In hospital all week

What a week!  I have been dealing with a nasty flare and by last fiday morning I couldnt take it anymore and was admitted to the hospital.  I spent the week being pumped wih fluids, steroids and antibiotics.  Running to the bathroom and not eating or sleeping.  Finally Wed i started getting a little better and by yesterday i kept food in and only bled in the morning.  I came home last night, kept food in and slept good but did awake to bleeding.  Im an trying not to get discouraged about the bleeding because i feel  alot better than i did.  Im hoping it will slowly dissapear but Im scared to death it wont.  Im continuing on 50 m pred then taperin down and he switched me from asacol to colazal and i am usung enemas..Please wish me luck and tell me its going to get better!!!

good luck with everything , this disease is so random it goes from horrible to good in few days so there certainly is hope

hope you can end this flare, very soon! sorry to hear you were in the hospital.

I wish I could tell you that things will get better but unfortunately this disease is so unpredictable. I can wish and hope that you will get better though - cross my fingers, knock on wood, hang a horseshoe the whole 9 yards. Bleeding is usually the scariest thing for me too and it does get frustrating doesn't it? I sometimes think I'm doing so well and then comes the blood. Very disheartening. Hang in there and welcome home :)

Lori...hope you continue to feel better daily.

Did the doctor not consider to also put you on any rectal meds? Maybe as you start tapering the pred it could be an addition.

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TheLori,

Glad you are back, but hate that you were in the hospital.  I had wondered where you were from your last post.  I haven't been on in a few days.  Hopefully your flare will end soon.  As I hope mine does, too.  I went to doctor yesterday and he put me on a suppository to hopefully get rid of the last bit of inflammation Feel better soon!