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Things can Change so Quickly

In the simplest term I can put it; I’m scared.

Since Wednesday (5 days now) I feel like I've had the worst experiences known to me in Crohn’s kind (personally).

**TMI SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT** do not read ahead if squirmish
On Tuesday night I had the worst stomach ache. Then Wednesday morning, I woke to the sudden need to go to the bathroom. I had some of the worst diarrhoea I have ever experienced. It was endoscopy prep medication bad.
That day I ate very little and wasn’t hungry. Diarrhoea stopped around lunch time. Then around dinner time, my stomach began to hurt again and continued till I fell asleep. In the morning I woke with the sudden bathroom realisation again, and the cycle continued.

It’s been that way ever since.

Unfortunately, I thought it was just a stomach bug and didn’t ring my GI sooner. Then it was the weekend, so I can’t ring them till tomorrow.

In five days my weight has gone from 45.5 kilos, to 41.3. HELP!

I just have to sit tight till I can ring someone soon.
I’m scared, exhausted – like, even writing this is tiring me out – I’ve been moody and anti-social.

In this case, things turned on a dime. I was going really well, no problems, then in days my health just deteriorated. I don’t know the cause. The only different thing I have done lately is add 25mg to one of my tablets (on drs orders, of course) but I feel like something so small couldn’t cause this huge change. Besides, the tablets are supposed to make me better, not worse. Adding should improve my situation.

It’s not yet been a week, but I feel like this change has already affected my life greatly. I have been missing out on work – it’s already been 4 shifts I’ve had to call in sick. I’ve stopped talking to friends and replying to things about going out – I don’t want to burden them with what’s been happening and bring them down. And I’ve been lying to my family about how much I weigh. They were upset when they thought I weighed 43 kilos – I can’t tell them it’s actually 41 now.

My worst case scenario is someone is going to tell me to go to hospital; I see that happening tomorrow when I ring the GI. But I don’t want to think about that, and hope they can offer me something (advice, help) that will hopefully get me back on track as quickly as this all started.

Things have just changed so quickly. It reminds me of my first major flare-up. And I don’t want to go down that path of being sick for months, ever again.

I know there's no question, or really any positivity (so sorry about that), but it feels good just to write it down for a second. Helps put everything out there in perspective.
 
Are you keeping fluids down? If no you need to go to emergency. If yes still care your doc ASAP. The hospital sucks but losing almost 1kg a day means you are not getting enough calories. Drink as much water as you can, all the diarrhea will make you dehydrated. Sending good thoughts
 
Hi FrozenGirl,

I have been keeping fluids down. Once the spell ends in the afternoon, I can drink and eat. Though I don't feel like eating so I only eat a little.
I think as I can keep fluids down, that's the main thing.
 
So I called the GI, the nurse listened for five seconds, said the specialist wouldn't be in till tomorrow and she'd talk with them then, and in the meantime get the bloodtest I'm supposed to somehow leave the house for tomorrow.

I'm just like in shock, and scared and now I'm crying cause I have no idea what's going on, and I can't function like a human being, and I felt like the call was rushed, and no big deal. I know something's wrong with my body right now, this is not usual.

I feel dismissed - like I called over something minute, but it's not. Or is it? i don't know. I wouldn't call unless I was sure something was wrong.

I didn't have the chance to say other symptoms, like not feeling hungry at all and whatever and I feel like I'm making shit up and making a big deal out of things. :(
 
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