So you think it could have started as proctitis but the inflammation isn't responding to all of the medication I've been on? So in your experience what do you think the next step would be and why is...
I started seeing blood in my stool once/week in September 2016. I also had bloating, a twisted feeling in my stomach and was extremely fatigued. I had a colonoscopy in October 2016 and it showed...
I went on Uceris for 8 weeks and that helped to stop the flare. Now I'm on Canasa nightly for maintenance....
It is methylprednisolone 4mg. She wants me to crush up 4 tablets into a powder and mix with the mesalamine. I've been doing the mesalamine enemas nightly since November 1st and still had bleeding...
She wants me to mix it in with the full bottle of mesalamine and when the bottle is full it's impossible to open without squirting the whole contents of the bottle out....
My gastro wants me to start crushing up a steroid tablet and mixing it into my mesalamine enemas. The problem is that the generic brand I've been using (manufactured by Ani) has bottles that can't be...
Squash?...
I'm scheduled for a small bowel MRI next week. I'm claustrophobic and needle phobic (need an IV) so I'm really anxious about it. My doctor prescribed me .5mg of Xanax when I told her about my fears....
I know this thread is old, but I wanted to know what the opposite means. I have very loose stool at first, and then it becomes more solid toward the end. Sometimes it just goes back and forth during...
Same thing happened to me. They did a colonoscopy because I had been having bleeding once a week for 4 weeks. Then after the colonoscopy I was bleeding every day. That was 6 weeks ago and I'm still...
I do a mesalamine enema nightly and a hydrocortisone suppository every morning. We are traveling to stay with my husband's family for the holidays. It's a tight space with very little privacy. Shared...
I just got colonoscopy results back and based on the biopsies the doctor says there is proctitis but it also could be localized Crohn's. What led me up to the colonoscopy was about a month of very...
OK, thanks. I'll give it a few more weeks. I got a letter today from the Dr. who did the colonoscopy that they found proctitis but it could also be localized Crohn's. Has anybody heard of this? I...
I was put on mesalamine enemas on 11/2 so it's only been about 2 weeks so far. How do I know if they're working? I was having liquid/soft stool for about a month before my colonoscopy with blood only...
I didn't get the pathology report, but I asked for a copy of it. She sent me a message through the patient portal today since I guess they just received the biopsy info. She said she took a few...
I had a colonoscopy 2 weeks ago due to symptoms of unformed stools that were bloody and the feeling like I never really was getting it all out. I also had discomfort/bloating in my lower abdomen. I...
I did it this morning. I used an old plastic container that was bigger than the one they provided. It went OK until I had one of the vials open so I could scoop the sample in, but I somehow knocked...
They gave me a little, round plastic bowl but it doesn't hook on the toilet like the one in the link does....
I need to collect a stool sample to bring to the lab. I read the directions and there are three vials. Any tips for making it go smoother? I know I need to do it, but I'm trying to figure out the...
The first night was actually the best night. The last few I've had some leakage while I'm administering it. Maybe I'm going too fast or the positioning isn't quite right? It's not a ton, but enough...
Is it Suprep? I just did it last week and it wasn't that bad. I got some grape Propel powder and mixed it with water and refrigerated it the night before. I also refrigerated the Suprep. Then I...
Thanks all. I did my first last night and it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating....
That's good to hear, but I don't think my husband will be OK with me doing it in bed so I'll be doing it in the bathroom. :) I'm really freaked out about doing the first one tonight. I haven't even...
I called the doctor today and asked for the suppository form, but they said no because it won't reach up high enough. They want me to do an enema every night for a month....
So you can get up from the floor and move to your bed without it leaking out?...
Over the past month I have had blood in my stool only on Saturday mornings. My stools have been loose for the past month as well. The blood was concerning so I made an appointment with a...