I'm sure many of you have endured a similar situation as I'm currently experiencing and would like your advice.
Since late February 2011, I started having a flare-up. I've seen my GI doctor twice since then. I was having bad stomach pains and blood was appearing in my loose bowel movements. I asked my GI to put me on Prednisone since I felt that it was going to accelerate the healing process with the flare up. I started at 40mg and have tapered down and am currently at 17.5 mg. She upped my Sulfasalazine to 8pills/day and 6mp to 125, 150mg alternated every other day.
Having saw my GI last week I was only having two bowel movements a day with occasion cramping. My GI felt that I wasn't going enough a day to where it was a concern and suggested if it doesn't improve in the next month that we were going to go ahead with a colonoscopy.
Here are the symptoms I am currently experiencing:
Bowel movements: Twice a day, stool seems to range from loose/watery to soft in pieces. Haven't noticed blood the past few days but prior, there were bright red streaks in toilet and sometimes was a brighter red in the whole water. Smell is more foul than normal but not unbearable.:stinks:
Cramping: center of stomach, occurs before my bowel movements and a few other times throughout the day for short periods of time. I do get very warm in the face sometimes when I cramp up.
Diet: soft foods, chicken n fish. Have been very cautious and am sticking to eating the same foods to avoid worsening the condition.
I am confused by this current flare-up. With prior flare-ups I was bedridden and very weak. But this one I do feel fine aside from the cramping and am able to go about my daily routine. The fact I only have two bowel movements a day isn't debilitating, but I am at a stalemate with this flareup and am trying to get over the hump.
Thoughts? Advice?
Since late February 2011, I started having a flare-up. I've seen my GI doctor twice since then. I was having bad stomach pains and blood was appearing in my loose bowel movements. I asked my GI to put me on Prednisone since I felt that it was going to accelerate the healing process with the flare up. I started at 40mg and have tapered down and am currently at 17.5 mg. She upped my Sulfasalazine to 8pills/day and 6mp to 125, 150mg alternated every other day.
Having saw my GI last week I was only having two bowel movements a day with occasion cramping. My GI felt that I wasn't going enough a day to where it was a concern and suggested if it doesn't improve in the next month that we were going to go ahead with a colonoscopy.
Here are the symptoms I am currently experiencing:
Bowel movements: Twice a day, stool seems to range from loose/watery to soft in pieces. Haven't noticed blood the past few days but prior, there were bright red streaks in toilet and sometimes was a brighter red in the whole water. Smell is more foul than normal but not unbearable.:stinks:
Cramping: center of stomach, occurs before my bowel movements and a few other times throughout the day for short periods of time. I do get very warm in the face sometimes when I cramp up.
Diet: soft foods, chicken n fish. Have been very cautious and am sticking to eating the same foods to avoid worsening the condition.
I am confused by this current flare-up. With prior flare-ups I was bedridden and very weak. But this one I do feel fine aside from the cramping and am able to go about my daily routine. The fact I only have two bowel movements a day isn't debilitating, but I am at a stalemate with this flareup and am trying to get over the hump.
Thoughts? Advice?
