31-10-13, 12:12 PM
My wife was diagnosed nearly twenty years ago after being treated by a different doctor for seven years for an anal cut! Came home on an afternoon shift and found her collapsed on the bathroom floor. The doctor who came out on call (they used to do that then) said within 5 mins he suspected ulcerative colitis. Treatment was usually steroids which long term bring their own problems. For a long time now she has been taking i think azothriopane which seems to work for her but, are known to cause cancer if used long term. Unfortunately if her dose of those is cut she suffers flare ups.
I see you have read about some of the symptoms and can understand why your friend may not be keen to go out. In my wifes case now the fear of being out and too far from a toilet is far worse than the reality, long trips involve stopping at every service station, bus trips are out altogether. quite a few of our days holidays every year are used on outpatients appointments. It's not all doom and gloom symptoms can vary from being severe for long periods to being symptom free for long long periods. Other sufferers include Sir Steve Redgrave and Darren Fletcher (man u footballer)
I see you have read about some of the symptoms and can understand why your friend may not be keen to go out. In my wifes case now the fear of being out and too far from a toilet is far worse than the reality, long trips involve stopping at every service station, bus trips are out altogether. quite a few of our days holidays every year are used on outpatients appointments. It's not all doom and gloom symptoms can vary from being severe for long periods to being symptom free for long long periods. Other sufferers include Sir Steve Redgrave and Darren Fletcher (man u footballer)