Very Sick

Introduction: 32 yr old female diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about 5 yrs ago. Did great on Asacol and Prednisone taper until now…in my spare time I enjoy reading and any activity with 6 yr old daughter.. Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms: I am currently in the middle of a terrible flair ( bloody diarrhea, left sided abdominal pain,nausea,back pain,leg pain,hip pain) and extremely frustrated by it.. I… Read More »Feeling Helpless and Frustrated…Please Help

Introduction: Hello. My name is Joanne, I am 45 yrs old, live in Connecticut and i have had UC for the past 20 yrs. My dad also had UC and i have 2 cousins on my Dad side of the family that also have UC. Colitis Symptoms: Since October, I have been experiencing a very bad flare up. Lots of nasty gross stuff (all of… Read More »Feeling Helpless in Connecticut with My Ulcerative Colitis

Introduction: Hi I’m Sue and I’ve had ulcerative colitis for years. I have only ever been on pentasa slow release tablets 8 a day and when I have a flare up pentasa suppositories and pain killers for the aches in my body I am 56 and had this since I was young. Colitis Symptoms: My current symptoms I’ve been bad since Xmas bleeding for 4… Read More »Colitis Is Making My Body Ache Really Bad