Define remission

What does remission mean to you? If you have ZERO symptoms but your colonoscopy shows mild active colitis, Would you consider this remission? If I didn't have a colonoscopy showing this, I would have considered myself in remission based on the following:

No blood
No pain
1-2 formed BM's a day
No urgency
No cramping

Thoughts??

Nope, if the colonoscopy shows irritation in the colon then you are NOT safe! That mild irritation will develop back into a more severe problem if left untreated. Also, even mild irritation can greatly increase your chances of colon cancer. I say continue to treat it or try different drugs until it is clean. It might never be clean but at least exhaust all treatments before just deciding to try and live with it like it is.

For me, I'd be happy being free of symptoms. Not sure why I would have a scope if everything was perfect though... I guess if you were at a 2 year mark and you were due. Stools would have to be solidly formed, not skinny or falling apart of course.

I had to have one because my doctor is pushing me to go on entyvio even tho my FCP and CRP numbers are back to normal and I'm not having any symptoms. I am refusing the entyvio and told him that if my colon isn't better since my last scope, I will not go on it. I was scheduled for a colonscopy in June but he moved it to this week. I went from moderate to sever pan colitis last June to mild colitis in the rectum and in a small area in my sigmoid. Every where else was clear.