Aghhh...I am so sorry to here all of these stories but at least we can share them and relate to each other...and hopefully, when they find a cure one day....we can look back and laugh at these aweful...
The only way you can tell for sure whether you have Chron's or colitis is to go back to the doctor and ask about it or to have some more procedures...but you really shouldn't worry about whether it...
That's right....I said it....
I would rather have NO CELL PHONE, then have U.C.!...
Oh I have quite a few....and i am NOT holding back! 1. During college class, my stomach (or colon or whatever!) decided to make the LONGEST, LOUDEST noise while the class was quite. My teacher even...
OH YEA...AND HOW TIRED I WOULD FEEL ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish someone would have told me that to because I feel lazy but I just don't have the energy to do the things I used to when my...
I really wish some one would have told me how serious this disease is and how much it would affect me. I had to figure out a lot on my own. I didn't even know it was an auto-immune disease until 3 or...
My boss was going to put me on a professional development plan because I was late a lot in the morning due to my UC (even though I was only late between 1 and 5 minutes). He knew I had this disease...
Thanks everyone for helping me understand a little better and for answering my questions. When I started to flare I was having 6-8 bm a day, all pretty bloody with extreme abdominal pain and...
Hey Beachgal, I get random pain in my abdomen, rectum area, and stomach occassionally....I too am trying to come out of a flare up so the pains and aches are always worse during this time. I...
Hey everyone, I am new to this chat and I am comforted to hear that my UC causes some of the same symptoms as the rest of you (going the most in the morning, stress causing flares, feeling tired...
Ive had Ulcerative Colitis for over 10 years and have been able to eat whatever I want without flare-ups unless I over-indulge in things. These are some of the foods I over-indulge in and noticed...
I too am a 6th grade teacher and I have thought about quitting my job almost every day because of my UC. But then I think about how I would get insurance to pay for my UC if I didn't have a job! I...