Pepto Bismol

I'd put in a call to your GI's nurse before I'd take anything over the counter as bad as you're feeling. You sure don't want to do anything that would make a bad situation worse... better to err on the side of caution. And make sure you're replenishing with plenty of fluids so you don't get dehydrated. Hope you feel better soon!

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Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis spring 1999

im only on colazal and i dont think it helps me much.. im tryin not to go back to the dr till im on my future hubby's insurance.. we're getting married in a week.

Anyways.. right now im just feeling exhausted and weak from being in the bathroom so much... maybe i should drink something cuz the above person said you get dehydrated...maybe thats how im feelin right now. Anyways.. thanks guys for the help.

Ah I know I'm anemic.. blood tests have been revealing that for a while now. I drank somethin and feel a bit better. The whole fiasco right now is that I just moved to perry, ga to be with my fiance.. we just bought a house. My old GI is in atlanta, which is two hours away. She told me that the next step after colazal is steroids, which I was like... not gonna happen before my wedding sorry. I have since heard way more options on here and it makes me skeptical about her being a good UC dr. I think I might just try to find one down here after I'm on my fiance's insurance. But I might just call this old GI and see who she recommends down here or see what she says about whats goin on period.

yeah but if i start pred now.. i might not have it within the week, but what about my honeymoon? i dunno.. there's GOT to be some way of fixing it before then withOUT steroids.

Speaking from experience, a low dose pred taper may be exactly what you need. In most cases, pred will help you feel much better very quickly. If I had a wedding and honeymoon coming up, it's the option I'd go for. If you're started at a moderate dose and immediately taper within a week, side effects should be minimized, if not totally eliminated.

I recently took a trip with my hubby for our first anniversary. I was pretty miserable the whole time we were gone. I had a c-scope and was started on pred (40 mg) the week after we returned from our trip. A day or two after starting the pred, I felt much, much better... like a switch had been flipped. Sure made me wish I'd started it before the trip.

Pred has it's scary side effects and you certainly don't want to be on high doses for long periods of time, but under the circumstances - wedding and honeymoon looming - it's hard to beat pred for how quickly it can get symptoms under control. I urge you to at least talk to your doc about it.

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Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis spring 1999

I love Pepto Bismal!!!  And a doctor I saw from the Cleveland Clinic recommended it (up to four times a day even).  He said it's perfectly safe to take every day, even long term.  I'm feeling fine now, being on Lialda and tapering Entocort; BUT Pepto is my security blanket.  If my stomach is making noise in the morning, I just take a swig and immediately feel better.  I've also taken along a big bottle on vacations, just to know that I can walk around without being constantly worried about having an accident in public.  Yes, it turns your stool dark, almost black, but it should help with the diarrhea and that's what we all want, isn't it??!!