Hello everyone
My problems began when I was about 30. I wasn't going through anything stressful at the time.
I have been taking Sulfasalazine since being diagnosed.
It took me some years to realise there was a connection between my flare ups and food - a dietary link has NEVER been suggested to me by my consultants and I am beginning to think I know more about it than they do :ylol2:
The main food which sets me off is wholegrain wheat - e.g. Weetabix, shredded wheat, brown bread and any bread with grains in it.
In recent years I've thought back and I'm convinced that my UC was triggered following a knee injury which kept recurring. I was prescribed Brufen (now often called ibuprofen) and I'm sure this is what triggered my attacks. Now if I take NSAIDS they invariably set me off, along with some antibiotics. I have to be really careful when prescribed anything.
What gets me down the most is the level of joint pain I suffer from. Lower back pain, ankle and knee pain mainly along with lots of joint stiffness. For someone who was very sporty once upon a time, it's been pretty miserable and now I feel like an old woman most days, when I'm only just 50. I often have to resort to using a walking stick if we go out for a day.
When I was pregnant in my mid 30s I had no joint problems whatsoever - someone bottle whatever happens in pregnancy please, because I want some more! The only other relief I get is when prescribed some steriods (usually for a chest infection, but they make my pains go away). :thumright:
It's so nice to be able to research things on the internet and share stories/experiences, compared to the dark ages of the 90's when I was first getting to grips with this disease. :ghug:
I'm going to pop off to the food thread now, as that's how i stumbled across this forum :yoshijumpjoy:
My problems began when I was about 30. I wasn't going through anything stressful at the time.
I have been taking Sulfasalazine since being diagnosed.
It took me some years to realise there was a connection between my flare ups and food - a dietary link has NEVER been suggested to me by my consultants and I am beginning to think I know more about it than they do :ylol2:
The main food which sets me off is wholegrain wheat - e.g. Weetabix, shredded wheat, brown bread and any bread with grains in it.
In recent years I've thought back and I'm convinced that my UC was triggered following a knee injury which kept recurring. I was prescribed Brufen (now often called ibuprofen) and I'm sure this is what triggered my attacks. Now if I take NSAIDS they invariably set me off, along with some antibiotics. I have to be really careful when prescribed anything.
What gets me down the most is the level of joint pain I suffer from. Lower back pain, ankle and knee pain mainly along with lots of joint stiffness. For someone who was very sporty once upon a time, it's been pretty miserable and now I feel like an old woman most days, when I'm only just 50. I often have to resort to using a walking stick if we go out for a day.
When I was pregnant in my mid 30s I had no joint problems whatsoever - someone bottle whatever happens in pregnancy please, because I want some more! The only other relief I get is when prescribed some steriods (usually for a chest infection, but they make my pains go away). :thumright:
It's so nice to be able to research things on the internet and share stories/experiences, compared to the dark ages of the 90's when I was first getting to grips with this disease. :ghug:
I'm going to pop off to the food thread now, as that's how i stumbled across this forum :yoshijumpjoy: