most likely know when inflammation is starting to occur once you learn how your body reacts to a flare-up.
If you notice symptoms such as fever and fatigue, rectal bleeding, or the urge to poop suddenly but feel as though you can’t make it to the bathroom, then that’s when a flare-up is occurring.
Diarrhea with bloody stool, being unable to defecate (poop) even though the urge is there and strong, as well as rectal pain, are also all symptoms of inflammation occurring in your body.
These tips and tricks will help lower the chances of your symptoms worsening. For example, eating dairy may upset your stomach which will make the urge to poop twice as bad if you’re living with ulcerative colitis. This could lead to rectal pain, bloody stools, fatigue and more all because you indulged in some regular ice cream.
Mediating and taking naps when you can will help lower your stress levels if you feel them rising, which can lead to stress on your digestive tract.
Again, at the moment it may feel as though there’s nothing you can do when experiencing a flare-up but know that there are ways to prevent inflammation and terrible symptoms.
Though there is no true cause of why ulcerative colitis develops, there are ways to deal with it. Taking your power back from a disease like this will show that even when you feel that things are out of your control, you can control them.