Thanks for the responses! I'm on Cephalexin - hopefully it's not a bad one!:-)...
So I was diagnosed with UC this past fall. I have yet to obtain full remission as I seem to get the mucus and blood for at least 2-3 weeks of every month (seems to be after I ovulate- not sure why...
Thanks everyone for the responses! I did have more today late morning, but it wasn't as bad as the prior days so I'm hopeful it was just a bug and I'm on the mend. I've been taking probiotics since...
Yes, my GI said he doesn't like to do longer than 20 days of prednisone due to the side effects. In fact I still had bleeding when it was time for my first taper. I called to make sure I should still...
I did a 20 day course of prednisone- started at 40 mg and tapered down 10 mg every 5 days - is that what you were asking? I was looking through my old posts and looks like I posted mid November that...
So I was diagnosed with chronic proctitis back in August. After a round of prednisone the flare seemed to stop in October. Bleeding and mucous started again mid December. Now for the last 3 days I've...
Yes - I was diagnosed a couple months ago after continuous bleeding for over a month. The only other symptom I had was body aches. Colonoscopy found moderate active chronic colitis in the rectum - so...
Thank you for all of the responses! I will definitely call my GI and get his thoughts. I will see if those enemas are an option too. I hope everyone has a great day!:-)...
I'm just curious what others have noticed as first signs of a flare. I've only been dealing with this disease for a few months. I've been out of my first flare for about a month after a prednisone...
Sorry - not sure why my signature isnt showing with my original post. I'm currently on Canasa nightly, prednisone taper currently at 10 mg and lialda 4 pills daily. It seems to be after I eat...
Has anyone else had this? Is it just another symptom of the colitis? Over the past few days shortly after I eat I get sharp stabbing pains in my upper left abdomen, just below where my rib ends. It...
Nurse called and said the GI wants me to continue the prednisone taper down to 30 mg as originally prescribed but wants me to start the Canasa again. Hopefully it works but I'm not feeling too...
Thank you all for your responses! The rx I got last Thursday was for 5 days at 40 mg, 5 days at 30 mg, 5 days at 20 mg and 5 days at 10 mg. Guess I will just follow dr's orders at this point and see...
Ugh - this is getting so frustrating! On my 5th day of 40 mg prednisone and the bleeding is back. I called my GI nurse and she told me to still taper down to 30 mg starting tomorrow and that she will...
Ugh - well then I guess I can be hopeful that it will improve if the pred kicks the inflammation down? Thanks for taking the time to respond on a Saturday! I've been preparing all day for my sons 7th...
The d has stopped but the body aches are still terrible - lower back is the worst. Related to just the colitis or could the pred make it worse?...
Geez - after taking it this morning I got d and it seems like my body aches have gotten worse. Is that normal?...
I've been using Canasa for the last month and the bleeding has continued. The GI's nurse called me today and told me to stop the Canasa and that she was calling me in a prednisone taper for 20 days...
No the dr hasn't said anything about stool tests. I haven't seen him since my colonoscopy. How would I know if he specializes in IBD? I just found him on my ins companies website. The tubular adenoma...
I had my colonoscopy back on 8/21 after having constant rectal bleeding for over a month. GI said there was rectal inflammation and sent tissue for biopsy. The nurse called me a week later and said...
One more question- I took the one Canasa suppository Wednesday night. It stopped the bleeding immediately and it made me feel sick so I haven't taken anymore. Blood and mucus are back today in full...
Thank you for your responses! I will call my GI on Tuesday to discuss the med side affects. Enjoy the long holiday weekend😄...
Unfortunately it seems I am a new member of this 'club'. I'm a 37 yr old full time working mom of 3 kids. After having continuous bleeding and mucus for a month, my GP referred me to a GI. At consult...