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NasYouk
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My biopsy says it’s a mild chronic colitis. I have been on pentasa for two months and all was going well. This morning I again saw blood on wipe and I got too frustrated. Not sure if it’s injury from enema or inflammation. Has anyone experienced the same thing - what was the outcome.
christine.laaksonen Community Admin
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Hello,
NasYouk Member
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I hope it’s not from inflammation and is from enema use as I have been using them for a while and sometimes I administer them a bit quickly causing a bit of a pressure against my rectum. May be it’s due to that. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
christine.laaksonen Community Admin
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thedancingcrohnie Member
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I understand your frustration completely. If you haven't already, I would reach out to your doctor about the bleeding. Having symptoms be under control in the beginning of starting a medication to then find your symptoms return shortly is something that has happened to me often. From my personal experience, I would offer the tip of letting your doctor know. And if things continue to worsen, advocate for yourself and ask to try another medication. Sometimes we tend to wait months to say we want a medication change, and we don't have to suffer unnecessarily for so long. I hope you feel better today, Elizabeth (team member)
NasYouk Member
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Thank you so much for your reply.
I feel a bit lost and depressed.
My condition started in august when I came back from holiday and there I had a bout of diarrhoea.
In November I was offered colonoscopy where all of my colon was fine except the rectum where they found inflammation and no ulcers were found.
Even my doctor didn’t specify it. He wrote mild chronic colitis. I don’t have any urgency or pain and I just go only once as usual but before I started medicine I had 2-3 movements where only blood and mucus will come out. Now since I assume it’s a flare I don’t have any other symptoms other than blood and mucus with my bowl movement.
Called IBD nurse this morning and she upped my dose .
I hope it gets sorted soon.
Thank you for your support
Richard Faust Community Admin
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Hi
thedancingcrohnie Member
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And I know how you feel. I've been there too in feeling lost and depressed. We are all human and it's a hard journey you are going through. Having days where you feel lost and depressed are normal. I went through it a lot myself.
But don't lose hope. It get's better, you will find relief at some point. Things will turn around. Hopefully this new change in dosage will offer you relief. If not, try another medication until you do. Thankfully, we live in a time where our options for medication is vast.
Here is an article that might help during this time: https://inflammatoryboweldisease.net/living/crohns-depression
Sending hugs your way,
Elizabeth (team member)
Traci Musick-Shaffer Member
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