Hey guys! I hope everyone has been hanging in there. Seems like flare season is in full swing on the forum!
I went to go see the GI at the local hospital for a follow up visit since my hospital discharge in June recently. He isn't my usual GI. My usual GI is hours away from me but Im willing to go the distance because he is the only GI who hasn't thrown his hands in the air when it comes to treating me. Most GI's down in my town get frustrated with my case andeven ask me "How is it possible your GI tract is still a mess?" Not my fault my CD doesnt respnd to medications! This GI had empathy twords me so he is willing to work with my GI since im too ill to travel the distance.
Ive been having more pan in my TI area as well as left sided colon pain. The rectum inflammation has been horrific also. This GI locally is super nice and actually goes in depth with me about my test results and nutrition status!! Aparently my iron is low and he said I am now mildly anemic? My iron levels are usually great even with rectum bleeding so this is news to me! He naggd me about my weight but was pleased with my other vitamin leveks enough to let me now taper off Prednisone. It is the fastest tapering schedule I have ever seen. He said he usually dropes his patients by 10mg a week but he's going slow with me till Cimzia kicks in. He is debating starting me on iron supplements butfrom what I read they are horriably constipating? Constipation and liquid diarrhea are my major issue so Im not willing to go that route. Im hoping the iron was just a fluke in bloodwork. If you look up pencil thin stools you will seemy picture. I must have a stricture or some inflammation because the stools,although soft, look like a pencil/churro. They even have the well cut edges surrounding them. I rotate between miralax and mineral oil when Im not having diarrhea. The constipation is so much worse than diarrhea. Any natural ways, without red meats, to get iron? Im not worried about the levels because I have too many other things to thin about but some nonconstipating iron supplement ideas would be appreciated!
I went to go see the GI at the local hospital for a follow up visit since my hospital discharge in June recently. He isn't my usual GI. My usual GI is hours away from me but Im willing to go the distance because he is the only GI who hasn't thrown his hands in the air when it comes to treating me. Most GI's down in my town get frustrated with my case andeven ask me "How is it possible your GI tract is still a mess?" Not my fault my CD doesnt respnd to medications! This GI had empathy twords me so he is willing to work with my GI since im too ill to travel the distance.
Ive been having more pan in my TI area as well as left sided colon pain. The rectum inflammation has been horrific also. This GI locally is super nice and actually goes in depth with me about my test results and nutrition status!! Aparently my iron is low and he said I am now mildly anemic? My iron levels are usually great even with rectum bleeding so this is news to me! He naggd me about my weight but was pleased with my other vitamin leveks enough to let me now taper off Prednisone. It is the fastest tapering schedule I have ever seen. He said he usually dropes his patients by 10mg a week but he's going slow with me till Cimzia kicks in. He is debating starting me on iron supplements butfrom what I read they are horriably constipating? Constipation and liquid diarrhea are my major issue so Im not willing to go that route. Im hoping the iron was just a fluke in bloodwork. If you look up pencil thin stools you will seemy picture. I must have a stricture or some inflammation because the stools,although soft, look like a pencil/churro. They even have the well cut edges surrounding them. I rotate between miralax and mineral oil when Im not having diarrhea. The constipation is so much worse than diarrhea. Any natural ways, without red meats, to get iron? Im not worried about the levels because I have too many other things to thin about but some nonconstipating iron supplement ideas would be appreciated!