Ulcerative Colitis
I was just recently diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and was wondering if anyone on here has any tips for easing the pains and cramping? I'm out of the pain pills the Dr. gave me and it hurts really badly. I'm still on all the other meds but they don't seem to be helping.
Answer:I know too well about this. You could try Beano or Gas-X in the hopes that it will provide some control over gas, which is quite painful by itself. Yeah, I Know it's like putting a band-aid on a severed limb, but anything that helps a little. Don't know what meds you got, but the enema type seems to work the quickest-you'll just have to bite the bullet -its better than feeling like you do now.
By the way, don't take NSAIDs-not good for people with UC. We have immune system issues, and you don't want to take a salicylate type med with your meds. Plus, they thin your blood, and don't want to do that if you are bleeding.
Don;t know if you are doing this yet, but try a food journal for awhile to see if some things bother you more than most. And try stress relief activies-whatever works for you. I Know this sounds stupid, and it isn't the root cause of the disease--but believe you me, the wrong couple of foods, and stress can really cause a flare-up, and you want to get to a remission-that's when relief will come. For me, I can't eat much citrus fruit, spicy food, and when I am symptomatic stuff like salad kills me too.
Call your doc for more pain meds. Keep calling him until he agrees.
You will need medicine but for the time being you can try soft diet, tylenol etc, esp the one with codeine