Another crisis on the way?

[AgB621]

I've been really stressed for awhile now, and after a couple of middle of the night hardcore panic attacks I determined the only thing keeping me from a crisis (without an official diagnosis I'm loathe to call it a "flare") was the Asacol. But now that may not be doing the trick. I woke up feeling really sick, which wasn't so unusual for me, but it just wasn't getting better. Then the diarrhea started, and then some dry heaves (I don't really throw up). I broke down and took some Phenergan, which is gonna make me feel out of it for two weeks, but the nausea wasn't going to get better on its own (and it still took over two hours to kick in anyway). This feels very familiar. It's good I'm seeing my GI on Tuesday anyway. I've already missed so much class, I hope this was a one-time thing and not a sign that things are gonna go really downhill. I know that if I have Crohn's, it's really mild comparatively, but whatever it is, it still sucks.

 

[GoJohnnyGo]

Sorry to hear you've hit a rough patch. Hope you get things sorted out soon.

 

[Guest]

aw sorry to hear that. maybe its just a stomach bug - i hope so, and that it passes quickly.

i think once we have a stomach condition, every time the nausea or big D hits, we immediately jump to the conclusion it is our condition worsening.. but sometimes it's just something simple like a bad reaction to food or a virus.

good luck - let us know how it goes.

 

[AgB621]

Yeah I thought it was maybe a virus but when I get sick I also get weak and shaky so I've kind of ruled that out. It just feels exactly like the last couple of times I got sick from whatever is causing my stomach symptoms, and the timing makes sense, there's a lot of really stressful things going on right now. I'll switch to a bland diet and just keep my fingers crossed.

 

[AgB621]

Saw the GI doc today. He's gonna start me on Canasa and prescription strength Zantac. I'll do a pill cam in a few weeks, maybe I'll finally get my diagnosis.