Re: UC flare symptoms

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mara.

I think I'll keep my diet pure and simpler for awhile and see what

happens. I appreciate your advice!

Kathy

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> It's one of those things you'll have to figure out individually in the

> final run/

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> Mara

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,I have UC and I often have what you described--well-formed stools with blood and/or mucus (often thin streaks of blood on the stool) and little to no other symptoms. Sometimes there's a tiny amount of diluted blood on the tp too. The rest of the time the blood/mucus is accompanied by urgency, bloating, gas, and cramps. In my experience, the "blood and mucus alone" hasn't escalated to more serious symptoms. I've just started the diet, so I can't really say if your symptoms are due to adding sourdough bread etc. back in, but I would do exactly what you're doing. Going back to 100% fanatical, especially starting with the Intro Diet, seems the smartest thing to do. I hope this helps!---- On Thu, 4/2/09, s2k_redhead wrote

About 2 weeks ago, I had a trace of blood and some mucus. Early this

week, I had another trace of blood but no mucus, and since then I am

seeing small traces of blood each morning. My stools are still totally

fine and I am only having one BM per day with no urgency, bloating or

other symptoms.

I am back to 100% fanatical, eliminating advanced foods (not quite back

to intro) and am hoping this will clear things up.

But - I'm wondering if others with UC have had this happen where blood

is the only symptom. Is this the beginning of a flare? I didn't ever

really have what I would call flares prior to SCD - just very loose

stools. Loose stools were also the symptom I got when I went into new

foods too fast when starting the diet, but I haven't had that at all.

Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts?

Kathy

UC since 12/05

SCD since 7/07

med-free since 7/08