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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diagnosed 3 weeks ago...scared

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my first day on this forum. i'm newly diagnosed (3 weeks ago) and REELING. Lialda seemed to help for 2 weeks then side effects left me hospitalized a week ago with severe joint pain...unable to move & difficulty breathing.
Lialda was discontinued & i'm now on prednisone. I'm still in a lot of joint pain & now it seems my colon is not functioning at all. No BM in 5 days. Can anyone offer some advice? I know it's a strange question regarding Ulcerative Colitis but is there a safe laxative? In so much despair & discomfort...
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Hey, I'm so glad you were finally able to go. It's so uncomfortable to not be able to go and for me, I always feel like I'm going to throw up when I can't go.

I used to have diarrhea with my UC and now, for several years, I almost never do, even when I'm flaring. I'm usually constipated so I take a fiber supplement , like Benefiber and drink a ton of water, which seems to help getting stuff moving. I also occasionally do Milk of Magnesia before I go to bed.

Before you start taking a bunch of stuff though, let your doc know. Not so much for his permission, but he should know what you're taking so that he can factor that in when he's assessing your disease, symptoms, future treatment, etc
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