Here I decided to tackle a subject that many people find difficult to talk about, ulcerative colitis. This affects many Americans and can actually cause many lives to come to a standstill. The effects of ulcerative colitis can be uncomfortable and can stop many people from doing everyday things. It is important to diagnose ulcerative colitis before further damage is done to your intestines or your body in general.
Back when I was a teenager, I started experiencing stomach problems. Eating more of what I needed to do, not what I wanted to do. My mom thought I was just being picky. then more symptoms began to appear. At one point due to depression, I was indeed overweight, but noticed that I was losing weight. My doctor, who performed major back surgery on me, was impressed that he wanted me to approach to lose weight. . I felt bad at this point.
Then things progressed, and I seemed to suffer from diarrhea 2 or 3 times a day. My mother was going to give me Pepto Bismol but all it seemed to do was cause me to have more cramps and diarrhea. . The left side of my body was burning, lying so hard at night. My nights were spent wandering around and begging my mom to get me up. Of course, my mother would only move me in bed, and I would sleep for a few more hours. The hard part is, I’m tired all day once I’m in my wheelchair because my nights are so disturbed.
Having to attend school seemed the worst. Through I had a day care provider who fed me lunch, wrote me in class and sent me. bathroom during the day Sometimes I don’t make it to the bathroom. My cramps would overwhelm me and force me to go worse. Before my nurse could take me to the bathroom, it was too late. I was afraid this would happen, I knew my mother would be very upset. I knew I had to go another day early. And, I was always right, my mother was very angry. I knew that I needed to understand that it was not my fault. I needed it to be understood that I was quite weak and I was tending to fit in, but now I was messing up at school. But the fear of all those who knew was disturbed.
my mother’s time was really starting to feel like something was wrong. A few days later I was admitted to the doctor. I had to put all my signs there so my mother wouldn’t feel, I didn’t know. I was constantly exhausted, constantly fatigued, my position on the left side intolerable, and the stimulus to relieve me was sometimes foremost in my mind. My mother was very worried about rectal bleeding starting.
My doctor wanted to run some tests and my anxiety was growing. Blood test Anemia tests were taken, and the white blood cell count was checked. Then I need to undergo a barium enema. I had to allow a rectal contrast dye to be administered into my area. I was very upset about it, and I cried so hard I actually made myself sick. Unfortunately, I need to proceed with the test if my colony is burning. I wanted to leave all those tables and go home.
Later it was confirmed… I had ulcerative colitis. So I got the diagnosis, but I was frustrated and worse. I spent the day with the cathartic and bleeding, spasmodic, waking, and so much sleep that, as I said, there was no remedy, or really no medicine, that could stop it. I was able to try anti-inflammatory drugs to treat the arthritis, and I was able to wait for remission. My first thought was “Why did I put myself through this?” I had a case of sickness, but I was still going to live hoping to get through the day without messing up my clothes.
To this day, from my teens to my thirties, I still pick up on this disease. I’m still on anti-inflammatory drugs, and I’m still enjoying my remission times. The hard part is waking up when I have a seizure and needing to go to the bathroom right away. Sometimes leaving isn’t easy either. I tend to worry that if I go out, I have to rush home because I have to use the bathroom.
changed diet in the hope of relief. During flare-ups, rely on bland foods. Other than that, I try and eat a balanced diet, avoiding raw vegetables. The body needs nutrients and it is important that your body is full.
There are 4 types of ulcers. But everything I’ve discussed here today describes my type of ulcerative colitis: Proctosigmoiditis.
If your story sounds at all like mine, please make sure to see your doctor. Complications of ulcerative colitis are what we really want to avoid. These complications can include blood loss, especially if you have a more severe case. Rupture of the colon may occur if the colon does not regain its normal shape during an episode of dialysate. Colon cancer is also possible, but you are at higher risk if colon cancer is hereditary. Other complications may include arthritis, which I suffer from. These are just a few of the complications that can occur. Your doctor can give you the best answers to your questions.
