What is this?

I am not sure if am still flaring or not?? I have about one to two stools a day but a lot of times they are semi-loose. I haven't had blood or mucous for a while but I still feel very tired. My ears ring constantly too. It drives me crazy. The main issue is the exhaustion. I feel tired all the time and if I do something strenuous, it can take me a few days to recover.

A blood test in June showed that my iron count was low. I don't see any blood in my stool though. Am I still in a mild flare or is it just that things are taking a while to heal?

I am worried about taking the iron supplements. Especially since things are a little sketchy right now. I thought I read somewhere that iron supplements might possibly aggravate colitis symptoms.

Are you still flaring with 1-2 bms a day, not as well formed as you'd like? No, not likely. Our bms often vary a lot in consistency. Try adding Metamucil to bulk a little and give more consistency.

If your iron levels are a little low then it could be contributing to your exhaustion. Some iron pills can aggravate uc symptoms and make stool black. Eat lots of higher iron foods, cast iron skillets also increase the iron content of foods cooked in them, if you have one.

How are ypur vitamin b and d levels? As rhey can contribute to exhaustion as well.

Hi....have you had b12 and vitamin d levels checked?
How low is your iron level?

I agree that some meds can cause fatigue, even tinnitis....what meds are you on?

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