doctors/pregnancy, saved by breastfeeding...till it ended
As a baby i was weaned at 2 months onto food and forcebly potty trained at 6 months, throughout my life fed mainly on junk food and ready meals. I've had problems with my stomach and bowells al my life but it was always said to be IBS, no medication, no cure! I battled through with really bad episodes throughout my teens, still nothing from doctors. At 21 I had my first child, no problems during pregnancy, breastfed for 2 years. When I stopped B/F it felt like my stomach had shut down. i couldn't eat as I always felt full and was sick whenever i ate anything. I ended up in hospital, was given enemas after a week sent home no further investigation although I did pester! Age 28 pregnant again fine till last trimester, strated with extreme pain, D, and a lot of blood loss, I went to doctor who told me it was pregnancy problems, 5 visits later still same, ended up rushed to A&E where I needed 5 pints of blood! was in hospital most of last trimestyer and on concoction of drugs and steroids. Threatened C-section so they could perform colonoscopy but I begged not to. Diagnosis was put down as ulcerative colitis, I'd never herad of that or crohns so I went with it. after daughter born and started feeding I went into remission and needed no medication at all. 2 years later and to present day, stopped feeding, again repeat of symptoms, pain, D, Blood, feeling sick, wind, bloating... put on pentasa, salofak and steroids, steroids slowly dropped ,almost back to normal but still stuck on meds and keep having flare-ups, if I eat certain foods, in particular ready meals, jars of sauces and anything with lots of e numbers, also stress. at this moment having bad flare-up. Am wondering whether i have crohns instead of UC due to the other sypmtoms? I don't think the meds I'm on are working.
As a baby i was weaned at 2 months onto food and forcebly potty trained at 6 months, throughout my life fed mainly on junk food and ready meals. I've had problems with my stomach and bowells al my life but it was always said to be IBS, no medication, no cure! I battled through with really bad episodes throughout my teens, still nothing from doctors. At 21 I had my first child, no problems during pregnancy, breastfed for 2 years. When I stopped B/F it felt like my stomach had shut down. i couldn't eat as I always felt full and was sick whenever i ate anything. I ended up in hospital, was given enemas after a week sent home no further investigation although I did pester! Age 28 pregnant again fine till last trimester, strated with extreme pain, D, and a lot of blood loss, I went to doctor who told me it was pregnancy problems, 5 visits later still same, ended up rushed to A&E where I needed 5 pints of blood! was in hospital most of last trimestyer and on concoction of drugs and steroids. Threatened C-section so they could perform colonoscopy but I begged not to. Diagnosis was put down as ulcerative colitis, I'd never herad of that or crohns so I went with it. after daughter born and started feeding I went into remission and needed no medication at all. 2 years later and to present day, stopped feeding, again repeat of symptoms, pain, D, Blood, feeling sick, wind, bloating... put on pentasa, salofak and steroids, steroids slowly dropped ,almost back to normal but still stuck on meds and keep having flare-ups, if I eat certain foods, in particular ready meals, jars of sauces and anything with lots of e numbers, also stress. at this moment having bad flare-up. Am wondering whether i have crohns instead of UC due to the other sypmtoms? I don't think the meds I'm on are working.
