Can anyone please give me some information/advice?

Hi all!

I'm new to Healingwell and I've been reading quite a few posts about UC. First, I'd like to say that it's a very ugly disease. I'm sorry for all of you who are suffering thru this. I hope one day there will be a cure.

So here's my story. On Saturday night, I got the most intense pain in my stomach that I have ever experienced in my life. On a scale, it was a 13/10. Absolute pure torture! Then I felt like I needed to pass a BM. I limped to the bathroom (just had spinal surgery last Wednesday) only to feel incredibly nauseous. So then I projectile threw up everywhere. I got the cold sweats all over me while I was sitting on the toilet to pass a BM. I finally went but it wasn't over. I had to keep going. I passed about 10 BMs all solid. I was finally able to lay down again and go to sleep. Woke up the next morning with more stomach pain and more urgency. So I went but this time it was diarrhea. Only blood came out though, no stool. I had to go again and same thing happens. So I went to the ER. They did a CT scan and told me that my intestines was inflamed. They told me to follow up with a GI doc. So I went to the GI doc yesterday. He sent me out for more labwork and an X-ray which I haven't had a chance to do yet. For **** sake, I need to recover from my back surgery. When it rains, it hurricanes! Anyways, the doc also told me to drink 2 bottles of magnesium citrate because I haven't had a BM since Sunday's diarrhea episode. It is 8:00pm est and I just finished the first bottle which I started 3 hours ago. I still haven't had a BM but I know it could still take another 3 hours or maybe longer. I haven't peed at all today. I haven't peed for almost 24 hours.

Also, while at the hospital, the ER doc said I most likely have UC.
My questions are:

1) what could be the reason(s) for not passing a BM and now no urine? Do you think the inflammation has spread and blocking me from going to the bathroom at all?

2) what happens if the inflammation goes untreated? How long could I fart around and leave it untreated before something worse happens? I'm really not supposed to be getting out of bed for at least another week.


I feel really really bloated right now. I've been drinking fluids all day which should've made me use the bathroom. I feel like the docs might be pushing me aside and not taking this seriously. Maybe they aren't because it isn't really serious?

Anybody?

Thank you in advance for your response/advice!!! :)

All I drink is water, all day every day. I've actually been having stomach issues for a couple of years now. Been hospitalized for 4 days for my stomach last year and 3 days the year prior. Had a colonoscopy done where they removed polyps. Have had inflamed intestines previously as well. This isn't my first trip to the GI doc basically. Sorry but I don't see how my questions are "jumping to conclusions". I re-read my post and nowhere am I saying I have anything. I said "while at the hospital, the ER doc said I most likely have UC". I don't see anywhere where I said I definitely have or agree with them. Just was trying to give a little background of this most recent issue. I'm concerned about the inflammation.

I apologize if that sounded a little snappy, I promise that is not how I want it to sound. Sometimes things get misconstrued. Anyways, no fever, no high HR or BP. I've been in pain meds for 9 months now so nothing new there. I finally had a BM but it's nothing but diarrhea. I assume from the magnesium?! Still bloody too.

How long have you have UC and what were your symptoms like before you got diagnoses?...like what made you say something is wrong with my stomach to go see a doc? Does the inflammation just go away on its on or am I supposed to be on meds to make it go down?

Ok, that is good to know. I definitely would hate for it to turn into cancer. I will make sure to schedule my X-ray tomorrow. I'm guessing the X-ray helps to rule out other conditions since I figured scopes are what determine whether you have UC or CD?

I live in MD.

Thank you for your reply Dikid! Very helpful!

I'm not saying if inflammation isn't controlled someone will forsure get cancer. It just increases one risks and we wouldn't want that. The drugs have a much safer profile than the risk of cancer if they are not utilized.
The x Ray may show generalized information but I would still say have a scope and biopsies to confirm dx

In many cases a week or two do not make a lot of difference, except that they are unpleasant weeks.

But if you have already done the prep ....


BTW, when I was flaring I have very little urine because all the liquid was coming out my rear. But if you are not having D and not urinating, do not wait. That could be kidney problems.