood transfusions (first in early Dec. HG was at 6.8, 2nd in early Jan was at 7.8). Question is, what do you guys do to battle exhaustion? Any tricks? If that exhaustion is from UC or anemia or both. I've gone back to the gym and it helps as it seems to give me energy, but at the same time it also wears me out and it's tough sometimes finding the energy to go.

Thanks,
M

I constantly have exhaustion from this disease. Both the UC and anemia cause exhaustion. I'm sure if they were testing your blood for anemia they also did a complete CBC workup to check all your other levels. Did you ask for your blood work results to see what else may have been out of range? Could be that other things are low (i.e. Potassium) When my flare was really bad, besides being really anemic, my electrolytes were all over the map and I was very dehydrated. This all led to exhaustion. Your GI should be doing regular blood work on you right now to determine what you need. Working out can be very draining during bad flares. It is important to rest.

I was having some pretty sever exhaustion and it turned out I was anemic from UC. My doctor told me a specific iron supplement to take for my case (a type and brand of OTC iron) and it was like night and day. If you haven't already been checked for anemia you may want to a ask your doctor about it.