worried about eyes

Be very careful ...I had a sore eye which got very red and blurry ...I left it for a few days and woke up one morning and I could see properly, apparently its common for ulcerative colitis sufferers (especially those with the HLA-B27 gene) to get Iritis...I could have gone blind....i was told to go to hospital immediately and told that if it happened again not to bother with the local GP ..I am to go to the hospital immediately....Its not something to just leave in hope it will get better on its own

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HELLO FROM NEW ZEALAND

38 year old female
UC - Diagnosed 2006
HLA-B27 Gene
Iritis 2008
Asacol
Mercaptopurine

It sounds like your eyes are very dry, have you tried using some tears?
I don't think it's the Asacol, but you may be generally dehydrated. Drink lots of water, see if it improves!
Hopefully it is something that simple.

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49 year old female attorney, diagnosed UC/pancolitis 1985, no surgery but much suffering.

Asacol/5ASA 6x400 mg maintenance for 20+ years; use prednisone & Rowasa for flares. 

August 2008 sought care of naturopathic doctor. Food sensitivity test showed wheat/gluten, other intolerances; eliminated all wheat/gluten from my diet. Probiotics (Ultimate Flora, 50 billion), trying Curamin. Doing OK, but still have some bad days. 

I was having blurry vision ince the beginning of February. I hadn't had my eyes checked since I was starting school so I got them checked out.. I wasn't sure if it was because I was going to need glasses or from Colitis. Turns out my eyes are more than perfect and my blurry vision could be caused by headaches. I asked the optometrist about Colitis having anything to do with eye trouble. He said that Colitis can cause inflammation of the eye but if that was the case then my eye would be very red and incredibly sore. He described the eye pain as having a needle jammed in your eye. I have never had that, thank goodness, just the blurry vision.

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Jenn 27/female/married
Ulcerative PANCOLITIS diagnosed 2004
Asacol 800mgs 3times/day, Buscopan as needed
Daily Vitamin for Women and Folic Acid, Metamucil one tsp per day so far
Flare March-June 2008.. pretty much in remission again July