Hey everyone, I just found this forum and am surprised how awesome this community is. I just wish I found this sooner.

A little background : Its been two and half years that I have had uc. I just finished tapering my prednisone and it took 6 months. Now I am on 100mg of 6mp and 1600mg of asacol 3 times a day.

In about a month I am planning on going on a vacation in cabo mexico for about a week. I am very worried that i wont be able to go out and do some activities while am there. When ever i am nervous my urgency increases and i need to go to the restroom immediatly! Last week while drivng wity my friends i had to tell them to pull over like 5 times so i can find a bathroom. When ever i think about it, i suddenly need to use the bathroom while i am away from home. Lately I need to use the bathroom more frequently while I am away from home. This will be my first trip oustide of the country with uc. Are there any tips you guys can please give me for my trip? I am worried sick that I will make a mess and embarrass myself.

Cabo has come a long way, but still be careful with the water / food from "casual" food outlets. You could pick up a bug on top of the UC. Then there would be danger in taking the anti- diarrheal meds. Other wise, this meds can be temporary helpers. Most GI's aren't crazy about long term use, because Toxic Megacolon is deadly.
Try to build in things to do that do not cause additional stress so you can enjoy the beautiful water.

Hi, I agree with Gary on this....you have a month before you go away, and yet you say you are getting worse, I would definitely go back to your doc, as this could really spoil your holiday, and that would be a shame.