Two months later, still have blood

I am still having proctitis symptoms two months after my scope and have been taking Imuran (for years now) and rotating between Rowasa and cort enemas at night. I'm not sure if it should be better by now. My doc says it's just proctitis so she's hesitant to give me major medicine that will effect my whole system, especially when it's just localized in one spot. My main symptom is blood and she said to continue with the enemas until I see no blood. Two months later, I'm still having blood and mucus. Worth a call to the doc or is this just something I should expect to deal with long term?

Also, I'm traveling to my bf's family's house out of state for the weekend and I really don't look forward to using the enemas at night, especially expelling them in the am. They have one bathroom and it's right off the kitchen, and I'm so loud in the am. It's horribly embarrassing. Risk going a day without and making symptoms worse or suck it up and deal with the embarrassment ?

Worth a call to the doc? Yes, absolutely as your current medications should've worked by now. Our most stubborn and hard to treat inflammation is always within our rectums. Just because you have proctitis doesn't mean you get an easy-pass.

I'd take your prescribed medication while away, and I'd set my alarm early to take care of your bathroom trip before others awake. That's what I do in this situation, it's common for me to stay with my in-laws out of my state for holidays like xmas or thanksgiving. I'd often be last in line for the bathroom in the evenings (after others have settled in for the night). An enema is quite easy to conceal within a pocket or purse. As long as you close and lock the door, nobody will be any wiser that you've taken it. If the bathroom has a fan, turn it on to conceal any noises. I set my alarm on my phone for 6:30am and use the bathroom while others are still asleep. It'll be fine, I've done this numerous times, don't worry so much

Humm, that's a thought engblom, but I don't have too much Diharrea, which I usually get when I have an infection.

Ipoop- what is the diff between foam and regular enemas?

Doggiedo said...
Ipoop- what is the diff between foam and regular enemas?

Foams are generally easier to retain than enemas. Uceris-foam is an example and it can go 40 cms (covering both rectum and sigmoid colon) which is roughly that of an enema. Although enemas might go a bit further in some instances...