YES! Its only natural to feel this way. But unfortunately feeling this way is REALLY bad for causing flare ups. If you're having a tough time of it, definitely go and get anti-depressants. Being in a good space mentally is more important to me than anything else. (Even what I eat.)

My first guess is something else and not UC has got you down. That's easy for me to say since UC has hospitalized me more times than I can remember and robbed me of my colon too. The end result is I'm stuck with no colon now and am very depressed and unhappy about it.

KMiyagi, I think with any chronic disease (and based on your profile, looks like you have two) depression can be part of that, at any time after diagnosis. It's a lot to constantly physically, mentally and emotionally adapt to .

You see a therapist by chance? I think it can be really helpful for chronic illness, a way to sort out the business in your head so you can better cope so you don't feel like things are dictating your happiness and ability to live well.

So yeah, definitely address it with your doc or a therapist.

I'm going to see my endocrinologist today; yes, I have type 1 diabetes and UC. I feel overwhelmed much of the time and, since being diagnosed with UC, I haven't been myself. Hopefully my endo can help shed some light on the situation.

I'm sorry. It can be so overwhelming to deal with these types of conditions.

My husband has type 1 diabetes, since childhood, and while it's well controlled and he works hard to stay healthy and fit, it can really mess with his moods, not just when his glucose is too high or too low, but just in general.

Glad you're reaching out to your doc.

There's a good chance you might not have UC too. They're always confusing UC with Crohn's and Crohn's with UC. The only real difference between the 2 is the patterns they attack your body in. From everything I've seen and heard, it's difficult to trust their diagnosis.

I don't get the relevance of misdiagnosis to this discussion? There are some cases where it may be hard to tell because of the pathology and where the inflammation is located, and the extent and complexity of disease in one';s body and so you may get an incorrect diagnosis, but that's the exception not the rule.

I mean, there's actual clinical rational and science involved in the diagnosis. Unless your doc is a complete clown, most can make an accurate diagnosis; if you have data that states otherwise, please share it

Yeah, I don't think I have Crohn's. Thankfully.

My endo is working on adjusting my insulin levels to get my numbers down--which should help. Since getting UC my A1C has been high (last blood test was 8.5). I think the shock of getting UC put my body & emotions in a downward spiral. I was also put on a bland diet for a couple of months & I think I became malnourished as well. The anxiety/depression/fatigue has just been hard to shake.

Did you try any nutrient supplementing to compensate for the bland diet? The sudden and drastic diet change may be a significant factor.

The relevance of a misdiagnosis in this case all has to do with the depression KMiyagi is going through now. Does she even have UC now to begin with? There's always that good chance that she doesn't and has nothing to be depressed about when it comes to that. Compared to my case of supposed UC at least, her case appears to be milder and makes me wonder if she really does have UC? I'm not saying that's not the case at the same time too though. Since science is still so ambiguous at diagnosing UC, there's always that good chance she doesn't. I pray whatever she has is more manageable than UC.

Buck, I didn't, and I think you're right. I'm back to eating regularly, but I think the change in diet at that time did some damage. If you're not eating well, then you're not feeling well.

I also have OCD which doesn't help the situation at all lol

TedRuxpin (love your name, btw...I had a Teddy Ruxbin as a kid), I honestly don't know what else it could be. I had a colonoscopy done & the whole left colon & left half of the upper colon were inflamed. Perhaps I caught it at a time before it got too severe, I don't know. I just know the whole experience was traumatic.

You can have more than mild UC and still be relatively symptom free if you respond well to maintenance therapy. I have UC throughout my entire colon and have been fortunate that I've had far more years of remission vs active disease. And I know I have UC because since diagnosis, I have had roughly seven colonoscopies all with biopsies through out my colon each time. The nature of the inflammation in the colon is often the indicator of the disease and surely at some point one of those biopsies would have not pointed to UC if I didn't have it.

Depression with UC or Crohn's disease isn't predicated on whether or not it's mild, moderate or severe. There is more to it than that.

Also when you have UC it can be hard to absorb certain vitamins and minerals. Not having adequate levels of vitamin D or B12, for instance, can affect your mood / state of mind, so KMiyagi maybe check with your Endo on that.

Good point, rmb. I think it's more common in Crohn's, but a lack of an intrinsic factor hampers B-12 absorption. A severely low level of B-12 can cause serious neurological problems.

There are also several theories about the link between depression and vitamin D. My B12 is fine. My vitamin D was seriously tanked a few years ago. My GI said it's not uncommon in people with IBD.