Homeopathic route with UC

I've battled for 6 years 4 of which did Canasa suppositories but symptoms always lingered. The past 2 years I've gone the homeopathic route and went into remission. A few months ago had a nasty flare up and went back to homeopathic doctor and as usual he sent me a box of vitamins, my symptoms have gotten extremely worse then ever before. I'm not sure what to do, and I live in a small town and all of 2 doctors are on vacation. Should I go to the hospital? I'm having horrible stomach spasims and pain, lots of blood, diarrhea and normal BM with lots of blood, horrible bloating and urgencies to go up to 15x a day. I even wake up during the night out of sleep to go. Any advice I'd appreciate it, don't know anyone else with this. My homeopathic doc says keep taking all the vitamins, about 30 2x a day! Never did I take medicine for my UC besides Canasa and I'm scared too with all the side affects. This is running my life and tough having 5 kids to care for. Seems that stress is my main trigger. I'm on GF, dairy free, soy free, corn free, caffeine free, alcohol free diet. Help....

Sorry to hear you are flaring. Whenever we flare, it's essential to get a stool test to check for infectious causes to our symptoms like c diff. You need to see a gasteroenterologist as you're in a severe UC flare, likely from undertreating your UC. The anti-inflammatory mesalamine-based medications are well tolerated by most and few have side effects from them. You should be on an oral mesalamine like asacol or lialda, and a rectal-route one like rowasa enema.

With 15+ bms a day you likely need steroids (assuming it's not an infection). Steroids quickly control UC symptoms but do have temp side effects.

Should you go to the hospital? Only you know best whether it's necessary. They can certainly treat your pain, anemia, dehydration and get you on IV steroids to help with your UC symptoms. You might get to see a gasteroenterologist sooner. A gasteroenterologist-specialist is needed to treat UC symptoms. A hospital or ER will stabalize you, make you comfortable, and do some tests while you wait for a specalist.

You really need to have stool samples done. As well, get on appropriate coverage of medications. I would suggest mesalamine retention enemas and an oral mesalamine to start.

Do you have the results of your original biopsies results?

What is the extent of your UC....limited or throughout?

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