Thank you all for your stories. They make me feel a whole lot better....
I'm nearing the third trimester of my pregnancy, and have been mildly flaring since right after conception. I'm in the range where anti-inflammatories don't work any more, but it's not bad enough for...
I live in Alberta, and have had a very different experience from some other posters. When I had my first flare, a doctor was able to get me a colonoscopy on 48 hours notice, and the...
After my first flare started, but before my diagnosis, I drank a fair bit of red wine and definitely noticed a correlation between drinking and increased bleeding. Now that I've been in remission for...
Thanks, imagardener. I hadn't considered that my stress about the med change was a factor. Going to work on chilling out, and taking it easy for a little bit. Because I have relatively easily...
My GI just put me on a lower dose of 5-ASA than I've been taking since my diagnosis last summer, and I'm having some trouble adjusting to it. She said that I could alter my medication level on my own...
I just had blood taken for a follow-up appointment next week. I can't remember everything that was on it, but I know it included liver function, a range of vitamins, iron, calcium, and a random...
I consider myself to be in remission. I have one BM a day, mostly formed, and have had no blood for almost two months. I still have minor crampiness and discomfort most days, and my digestive system...
I'm another one who can handle red wine no problem, but can't do beer at all. One sip and I'm in massive, crazy bloated pain for like, two hours. Hard liquor is ok, too....
dAetomeN, I just had an almost identical experience. I'm on 4g of oral 5-ASA a day for pancolitis. I forgot my meds one morning, and the next day I had loose stools and a very small amount of red...
Hi all, I've been reading messages here for the past few weeks since my UC diagnosis (moderate pancolitis) and have found this board to be very helpful. As many people have pointed out, severe and...