I have to agree with what others have said re daily journaling of symptoms not being good. I tried this many times and it made me so hypervigilant of bodily sensations that it induced health anxiety...
"There can be no justice, there can be no progress and there can be no compassion if all we do in life is believe in absolute truths." - Jean Luc Picard...
I've been in remission for 6-7 years now using Imuran as my maintenance drug. Life has been really great. For the last 3-4 months I just have not been feeling myself. Bit of fatigue, poor sleep, my...
No change in diet. CRP of 1 and negligible ESR. Only going once a day. I've noticed mild joint issues during this 'floater' phase which has lasted 3-4 months now. But with CRP and ESR low and no...
That is really interesting U Charlie. Does the anxiety have an effect on your sleep pre / during flare?...
In recent weeks I seem to produce floating stools which are somewhat narrow. I know that floating stools are associated with fatty food. Aside from this are floating stools anyway linked to colonic...
Does anyone notice that being in a flare, or more generally the presence of inflammation in the body, effects their sleep and causes insomnia and sleep related issues? I'm not talking here about the...
Very similar here....having wrist problems too....how did you confirm that it was UC related...x-rays? bloods? mri?...
Hi Oligodar, That is very interesting. I'm a keen sportsman but for the last few months I've had an unusual amount of tendon and muscle injuries. The physio calls them sprains and strains but I...
MomofUCBoy, Could you describe how your son's joints flare up? i.e.which joints, does the pain move around, how bad is it ...etc? Cheers,...
No worries Tristan. Actually for people with pronounced joint pain do you also have other extra-intestional symptoms....for instance I've noticed I have sinus issues quite often with my UC...
Does anyone's UC flare appear first as forms of joint pains or achey joints and linger for a few months without much bowel symptoms? D...
Just a query people might be able to help me with. Does SS produce a lack of mucus or excess mucus in nasal and sinus passages? Thanks, D...
Does anyone notice that Imuran slows their healing from sports related injuries such as sprains and strains? Thanks, D...
It's actually a little bit of a strange fact but UCers have a longer life expectancy than the general population. Both Crohns and UC reduce life expectancy a little (approx 6 months) on an individual...