Flares

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:09 am

Hello everyone!

What have your experiences been with flares after your initial healing years with colitis?

I'm coming on my 5th year in the fall, and I'm meticulous about my diet, but we all know that we can't control stressors and other factors in our lives.

How often have you had flares, what has contributed to them, & what's the length of healing time involved when they do occur?

Just wondering if there's a pattern that occurs, or is there no rhyme or reason sometimes, in your experiences.

Thanks,
Linda

Post by **tex** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:21 am

Hi Linda,

I'm in my 14th year of remission, and the only times I've had any flares was when my diet was compromised and when I had a second kidney stone three weeks after the first, but the kidney stones were probably due to a chronic magnesium deficiency. The flares only lasted a few days after the problems were corrected.

Tex

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:03 am

Hi Linda,

If you look at my sign in date I would say I had about 2 or 3 1-2 day flares caused by gluten contamination in restaurant setting or at Mom's house. I was always able to kick out of those flares using broth and/or antihistamines.

I had one major flare (other thread) which was caused by a stressful event (major cause) I think made worse by eating junkie--too many lays natural chips, too many GF crackers etc.

I've since switched to the chips made from coconut oil.

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:11 pm

Hey Linda,
Mine seem to occur with season changes specifically Fall and Spring. Or after vacations, typically while driving back home and the stress related...

ldubois7 · Post by **ldubois7** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:52 pm

Thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

I'd love to hear more if anyone else wants to chime in!

Thanks!

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:26 pm

mine have changed a bit over time.
I don't have 'flares' per say.

at the moment the main things to cause impact to my poop for a couple of days is hormones and/or stress. increasing magnesium and B6, and resting resolves the issue.

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:45 am

I've been dealing with this for nearly seven years. I was able to find mostly remission pretty quickly by eliminating gluten. I did have one significant flare a year or so ago that lasted for a couple of months. I'm not sure what triggered it. Mostly, the only real issues I have these days is when I eat out. Fairly regularly I have to make a dash for the bathroom when I get home. I think it is a histamine issue. At this point, I can live with it. Deb

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:40 am

I am finding a Flare for me is when I let my body get uptight or a bit more stressed than it cares to be. This can be from almost anything and it doesn't even have to be a bad stress....it can be from just trying to clean house 'really well' or play with the grand-boys who are 4 yrs old (and I'm not!). The Flare doesn't hit right away, but if for some reason my body has felt it is an issue it can take a few hours or a day later and I can have a few bathroom trips and sometimes they hit me in the middle of the night when I'm supposedly my most relaxed state. The BM flare can range from the dreaded WD to deer pellets! Go figure....

Nothing about what I do anymore surprises me if it is a flare inducer or not. I keep telling myself it is about progress not perfection...and just live with the new normal because life is much better than it was 2 years ago!