UC Remission Question

Have been flaring for now 11 months but am wondering if I'm still in a flare or in my remission. Or very close to it. I know others describe remissions as not having to think about our UC and normal poops. But is fewer BMs with no blood and mushy stool considered remission or do I need solid stool along with no more than three BMs per day and no more urgency to be in remission?

Initially I was getting up several times at night , with bloody diarrhea, never knowing when I'd have that urgency to rush to go. Also lots of cramps, foul smelling stool and gas, and never able to pass dry gas. Always had to sit on toilet to pass gas due to never knowing what would be expelled. Now at least I feel I can go out to do things without fear. At least more better days than bad ones. But still not like I was two years ago before all this began.

How long on the enemas nightly?

Not remission. You will go through a phase of constipation....that notes still inflammation thats receded lower into the rectum. A good thing, but still will require the enemas nightlymfor a bit more.

Hang tough.....you are doing much better!

Actually, being in remission isn't the focus as much as it is how you get there....

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If you have to ask then, no, you're not in remission. If you're in remission then you just know it through-and-through, without doubt.

Remission is generally a few bms a day in a solid or at least semi-solid state without urgency or blood.

Based on what you describe, you have some lingering, simmer inflammation. Likely pretty mild yet present. Keep at it, healing takes time and patience