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Posted 9/8/2017 10:23 AM (GMT 0)
Because CD / UC I thought i would try to find out what specific symptoms people have -

- I don't really get any pain at all , apart from when trying to hold it in
- Urgency and need to go is crazy
- Blood and Mucus , worst symptom

Thought this might help some people , difficult one to talk about with anyone who doesn't go through it
Posted 9/8/2017 10:44 AM (GMT 0)
When in flare:

--mucus covered stools
--sometimes mucus by itself
--blood , both on stool or alone
--never any pain
--up to 3 movements a morning
** but sometimes constipation, hard to pass stool

When healing and after beginning meds I experienced a range of stool appearances (from nuggets to pencil thins). Rectal ache, cramps and a few symptoms I wasn't used to like 4 days of constipation (remedied by drinking TONS of water). I was told here that was normal as healing took place.

Now things are much more normal, although I do still have 3 movements some mornings. Toothpaste consistency these days mostly.

It is interesting that everyone has such a range of symptoms....
Posted 9/9/2017 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
When flaring:
*mucus in stools
*malformed, loose stools
*blood on stool
*abdominal cramps throughout day
*5-10 BMs a day, with pain on going
*tenesmus (cramping like passing a stool, but nothing comes out)
*feeling like my rectum/sphincter was in a spasm or cramp
*weak, tired, no energy
*weight loss
*urgency, (multiple accidents trying to make it 10 ft to bathroom)
*housebound due to fear of accidents or urgency making it necessary to find a bathroom and fear of eating in public due to it bringing on a BM or even worse, smelly gas
*smelly, painful gas

Geez, thanks for the reminder of how thankful i am to be out of a flare!!!! ;-D I'd kind of forgotten how bad it was.
Posted 9/9/2017 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
Depends on where the inflammation is for me.

If it's the first 10-20 cm, typically only symptom is bleeding. It comes on fast with no warning.

Current flare is worse and doesn't affect first 20 cm but rather almost rest of colon. So this came with wicked stomach cramps, diarrhea, night sweats, urgency, tenemesis, very noisy belly, bloating, gas, only very minor bleeding. It's the pits!!!
Posted 9/10/2017 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Cheers for posting everyone , personally helps me seeing that no one is alone here and seeing other people's symptoms also makes me feel like other people deal with the same issues and are positive !
Posted 9/11/2017 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Flaring:

- 20-30 bowel movements/day
- blood
- severe stomach pains (tylenol would not help)
- incredibly fatigued
- can't sleep due to pain and diarrhea
- was pretty much a dying corpse
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