Colitis Flare

[EvenStrongerNow]

Just venting. I haven't had one since last November. Pain woke me at 4am. Awwwwwessssooomme :grumpy:

This is going to be a long morning.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

What is a colitis flare?

Sorry about the pain. :(

 

[therisa]

StrongerNow, do you know, what triggered this latest bout of Colitis? I know how painful this is, as one of my aunts suffers from this. Am sending you, some healing energy. Hope this is over, as soon as, possible for you.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

Thanks both of you :)

@Ayesha It's an inflammatory bowel disease. Basically when it flares up, it feels like there is an alien in there squeezing and twisting your intestines and plants a bomb in there that will explode any moment :eek: I'm laughing now because the worst of it is over and I've been dealing with it for the last 4 years, but holy crap! I call mine colitis for the moment because I had a colonoscopy, etc...blood work, all that jazz in the past with a GI specialist. They found inflammation in my colon and some other areas. They weren't able to get a clear biopsy because I had issues with finishing the prep solution so they just marked it down as colitis--though they weren't sure which kind but also discussed chron's as a possibility. I have to go in and get another one done.

@therisa, yes. I'm pretty sure it is a combination of stress, not getting proper rest and eating whatever I want. Sigh. It's difficult because when I'm in remission, oftentimes, I forget because I'm just so excited to be symptom free and eat :D I've been eating a lot of roughage over the past few weeks. Fiber is a huge trigger for me. I found that out 4 years ago when symptoms first presented. Well, I thought by watching Metamucil commercials growing up that it was sure to help :laugh: My flares seem to explode with a combination of things, however, there are specific foods I can never ever eat again.

I have a first cousin on my dad's side who has ulcerative colitis. On my mom's side, my grandmother has fibro and stomach issues but she will not disclose her medical problems with anyone. She's a real gem :) My mother has fibro and is just recently preparing to get a colonoscopy done because she is having the same issues. It seems to be a family thing. Yay :O_o:

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

@StrongerNow From what you are describing it sounds a bit like Chron's. Sorry. :( My mother and grandfather both have Chron's.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

Thanks.

I've been wondering that myself. When symptoms first started happening, I experienced the bleeding symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Now, later down the road, I relate more to the symptoms of chron's. It definitely could explain my lack of a menstrual cycle for the last 7 months.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

Oh my God.

I just realized. When I posted this February of this year. 2/19/2009. That date. It's the same date I had my emergency surgery with the morphine blackout. Could my colitis attacks be connected to trauma? I know that doesn't explain November--the last time I had one, but I could be on to something?

Holy crap.

 

[Definitely..maybe]

@EvenStrongerNow I have colitis too so I can definitely sympathize! I'm so sorry you're struggling with this on top of things- it's awful!
:hug: