My bloods don't usually match what is going on inside.. I have asked the same question before also.. If your doctor doesn't seem worried about your WBC then everything you would assume is ok :) hope...
I have been on imuran for 14 years now. I have had ups and downs but I have been lucky enough not to have had any surgery. Touch wood....
Hi sorry you feel so bad. Is it possible that you have an infection in your bowel? Have you been to the dr for this?...
Hi sorry you and your fiancé are having such a terrible time :( I was exactly where your fiancé is now. I was told that my infectious colitis has now caused ibs. They told me because of the...
Hemrroids can cause bleeding in stool with ibs if you have constipation or diarreha....
I was on mesalazine and azathioprine while I was pregnant with my son. I was able to stay on my meds until a couple months before hand then i had to go off azathioprine. The reason for that was it...
I agree with Pluto.. Inflamation for me can cause constipation which will make you feel bloated and have gas or as she said may have scar tissue that is causing your stool not to pass. There is one...
Katarzyna thank you for your response. I have sacroilitis or something like that can't remember but something to do with the spine as well. I haven't been on enemas for sometime now. I know I can't...
Thankyou for your responses Judy2 that's what I thought might be happening. That my bowel was inflamed and pushing on everything else. Chanterelle I don't have an enemas but I am on Pentasa 2 grams...
Thank you for your reply tap. I have only noticed this once before and that was a year ago when I was put in hospital for fulimant colitis. I hope that its not that again this time. I have been...
Hi everyone! Today I have backpain along with tummy pain and nausea. My stool is going from small pebbles to soft but not diarreha, their is mucos and what I think is maroon blood. I have chills on...
Hi knotty girl I am in australia. What part do you live in? I'm from sa and my gastro dr is 400ks away so I have an agreement whenever I am not well I can call and he will call me back as he only...
Possibly a stomach ulcer. Sorry that you feel that way hope you get some answers soon :)...
In the first few years of my uc the markers would rise giving the drs a good indication that I was in a flare. But as the years go on I am noticing that my crp levels don't rise and I can be in a...
Hi, With uc it can cause inflamation in other parts of your body. Depending on how much blood you have when you are coughing up mucos. When I am in a uc flare I can cough up white mucos which...
I'm sorry your son is only 4 and in so much pain. It is hard to figure out what is wrong with small children as they can not communicate it to you. Could he be constipated? Does he have any other...
A fungal infection like thrush can cause you to have an itch bottom also. Just something else to think about :)...
Hi maybe it is something you have eatin that is causing alot of gas build up.. Do you have a temprature? Do you have blood in your stool? Are you taking any prednisolone? Do you have any other...
Hi embersglow1 I only have an appointment on the 4 April no scope yet. Will give the Metamucil a go and get back to you :) I've started to take my partner with me now when I go to the appointments so...
Thank you all for your responses. Insofla I have had stool test for infection and parasites all good apart from occulant blood :/. Don't think it's food poisoning otherwise its been going on for 7...
Hi everyone! Back again to ask more questions. Have been very sick for months now. Have posted before about not losing weight and not having crp levels rise when in a flare. I am feel sicker every...
Hi I can't use them if I'm in a flare or just out of one as it makes my diarreha worse.. But every now and then I eat yoghurt with live bacteria in it. I eat gippsland....
I had exactly the same sort of pain etc. The doctor did every test under the sun Liver test Gallblader test Kidney test Turns out the pains were from a bad flare at that time which was only detected...
I came very close to having toxic megacolon when I was flaring last year.. I was very ill and went for a colonoscopy. When I came out the dr said I was the worst he had ever seen and was very...
Hi when I was in hospital because of a bad flare they told me the same thing and have me a book. If you google the low FODMAP diet you will get the information you need in regards to low residue food...
Mmm your post is very interesting! I have been on pentasa for 14 years now and in the last 6 months I have had breathing problems, bloating and also tight legs from the knees down and the dr said it...
Hi can anyone please tell me what symptoms you would have if you have a c diff infection Thank you....
Hi everyone just a bit of an up date. Went to drs today the stool test came back showing blood. My crp is fine at 0.7 My temp is 37.2 Have right hand side pain at ceacum area Still constipated. Am...
Thank you all for your replies I am located in australia and I am over 450 kilometres from another doctor :( I have had a blood occulant test last week and had a phone call today that I need to go...
I have always had problems with the foam enemas as they caused a really bad burning feeling but the liquid ones where fine for me.. Everyone is different as you will so find out.. Good luck hope you...
Maybe! You guys could give me some advice.. Have had uc for 14 yrs now have posted before about how I notice my symptoms changing. What really annoys me as all my doctors don't believe I'm having...
If you are after things that may help food wise..maybe look up FODMAP this is what the dietician at the hospital put me on while I was flaring to try and help the bowel heal! It tells you what foods...
Hi! I have been on azathioprine for 14 years now and haven't really had any problems. All my bloods have come back fine every time the only thing I noticed is a little hair loss nothing major.. I'm...
Sorry to hear that you have had such a rough time :( When I first was diagnosed with uc I thought I had gastro but it didn't seem to go away.. I couldn't see any blood or mucos to the naked eye at...
Thank you all for your responses they are muchly appreciated. Quincy I was first diagnosed with left sided uc in 2000 but as the years pass my gastro dr and I are noticing that the uc is get worse...
Thank you for your replies.. I will try both your suggestions when my back plays up again.. They sound like great ideas so will keep this in mind.. I haven't had the back pain since. It was very...
Has anyone been in a flare ( right sided ) but not lost any weight or not had diarreha but constipation instead? I am noticing now that I'm in my 14 th year of uc that my symptoms are changing. Has...
I am having the same problem... In April last year I had a really bad flare where the doctor told me I might die due to toxic megacolon and was put on 80 mg of IV pared for 10 days and then 50 mg of...
I find I have the very same issues BUT only when I'm in a flare or just getting over a flare. I find that probiotics or anything with the recommended live cultures in it make me worse. It causes me...
Hi everyone, I go between the uc page and ibs page as when I don't have uc I have ibs so it really sux.. I woke up yesterday morning with severe back pain and I still have it today. I went to the...
Hi Quincy, I'm on the following Pentasa 2 grams a day Imuran 150 mg a day Vitamin d 4000 a day for very low level I saw my GI in December and had right side tenderness then around my rib area and...
Hi guys, I have had right sided pain since early December and was tender when the specialist pressed on my tummy.. The tenderness was on the right side under my rib and also lower down near my...
Hi I have allergies to sulphur as well so my specialist has put me on mesalazine granules or pentasa tablets and I seem to tolerate them well and have been on them now for 13 1/2 yrs. I am also on...
I normally have to ride out my migraines :( when they are really bad I take a tablet for nausea as directed and also anything with codeine in it every four to six hours.. Also an ice pack helps me as...
I agree with Quincy.. I think you need more treatment for the bleeding. I had the foam enemas when I was in a flare and had to stop as it was causing very bad burning.. Everyone react differently...
I agree with kazbern, if you had mucous in or on your stool you would notice it.. Everything kazbern said I experienced as well.....
I have had uc for 13 1/2 years now and the majority of the time when I am in an extremely bad flare and in hospital I find my self getting constipated and end up with fecal impaction. I find now I...
Janey47 just a quick question for you in regards to having uc and lupus What did your ana result come back as and do you also suffer low levels of vitamin d? Why I am asking is my ana test came back...
I have been taking imuran for 13 years now and find that I have never had any issues.. My liver function etc has always been fine.. I find when I'm in remission the doctors decide its time to reduce...
My last flare in April I worked right up til the day I had a colonoscopy because I wasn't feeling well at all.. Only to come out of my scope to be told its the worst they have ever seen and I might...