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  1. jetsma

    Stomach pain worse but already on steroids?

    Had 3 weeks of Prednisolone for a problem with my eyes. After 1week off Prednisolone my eye problem returned so they put me on it for another 8 weeks. I'm 4 days in and my tummy pain seems to be getting worse but the bowel problem and eye problem has for now settled. I was also given more...
  2. jetsma

    Prednisolone and IBD symptoms - abnormal?

    I saw a GI doc yesterday who said that the predisolone I was on for a different problem (with eyes) should have taken my symptoms away completely. He said because it didnt take symptoms away completely he wasnt sure if the IBD seen in the biopsy was indeed IBD and not some other kind of...
  3. jetsma

    Despondent :(

    despondent :( I had my first GI appointment today after getting results from biopsy back 2 weeks ago. I had probably pinned too much on getting answers today and I wasnt given any hints as to what's going on. I left more clueless than when I went in. The biopsy said results were consistent...
  4. jetsma

    Heat inside my tummy

    heat inside my tummy Ive noticed recently that my insides, mostly at the top so possibly stomach (?), feel like theyre on fire. It is like having a temperature in my tummy but not anywhere else. Im on omeprazole and domperidone for alleged reflux. It doesnt feel anything like reflux just like...
  5. jetsma

    IBD and hormones

    I noticed that I get symptomatic for about 1week to 2weeks before my period. I never had any symptoms prior to getting pregnant (although had fatigue and random unexplained raised inflammatory markers) but by about 8 weeks preg. I was in agony with I thought trapped wind diarrhoea and then...
  6. jetsma

    Hello - sorry its long

    I found out last friday that I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. I don't know exactly which yet. I don't go back to the hospital until next week to find out more. I have been ill for the past four years, probably longer and no one could find out what was wrong. Constant blood tests showed raised...
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