muscle strength

teacher

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Joined : May 2004

Posts : 329

Posted 10/5/2024 5:22 PM (GMT -5)

Dear All, I hope we continue to heal. I have little muscle strength and stamina. Almost any task, however trivial, seems to be exhausting. It's like my muscles have lost the ability to breathe. I try to swim, but my arms hurt. I can cycle, but only if the landscape is perfectly level, otherwise my legs hurt. Although my bowel movements are not as frequent, they are controlled by daily enemas. Best wishes to you all, Teacher.

CCinPA

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Posted 10/5/2024 7:54 PM (GMT -5)

Have you have your iron and potassium levels checked recently? Low levels of either can cause symptoms like you describe. What does your doc say?

Serenity Now

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Posted 10/6/2024 9:36 AM (GMT -5)

I was going to say check your iron levels too. You describe exactly how I feel when my iron gets very low.

momto2boys

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Posted 10/6/2024 12:35 PM (GMT -5)

If you are coming out of a flare up that sounds pretty normal to me. Do get your iron, potassium and your b-12 levels checked, if any of them are low that could be causing your fatigue. I can't run very fast any more and while I know that part of this is age related, I am convinced my last flare up in 2018/19 made me slower and more tired! Also make sure you are eating a well balanced diet, not of enough protein can cause this too.

quincy

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Posted 10/6/2024 12:45 PM (GMT -5)

Ditto all of the above. Ask your doc for a full blood workup and BP check. Keep us updated please.

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Old Hat

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Posted 10/6/2024 7:15 PM (GMT -5)

How are your joints? It's always possible for us to experience some arthritic pain in limbs, besides, spine or digits as we get older. / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)

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