anyone have cramps?

not stmach cramps, but in the arms and legs, specifically in the legs (calves) and arms (forearms)

I'm wondering if anyone who takes sulfasalazine has had this problem....for me i wake up and I can barely stand up, it feels like my whole body is stiff as a board.... but by mid day, the cramps seem to go away and theres no pain

I felt foolish because I went to my doctor (not GI, internal), and when I saw him I had no pain, but its there in the morning, and he made it sound like its not a big deal, but I never had cramps this before, I usually stay hydrated and its not particularly hot this week...

* I don't think its part of a flare, because this week my stomach has been normal, nothing bad

I had bad cramping last year during a flare which was a potassium deficiency. I would try to eat more bananas and if it doesnt work maybe check on meds.

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- 29 y/o male living in the DC Metropolitan region

- UC diagnosed - April, 2006 - symptoms came on sudden

- GI could not determine type of UC as I was too inflamed during the colonoscopy

- Completed 3rd Prednisone taper on 4/13/07 - Tapered from early January through mid-April after being hospitalized from a bad flare with anemia & severe joint pain.

- Currently in remission

- 6 Colazal/day, 1 Multivitamin, Fish oil, Primal Defense Probiotics 2/day, Iron supplement when bleeding

- Use small dose (5-10mg) of prednisone occassionally to manage joint pain

At least try some of the suggestions and see if it improves. If it doesn't, get your doc to take some blood tests that could help lead to some sort of possibility as to what it could be.

Are you able to do come easy type exercise or stretching when you get up? Would that help you a bit?

quincy

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*Heather*Status:mini flare June 23* 6asacol daily+ Salofalk (tapered every 3rd night)

~diagnosed January 1989 UC (proctosigmoiditis)

~5ASA: Asacol + Salofalk enemas (increase for flares tapered to maintenance)

~Bentylol (dicyclomine) 20mg as needed

~vitamins/minerals 

~Probiotic 2 (Natural Factors Protec) + 1 (Primadophilus Reuteri) at bedtime

~Natural Factors Multi Digestive Enzymes with supper

~Ranitidine,Pariet (reflux) Effexor XR 75mg;  Pulmicort/Airomir (asthma)

~URSO for PSC (or PBC) 500mg X 2 daily (LFTs back to NORMAL!!)

My doc's logic.. "TREAT (FROM)BOTH ENDS"  worth it !!!