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Posted 9/1/2022 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hey,

So I got back from turkey last week.

Whilst I was there for the 2 weeks I had no real problems other than severe constipation. I ate what I want which I wouldn’t normally at home and even ate a lot of fruit and salad which I have been avoiding for the last few months.

Whilst out there my family caught stomach bugs which I managed to avoid.

Came home Thursday, ate take away on Friday from a new place which was a big mistake as it was so spicy and I could feel my stomach burning.
Saturday night my husband and I both had diahorrea. Mine carried on through to Sunday then Monday morning then I felt fine. Tuesday I didn’t eat most the day then had a meal in the evening - diahorrea returned. Then nothing Wednesday and today, are 2 meals today and have literally just crap myself (so embarrassing) and run to the toilet with diahorrea again. No pin or anything just watery.

My question is, could this be just from the food and my stomach taking a long time to heal or is it likely I am having a flare. My problem has never really been diahorrea around this extreme and I have mostly been constipated.

What would you do in this case? Am still on the steroid foam however, I had started doing it every other night rather than every night. Should I carry on every night?

Just really upset as I was doing so well and now I’m in the situation where I’m scared to even go out again incase I have an accident
Posted 9/1/2022 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
I would immediately get a calprotectin test to see what the levels look like, even if good and feeling better i would repeat the test in a month
Posted 9/2/2022 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Hopefully it’s from the food. If so you should see improvement in the next couple days. If you have a GI wouldn’t be a bad idea to call in. If it’s food poisoning (likely since your husband had it too) maybe you need antibiotics? Probably wouldn’t hurt to up the steroid foam to nightly
Posted 9/2/2022 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
I'd give it a few more days, then get in touch with your GI if the watery diarrhoea doesn't go away. Generally speaking, changes in bowel habits should be investigated. Sometimes gastrointestinal infections can trigger a flare up as well.
Posted 9/2/2022 7:09 AM (GMT 0)
If the watery D continues, you probably need to get an ova/parasites stool test, rather than fecal calprotectin. Fruit or salads could carry the culprits. Try to stay calm and see if a cautious diet for a few days brings you more relief from the D, and definitely avoid spicy food. / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)
Posted 9/8/2022 5:06 AM (GMT 0)
Are you feeling better now? Sometimes food poisoning infections can last a long time. I was hospitalized for it once and had to take 3 rounds of antibiotics until it finally went away. I was severely ill. I do not think this is common at all, however!
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