Hello all, My flare up that’s been going on since March seems to have took another turn for the worst and im back to having excruciating pain, diarrhea and a few more symptoms now like fever and...
Hi, Yes I’ve been checked for c diff and had other stool tests...
Hi everyone, I’ve been in a flare for almost 2 months now and have been hospitalized for over a week now. I’m not sure what’s going to happen at this point I’ve been on a ccessively high steroid...
No rectal they say it won’t help because the whole colon is inflamed. What’s weird is before i got to the hospital it was just bad diarrhea and pain but no blood now that I’ve been in been in the...
I’m being put back on Lialda 4 a day. But i honestly don’t feel like the solu medryl is doin anything for me. If anything i am feeling a bit worse than when i came in and already on 4 days of the...
I’ve been hospitalized got stool test for c diff all negative. I’ve been on iv solu medryl for a bout 3 days now and on an all liquid clear diet. I still feel no improvement. I am so desperate for...
Hello I think eating fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, bananas, etc can help with constipation I’m curious about how you don’t use medications. I’m currently in a flare and the meds don’t seem to...
Okay this has got to be the longest flare I have gone through. Its going on almost two months and symptoms are the same - diarrhea, cramping, pains, urgency.. but no blood. Oh and mornings are the...
I went to ER when i was super dehydrated and felt like i was about to faint. My GI doctor seems to not really take me seriously until things get REAL bad....
Its strange though because I have had ulcerative colitis for 10 years and have had flares before. But this is the first time I experienced telogen effluvium hair loss after a flare. I did lose a ton...
About the leave, I would love to get some time off even it is unpaid. But, I talked to my docotr about it and he said that I basically have to deal with stress that its going to happen the rest of my...
Hi All, Thanks for the reponses quincy- Right now I am on 30 mg of prednisone, stopped the sufalazine since it made diarrhea worse. I do think that stress is related since I would get flare ups...
Being in a record of flares the past year, i tried to think of anything that could be causing it besides my diet.. and the first thing that comes to mind is I started working a full time job..I didnt...
I was curious to find out if anyone has a positive experience with ulcerative colitis and marijuana or cbd? I have read various articles about marijuana relieving inflammation in the colon. Not sure...
What probiotic enema do you use and where do you get it? Thanks[/quote] I am also curious about the probiotic enema...
I am tapering off prednisone. My GI doctor wants me to start sulfasalazine to replace lialda...
So I started flaring a few weeks ago but do feel like I am improving. However, I still have very foul smelling gas and stools. I also still get the stomach pains mostly in the morning right before a...
I ended up taking prednisone but not a very high dosage. I dont want this flare up to leave me in the hospital for dehydration like the last one did in November. I was curious about the enemas. i...
I was on Asacol for years but stopped taking it when i got pregnant at 18 because i was worried about side effects of the drug during pregnancy and then i didn't want to take them when breastfeeding...
Hi everyone, I am new to the forum but have had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (full colon) at about 13 years old. I am now 23.. Just recently I've had two bad flares almost back to back,...