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Pregnancy with UC

having ulcerative colitis and being pregnant sure is a tough task, here is a collection of stories related to just that from actual UC patients

Pregnant with UC, What Now?

I Have Ulcerative Colitis… I am in my 7th week of pregnancy with my second child with active ulcerative colitis. Is anyone out there currently in this situation? I was on everything you could list for UC. Most recently I was on Humira and Imuran. Zofran for nausea and Bentyl for spasms. Nothing worked. I was considering surgery when I found out I was pregnant… Read More »Pregnant with UC, What Now?

Ulcerative Colitis-I Wouldn’t Wish this Disease Upon Anyone!

My name is Shawna, I am 31 years old. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis a year ago. I started noticing I was having a problem with diarrhea a few times a day, after about a week of this I started seeing blood. About a month later I went to the doctor and was told to just take pepto bismol.  I did that and nothing… Read More »Ulcerative Colitis-I Wouldn’t Wish this Disease Upon Anyone!

Hanging In There – Question About Imuran

Introduction: I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 1982 about five months into a pregnancy. It was a nightmare situation with lots of violent bowel movements and bleeding. I wanted to die. I was put on prednisone -pretty scary during a pregnancy! The good news is that I did not die , and that our daughter was born without any defects. After two years I… Read More »Hanging In There – Question About Imuran

Trying to Find Something that Will WORK!

What’s up UC’ers, I’m Megan. I’ve been living with Ulcerative Colitis since October 2003. Trying to put off surgery as long as possible. Here’s My Story: I was diagnosed with UC when I was 4 months pregnant with my 2nd child – October 2003! Hospitalized for 11 days (went into pre-term labor twice) and then was sent home with a PICC line for the duration… Read More »Trying to Find Something that Will WORK!