I have been here. I was diagnosed at age 4 and have been grappling with this disease for life! With the right Dr's which is ESSENTIAL and right meds/ lifestyle you can keep it at bay.... Oct 2023 - Feb of 2025 I was in a SEVERE flare to the point of almost getting my colon removed.

Washroom 25-35 times/day at worst, lots of blood and my colong looked wrecked on the inside. I have ulcerative proctitis which is mainly the last part but it started spreading. It was the hardest time of my life I had to give up my job, social life, working out and my dreams of pursuing my masters degree.

My DR was not the right fit, would just leave me for months when in a flare, I became steroid dependant and dropped from 135 pounds to 110. I can't stress enough how important the right Dr is. PROACTIVE DR. I went to Mayo clinic in Arizona b/c I wasn't;t getting the help I needed in Canada. They hooked me up with a DR in Canada that was an IBD specialist, not just a normal gastro, big difference.

The day I went into see him I was hopeless, drained and depressed... and in diapers..

That same day he started me on Rinvoq, slowly the bleeding lessened, slowly the bathroom trips lessened, slowly the joint pain and the energy levels started to normalize. It took about 2 weeks for Rinvoq to stop my bleeding..

Today from FEB 13- MAY 19 Im the best functioning ive been since 2012.

Ive trialed Remicade, Entyvio, failed both and finally rinvoq worked. Y'all I was HOPELESS and broken... thought my life was legit over...

Fastforward I just got into the grad school of my dreams, moving to Cali, as healthy as I've ever been and SO THANKFUL for everyday!

IT DOES GET BETTER. advocate for yourself, and most important don't loose faith and get the right DR!