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Posted 6/20/2015 9:35 PM (GMT -5)
I'm not having that much blood loss at all. (Which was my first thought )
And this happens to me often where I just sit down and may be eating and I get this wave of dizziness.
What else do you think it could be? I am eating healthy and I am trying to put on weight. Could this just be my UC or should I worry it is something else?
Any advice will help.

- ricebunny
Posted 6/20/2015 10:33 PM (GMT -5)
I only get dizzy when not taking iron supplements and losing blood. Maybe do some google searches to get some ideas, but it's a broad symptom.
Posted 6/21/2015 4:00 AM (GMT -5)
You don't have that much blood but have you been having for a long time ? Have had any anemia blood test lately? Can you have your blood pressure check ?
Posted 6/21/2015 6:54 AM (GMT -5)
I was dizzy when flaring and for a few weeks after things stabilized. For me it was a combination of anemia and not absorbing nutrients well.
Posted 6/22/2015 6:47 PM (GMT -5)
What meds are you on? I was dizzy when taking imuran.
Posted 6/22/2015 8:40 PM (GMT -5)
Dizziness can have so many causes... but I find that I get dizzy a lot after BMs because of all the bearing down. One important thing I learned a couple months ago is that people with UC diarrhea lose a lot of albumen (a blood protein) along with body fluid. The fluid isn't from what you eat but from blood fluids leaking into the bowel and being expelled. So even if you don't see blood in your stool there might be other blood products leaving that contribute to dizziness.

I also just have low blood pressure in general so any small amount of fluid loss makes me dizzy. It sucks. I get a head rush whenever I stand up too fast. :(
Posted 6/22/2015 9:33 PM (GMT -5)
it is odd that you get dizzy while sitting and eating. usually dizzy related to anemia, low blood pressure, and/or dehydration is experienced when you first stand up.

I would not necessarily go directly to a doctor about this, but the "sitting" part is odd. Maybe hydrate, and monitor situation.
Posted 6/23/2015 10:46 AM (GMT -5)
I am going to see my doctor soon but dehydration could be it. Or a vitamin deficiency. The only bleeding I have been having is due to my period. Which has been heavier since uc.
I'm also thinking it is due to the heat aswell here in Texas.
Posted 6/23/2015 2:09 PM (GMT -5)
Check your blood sugar and blood pressure as well
Do you have any tingling?
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