I usually take a stool softener. You have to drink a good amount of water for it to work. It works by adding water back into the ..... It usually does the trick within a day or two....
Make sure your taking iron....
Jjc2007, I reread that and I think you are right! I over reacted. I will delete that. Please forgive me Mackster....
Part of the problem is that gov regulation requires businesses that higher over a certain number (can't remember that number), to provide health care for employees. That leaves everyone else to try...
Thank you Probiotic! I was beginning to believe that I was the only one who still believes in choice. According to the Vancouver, British Columbia-based Fraser Institute's annual publication,...
So maybe its not as dire as it sounds. I still think that there are inherent problems with a system set up that way, but that's politics. I'm sure the choice of private care makes the public care...
Your symptoms could be related to thyroid. Is that what you meant when you said hormone scan?...
Sorry to hear the bad news. :smhair:...
President Obama does not have to make it completely universal to have it end up that way. Why would a business pay extra if they could just jump on the government band wagon. Right now all nations...
I wonder what the real cost of health care to you is when it isn't disguised in taxes. The truth is the United States does have gov. funded health care, the contrast is so stark that most people...
People from UK, or Canada do you like having nationalized health care? I've heard horrible things about certain people being turned away from treatment with breast cancer, babies being born on...
Sounds like a urinary tract infection to me. If you pee in a cup you can actually see stuff floating in it. I think those are white blood cells. When I have a bad UTI it looks snow flakes or skin...
Constipation, mucus, then D with blood. Lots and lots and lots of abdominal pain, joint pain in hands, toes, sternum, light headedness, a lot of fatigue. Fever is a common symptom, even though I...
Joy, That's nice that eating Cheerios works for you. Maybe it will work for qwerty too. I wish I could just eat Cheerios and feel better. Really what I wish is that I could eat Cheerios and UC would...
Hi rummy, Sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis. The biopsies are taken to determine if its UC or Crohns....Your symptom sound normal for UC. Sorry I can't answer more of your questions. Hope you...
Red is right! A lot of people attribute fatigue to low iron and vitamin deficiencies, but the truth is when you have a disease you may have all the iron and vitamins and still be fatigued. I have...
I rest a lot. And I try not to add extra things on. It sounds like your not adding extra things on either. Sitting down and closing my eyes and just resting for 10m before I'm on my feet for a while,...
I felt that way with my children even though I didn't have a disease--guilty on days that I was too tired or sick to be as patient as I should or unable do as much as I should. I think it's the...
jointpain, I had joint pain hit pretty good and soon as my flare was getting under control. It never got bad enough that I saw a Rhumi. A couple people on here said they get more joint pain than...
Stomach pain right after you eat can also be a symptom of dehydration. I think there's a way to tell if your dehydrated by looking at your gums or the pink of your eye....
I haven't had any D in a couple months. I thought maybe it was dehydration originally because I had D in addition to a very bad UTI. But now I haven't had D in very long time. I will drink more water...
qwerty, I am really glad I am not the only one feeling dizzy. It's really unsettling to feel unstable. Rio in Maryland, I know that if I am anemic it is only slightly. I have been slightly anemic...
I haven't done anything to manage it. When I was really dizzy I was very, very ill. As my UC has gotten more under control my dizziness has improved. I'm down to light headed sometimes. It's very...
Does anyone else get dizzy with UC? One of my worst symptoms was dizziness. I'm feeling much better now and down to light headedness about half of the time. It's manageable, but so annoying!...
I think it may take a little while to readjust after coming off pred. I got off pred about month ago and some symptoms came back. I didn't have blood or mucus, but I did have very watery stool. I...
Congrats. Here's to your good health :smilewinkgrin:...
This verse carried me through the worst of my flare: He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever...
I seem to have a little more trouble every time I'm fighting a cold. I think its my immune system turning on and while its at it, it strikes the colon too. I am still getting better overall. I am...
If he started the antibiotic without proof that you need them, you should demand more tests before taking the antibiotic. That said, I have been on a lot of antibiotics with no affect on my uc. I had...
ethical issues--privacy and breech of trust also if the information is used for research and copied for future use there is problems with the psychologist not getting permission from individuals...
I've seen a few time that people say the D kind of UC or constipation. My GI said UC is only D and blood. Does anyone care to shed light? I often have constipation and I'm wondering if that is part...
That is so funny, glamour girl!...
It's time to go to the hospital when the toilet is full of blood. I would guess that if the toilet water is pinkish your not losing a whole lot of blood. You will get better answers if you make an...
blackstrap molasses is suppose to be very good for low iron. I have a friend who bled all through pregnancy and never had to take an iron supplement because of blackstrap molasses. I find plain...
Thanks for the link....
It sounds like it could be arthritis. I would have it looked at because you have "substantial grinding." Better safe than sorry....
Hi looking to be back to self. I was recently diagnosed to. I also had a long journey to diagnoses. I had some other health issues that made it confusing to get a diagnosis. By the time I was...
Thanks UC Dude for the google search. It was very informative. I found it interesting that the treatments were NSAIDs, pred, or sulfasasiline which I am already on. I'm just coming out of a flare and...
This disease is so screwed up! How do you have a flare in a joint? Is UC joint pain different and distinct from arthritis and RA? Also sorry to high jack the thread. But I would really like to know...
I'm not flaring. I wasn't able to find out what costo was on a quick search. Also I read somewhere that ibuprofen was not good to take if you have UC, is that true?...
Is the sternum a common place to have joint pain with UC? Seems like a strange place to get arthritis....
I had that. Make sure and take probiotics after using antibiotics. Or eat lots of yogurt....
I have joint pain in my hands and my sternum right now. Started in my hands so bad I had difficulty falling asleep. Then couple weeks later moved to my sternum. Whats weird is that it can be real bad...
I had that. May be the extra water that the colon doesn't absorb when inflamed....
I'm not qualified to give you advise being newly diagnoses and all. For me though, I think I would elect surgery when I could take it no longer emotionally. I don't want to live my life to ill to...
How does UC cause "UC related liver disease?"...
So I guess its more a diagnosis of the current condition. I would like to believe that mild is what I could expect in the future. Maybe that is unreasonable. Thank you for the replies, it is very...
That make more sense....
Does anybody know how they diagnose how severe your UC is? If the colon looks different when they look at it, how do they know if you are severe, or moderate or mild. I had a colonoscopy 1 and 1/2...
I started smoking at the age of 13. I quit cold turkey at 22. I spent the whole summer back packing. I new I couldn't trust myself for long. I still had the urge to smoke for a long time and would...