I have just got over a really long and horrible flare (bleeding heavily and urgency etc), during this time i had several blood tests, all which came back fine. Im now what i would call being in...
Says small.patches of inflammation found in small bowel limited to rectum only, no other abnormalities were found. medication changed from Pentasa to Balsalazide as Pentasa has become ineffective,...
No its quite strange :-/ Yeah il have to wait and see from the colonoscopy, but to be fair, just relieved it isnt cancer, as that wouldve shown on the CT scan, right? :-)...
Uc located in the rectum and sigmoid...
Maybe thats why theyve followed up with a colonoscopy Positive to take out of it is that theres no abnormalities from my CT scan though right?...
CT scan has shown that i have inflammation through out the small bowel, which is promising as theres no mention of the c word. Apparenty Pentasa has stopped working for me, therefore im on...
Im having exact same problem!! Just non stop bleeding... so frustrating...
Still waiting for the consultant to pass the report onto my GP....
Im near south wales! I live in Hereford! Your IBD nurse sounds better than mine haha. Hope you get decent results from your colonoscopy...
An update to the ct scan.. My IBD nurse couldnt say anything over telephone (which is standard) but said what they have found is 'what they expected to see".. Said il get a copy in the post.....
From the UK...
No i dont keep a food journal prehaps i should! Had my CT today was very shakey.. Now the question is would is show cancer/inflammation etc? And how long realistically would it take to hear the...
I handed in a stool sample which theyve found 'abnormalities' in.. and booked me in for a CT scan tomorrow. Worried to say the least!...
Im awful at being too observant.. then the thought of what it is becomes obsessive to me 🙈.. Think i need to chill out a little. Just new to all this still i guess 😁...
They are like solid little speckles. I thought mucus would be more slimely like??...
Yes they are!! :-) Is it a bad thing..?...
Was told to eay high fibred food as iv been constipated and foods ie weetabix should help. I dont often have the d Yeah i have UC. Fairly new to it all though....
No been eating purely weetabix anything high fibre as been very constipated....
Just wondered if anyone else has this? Every stool seems to have these little white/yellow spots/stones.. any idea what it is or what could cause it? tia...
Im eating high fibred food.. like weetabix etc.. drinking plenty of fluids etc.. Guess its just the amouny of blood every BM.. and the lack of stool thats worrying me. Keep passing plenty of gas. I...
Iv asked for a full colonoscopy but theres a massive wait.. Sometimes i have the urgency to go to the toilet and i pass nothing but blood.. feels like some kind of blockage :-(. Heads all over the...
I got diagnosed last December via flex-sigmoidscopoy and confirmed via biopsys I have no idea whats going on.. would you say the fact im having formed stool and constipation that its not likely to be...
Hi guys.. iv posted before but im STILL flaring. Iv been on predisolone 30mg for 4 weeks.. and using 2g pentasa morning and night. Also using pred rectal foam! I was diagnosed last December with...
I have had excess bleeding for months!! Stool sample shown no signs on inflammation/infections Blood count was normal. Im on pred 30mg. Pentasa and budesnoide and its working to a degree (one day il...
100% worse in the mornings for me. Have 3-4 bloody bms before 12, also lots of trips to the toilet with just gas.., then after that i have 2 more for the rest of the whole day!...
How is everyone else during a flare? I keep having 'well formed' stool, with alot of blood.. Then i have diarheea with no blood.. Then well formed stool with little blood.. (Anyone else have a...
Iv got similar pain on the right side right next to my belly button! Very very tender, had a colonoscopy and nothing shown up on scan, strange....
Was tested for a suspected UC flare up as iv had heavy rectal bleeding again. Had a stool sample to see if it was my UC causing it, but my stool sample came back negative for colitis, amd negative...
Got my results yesterday, stool sample came back negative for infection and colitis, and again my blood levels are normal.. Only weird thing is iv started to get pins and needles (3 days non stop) in...
Im getting pins and needles in my feet! been awful today, no sign on it easing up either. Currently on my 3rd day of being on Pred (30mg) as im on a 'suspected' flare-up. Any idea's on how i can ease...
I keep getiing pins in needles in my feet now aswell.. only 3rd day into taking pred 30mg surely this isnt a side effect??...
Im currently on day 3 of using pred 30mg, and still having alot of bleeding.. any idea when i will start seeing the effects from using this steroid?...
Been to see the gastro team today.. seemed reluctant to do another colonscopy as my UC has just been confirmed. Been asked for a stool sample? Not too sure why, been placed on Pred 30mg , had more...
Does anyone else suffer with pain in their lower part of their back whilst having a flare-up? Around the coccyx area..?...
Have used PREDSOL suppository and rectal foam, had no effect whatsoever and ended up coming straight out of my anus. I don't know too much about this chronic disease, and every flare-up is giving me...
Yes going Tuesday, very nervous as last time they said there was too much blood then referred me to have a colonoscopy 🙈...
Ulcerative colitis i have, sorry guys i should be more informative. Im currently on budesilone 9mg daily and pentasa 1g x2 every morning and night, enemas do not work, the struggle is real :-( Guess...
Was told i had colitis back in December 2016. Last couple weeks iv started to bleed (heavily), have thin stool, mucus, urgency to go toilet etc.. thought it was a flare up. Went to the doctors to go...