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Severe UC flare now, completely disabled, under 24/7 care. Spent 1 week in hospital, then got sent home. Pain is 10/10 and I'm morphine dependent. Lost all body weight, now a skeleton. Considering colectomy. This is a nightmare. Had no way of knowing this could happen, so fast and so bad...

These results are amazing!

I just hope there is some grace. I know hoping doesn't do anything, I have to deal with the reality. But... hoping that this doesn't get as severe as it usually does.

I've been doing pureed food only... I carry around a jar of it with me. I'm not getting enough nutrition, but I don't want to cause a further problem.

I saw my doctor. My symptoms are not indicative of anything serious, just a stinkin IBD flare. My pulse, blood pressure, and temperature are normal. No sign of active infection. The anal contact likely severely irritated the delicate tissues of my rectum that were already ravaged by previous...

I am very upset, I can't stop crying. My flares always get life threatening and then I'm immobilized for months. It might not go that way this time... it's possible. It's just past experience informs my fear. Can prednisone on its own really work? I feel like I'm grasping at straws.

I have UC, and I started flaring 2 weeks ago. I'm currently on 40mg of pred. Prior to this, I weight lifted regularly and was in peak shape. I'm already losing weight because of this flare, partly because of not eating enough, and partly because of the diarrhea with blood. My flare is about 6/10...

Yep... so just so everyone knows, you can have a full on flare from what I just did. It is brutal. I don't know what's about to happen to me. I'm taking 40mg of prednisone and watching diet but I'm losing weight like crazy. Can't believe this is happening just from one momentary act. IBD is a...

My symptoms do not seem extreme. I'd say they are moderate. There was no bleeding for the first couple of days, then it increased over time. Now it's looking more and more like a UC flare. I am going to see my doc in a couple days. Between now and then I'm trying my different ways of getting...

It was about 5 or 6 days ago.

Just thought I'd give an update. In the heat of the moment, I tried anal sex with someone who I have been really in love with. Our time together was really precious to me, but the act itself was a big mistake. We didn't even fully go through with it. I just tried it but then couldn't handle it...

Thanks for the compassionate and understanding feedback. I'm going to hold off. I've only been in remission for 1 year. Maybe much further down the road if I have sustained remission the tissues there won't be so fragile.

Again, maybe TMI... but years ago after a flare when I was in remission, I tried a dildo. I went VERY slowly. But I remember at one point, I hit a wall. I guess it was a narrowing (not a true stricture). When I pushed a bit harder I could feel something "give"... not like a tear, but it hurt. My...

Could anal sex really cause a flare while I'm in remission? I just can't find any good info on this.

My question is possibly TMI (too much information), and I am soooo sorry for that, but I seriously don't know where else to ask this and I am definitely NOT mentioning this to my GI doctor. Before my CD got serious, I was very into anal sex. Over the years I've had many rectal manifestations...