Can some of this be mitigated by using digestive enzymes, or are they contraindicated for some reason? Also, is this true of even distal UC (primarily the rectrum)? Thanks, sorry for the intrusion,...
If you were only on SCD a few days and started eating salad, then you are going to fast with SCD. Raw vegetables aren't supposed to be added until symptoms have started to settle. Once you finish...
Hahaha, all I really got from that was an entertaining argument. Just kidding, it helps a little I think. I think I am passing pus now, but not sure. I was doing good for a bit my symptoms seem to be...
I've been asked before it I see pus in my stool, but honestly I don't even know how to tell the difference between mucus and pus? I've had mucus of all different colours, clear, white, brown, green,...
Yes, my diagnosis was originally made based on symptoms , my symptoms were basically identical to yours, except I did have pain also. I was started on oral sulfasalazine (similar to meslamine ,...
I was wondering why I didn't see that~ but yes, alot of us seem to be going through very similar things right now. We are not alone!...
Thank you all so much, by the way. This forum has really helped me through this. I feel like I can't talk to many people in person about this, my mom just worries.. my boyfriend seems bored of it,...
That's Interesting notsosickly, I am not entirely convinced it's infectious, mostly because none of my stool samples showed positive for an infectious cause, and I did SO many. I even took...
I'm in your shoes.. and It can be incredibly frustrating KNOWING something isn't right and not having any real answers, but unfortunately it is this way for alot of people.. everyone I know...
You need to get testing done. IBS shouldnt cause severe weight loss, it can but it shouldn't. IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion anyway, althought Dr's are quick to just diagnose IBS without doing any...
It sounds like you were constipated for a week, which definitely can cause some pretty serious discomfort/ smelly gas. It's quite common to have D after a bout of constipation. 3 a day is still...
No, sorry.. I was referring to your previous post where you said UC doesn't involve anus!...
IBS shouldn't cause pain that would trigger nausea and vomiting. I have IBS and colitis , and I know that's how colitis first came on the radar was when my pain reached a level that was causing me to...
Yeah , it makes no note of anus involvement. And my memory is blurry but I'm pretty sure it didn't look like road rash. But it was quite red all over that portion , with some small areas that seemed...
That's interesting.. I was questioning my GI because of the likely infectious colitis diagnosis (still waiting biopsies) but I was thinking infectious colitis wouldn't stick around this long, but 2...
iPoop, I had to google "ulcerations" it looked exactly like the red spots or "ulcerations" in this picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulcerative_colitis. I think what I saw were ulcerations but...
They said to follow up about the biopsies in 6 weeks, I'm assuming if they get the biopsies back sooner and something serious shows up they'll call me in sooner though. I'm going to wait one more day...
To be honest I don't know what "distal" means, I assumed it meant inflammation in the sigmoid colon and then everything below in the GI tract (like rectum, etc) but I legit have no idea. I can't...
As for note of ulcers there was none.. I'm not sure if ulcers were seen, but I saw the areas of the sigmoid colon they were talking about. It looked like red sores I guess, they weren't white though...
Summary: 26 year old woman with history of diarrhea and intermittent rectal bleeding. Bleeding and diarrhea seem to have improved. Findings: Normal colon other than signs of mild inflammation and...
Oh I definitely know it wouldn't occur near the splenic flexure I just began wondering if there was more than one thing happening at once! I've had a hard time distinguishing my pain before as well,...
Thanks iPoop, I will definitely be getting a copy. I have a copy of the visual colonoscopy as noted above, funny enough, although she does now expect infectious colitis due to the amount of healing...
I was kind of surprised as well; since there was inflammation present on the colonoscopy and my symptoms have been improving on them .. but I'll do as she says for now and see how it goes! I will def...
The prep was 2 tablet duclolax 2 nights before and then pico salax at 5pm 1 day before and again at 8am.. the picosalax took longer to work for me, so I actually retook it at 3am and followed up with...
Ok great! All I wanted to know is that I won't be continue to be left in the dark.. so I guess we will just wait for the biopsies now :) fingers crossed...
So, yesterday after months of being sick and almost 3 weeks of a course of 4000mg sulfasalazine I finally got my colonoscopy done. The prep wasn't as bad as I suspected, I wasn't really "glued" to...
You can understand peoples confusion, as in your OP you clearly stated " the ingredients are anti parasitic and not anti inflammatory" you also stated " i wonder if the problem was parasitic all...
Perhaps I'll email her, I should have my scope within the next week or two as she said a lot of people cancel this time of year and I'll be the first person they call in. I'm just wondering if it's...
No, not taking any supplements right now. Only thing I am currently taking is the Sulfasalazine, and I only really started properly eating a few days ago, as I'm finally getting my appetite back like...
No, I didn't actually. I need to change my signature.. getting the scope next week hopefully they have me on an emergency cancellation list so I'll be taking the first available appointment...
Is black stool common with UC? When I see blood in my stool it is always usually maroon coloured and thick, or pure red and watery-ish... I believe it may have something to do with transit time, as I...
My blood work results have all of my doctors "confused" because I ALWAYS have normal CRP/ESR. I've never tested with high CRP levels with the million blood tests I've had, even though...
Thanks. I'm on 4000mg a day, so I'm just kind of concerned that I'll get a false negative, I've had symptoms which have been getting increasingly worse .. they started really manifesting in June...
I get night sweats often, especially when my symptoms are at their worst. I'm not entirely sure if it's related either, but I know mine arent related to drugs because I only started meds a few days...
Yeah, I figured. I just always thought a flare was pretty consistnatly bad. I think I'm just grasping at straws in denial. Thank you...
Surgery isn't given up, its choosing life. I have a friend (with Chrons- very severe) and she said that her total colostomy was the best decision she ever made. It gave her her life back, and she...
Alot of people believe gluten does have ties to aggravating IBD.. Have you heard of IBD-aid, GAPS, SCD, and AIP? Umass IBD-aid and GAPS are both modified versions of SCD , people have had alot of...
Well, I've been started on 5-ASA's for suspected UC, still waiting for scope but i will have one within the next 2 weeks as my symptoms took a total nose dive. However I'm confused , do you guys ever...
Thanks everyone, I finally have been started on a 5-ASA , the doc kept calling it pentasa but he actually prescribed me sulphasalazine, I havent had my scope yet but yesterday he told me he's going...
Hi there, After months of being very sick with suspected flare, I finally hit rock bottom and was passing an insane amount of blood, vomiting, D andmy doctor has ordered an URGENT scope since we were...
Yes it's a long process to be diagnosed.. I actually do present with blood and a lot of mucus, severe pain, tenesmus. I was ordered CRP blood tests and a CT scan both of which came out clear, yet...
Aww that's awful, I figured since you guys pay its a lot easier. We are also very short on docs here. I have a very strong feeling that my blood work will show NOTHING, it never does. But I know...
Haha thank you! I didn't know it was supposed to be something general so at first I had my real name. Been watching a lot of Silicon Valley lately lol. Update again: just had the bloodwork done , and...
Just wanted to update.. I saw a new GP today at my university's walk in clinic and he is ordering stool tests and blood work. He said he isn't convinced that it is IBS from pictures and the fact that...
sfc425, Thank you very much. I am going to try to get this looked into.. maybe I just haven't been forceful enough. I think my experience this summer has made me a little more hesitant to waste my...
Fletch10, Thank you. Although this is hard to hear, because those are my exact symptoms. I was diagnosed with IBS in 2011, but this past summer was the sickest I ever was. My symptoms then were : - I...
Thank you so much for your help and advice! Are you in the states? I so wish I could just call any GI and make an appointment but here you need a referral from a GP or an attending in the ER. It's...
I edited my Original post because I feel like I was rambling too much! I appreciate all of your feedback so far though /)...
I am in Nova Scotia Canada . The wait list really long here unless you go to emerge and there is significant inflammation or an obstruction shown on CT they won't do an emergency scope. The last...
I'm in NS. Ive heard of people waiting over 2 years for a scope it's ridiculous here. I've had sampling done to check for parasites but not for blood, they never ever bothered with that. I'm just...