Weird.....Blood but I feel great!

This is so interesting. I have noticeable blood every time I have a stool, however it has been averaging once every 72 hours. I'm definitely not complaining as that was my average before being diagnosed with UC, but ever since UC it has been a minimum of 1-2 times daily (usually more), even when on 40 mg of prednisone and now I'm virtually off it all together.

I have been on 150 mg imuran for nearly 6 months now. Is this my new normal? Should I worry about blood if I feel great and have only one movement every 2 to 3 days? Has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks so much. Every time I feel I've got everything figured out with this disease something new pops up and makes me wonder if I know anything at all.

Thanks for the response. The stool is definitely NOT hard. It has a nice consistency and no straining required. The blood is on the outer coating and mixed in with the stool.

I know that when I get done wiping there is blood on the toilet paper as I have a cut or something down there, however I don't think this is where the blood on the stool is coming from.

I feel I probably do have some hemmies or a fissure, however the blood in my stool seems more UC related and when I wipe it seems more hemi related. Does that make sense? Plus I have had my biggest flare sign - terrible smelling gas, but the frequency or urgency just has not followed......

Sounds as though it could be a flare limited to very low in the rectum...still should be dealt with using rectal meds, and if it is internal hemmies, the rectal meds will be helpful.
The last to heal and the first to flare is that area, and for some...the most difficult to get under control.

If it is UC-related, the fact that you're bleeding says the tissue is very friable (bleeds easily and is fragile)...leaving it prone to invaders..so do have it dealt with.

You should, however, take a look-see (squatting over a mirror) and if you do have a fissure, that can be dealt with using topical meds such as hydrocortisone, zinc (diaper cream) or prescription proctocedyl (my fave).

In conjunction, you should be on fibre supplements as well as probiotics to help keep the flora of your colon in good balance as well as what the fibre supplements do is help produce a good environment for the colon to keep itself in good repair.

The fibre supplements will help keep the stool soft and fluffy...easier for a raw area in the rectum going out.

Bad snelling gas is classic of an early flare....with the 72 hour bms, upping them with fibre can help with colonic "exercise".

It's great you're doing so well....dealing with what you have at this point is important as for it to not get worse.

Keep us posted as to how you're doing.

quincy