Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group

Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...

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Colitis Flare

7hrbliss
7hrbliss

Hi there,


Just wondering if any of you have gotten through a colitits flare without using medications, or a very low dose of medication, and how long did your flare last. I'm currently going through what I would call a mild flare (compared to my past ones). I am on a low dose of anti inflammatories at the moment and no immune suppressors as of right now. I do have some blood in my stool (mostly on the tissue paper) and 5-6 movements a day (mostly formed). I have eliminated gluten and dairy from my diet and eating mostly protein and sweet potato and eggs and being careful with my portions. I also have smoothies with vegan protein prower, pysllium husk, banana and a little pineapple and feelng full during the day and going to bed. I've flaring for a week and I am hoping symptoms will decrease as time goes by. I am already feeling fatigued. I feel like things won't get worse if I keep doing what I'm doing, but I don't know if it'll be enough to clear it up. Thanks in advance for any response of your own experience :)

rmb
rmb
It’s been my experience that diet modifications have no impact on whether I’m flaring or in remission. When I am in a flare, I try to eat a low residue (low fiber) diet just to give my colon a break. I’ve been on maintenance medication of some sort since I was diagnosed back in 2oo4 (I think). Sometimes, some meds work for a while and then no longer work at a certain point. I’ve been on a good run since 2009/2010 with immunosuppressants, knock on wood. I’m fortunate in that I respond well for the most part to the meds I’ve been on since diagnosis.

Hope you feel better soon!
JeanCarlin
JeanCarlin
When I’m having a flare I also try to stick to a low residue diet just for a couple of days till I’m feeling better, sometimes it can help but I have been on medication ever since I was diagnosed in 2010 but still have the occasional flare.

Try the low residue diet just for two days to give your body a break and I hope you start to feel better very soon. If you continue to see blood in your stool I would talk to your doctor though.
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