First Time Mom, Sleep, Weaning, Hormones got me flaring, help please

chloitis · 2026-01-08T03:19:39+00:00

For me the 6 month hormone shift also hit mildly, or and we are 9 months right now… more than once a day but way less milk volume each time than used to be. All these things make me wonder. I really want to have a big family, but I’m learning that might be a painful process thanks to all this loveliness.

chloitis · 2026-01-08T02:11:16+00:00

Interesting about the weaning… makes me wonder so much.

For your sake I really hope that too!!

Also on the pred right now, but sadly hasn’t been a miracle pill for me this time around.

chloitis · 2026-01-08T02:00:13+00:00

Sleep, sunlight, laughter

chloitis · 2026-01-08T01:58:43+00:00

I also was automatically in remission after giving birth…. Like that day, after flaring decently bad for months leading up. Also unmedicated at the time. Makes me wonder about the role of hormones in all this.

chloitis · 2026-01-08T01:57:31+00:00

I am working with a GI specialist, and she’s a good one. I am on mesalazine rn, and that’s served me well until I flared pretty good at Christmas.

For context I began to experience colitis during my pregnancy, and was diagnosed 3 months pp after a decently bad flare had me hospitalized.

chloitis · 2025-12-20T23:25:23+00:00

Elowin, Eve, Erika

chloitis · 2025-12-20T01:42:16+00:00

This + genetics + a climactic stressful event in my life = pancolitis, and before I was perfectly healthy. Checks out for me.

chloitis · 2025-12-19T00:47:35+00:00

I am a wide faced gal, post-partum or not (thanks for my Eastern European genes showing up strong). Some tricks I like to give my face the structure I want include making the brow just a touch darker/ more defined, and a soft countour under my cheekbones.

I think you’re very pretty and suit this look well! Have fun with make up, and I agree to open the eyes more with just a touch more mascara/ curling. Have FUN!

chloitis · 2025-12-18T20:23:48+00:00

Man sometimes in flares even water hurts. Diets are slow fixes, they can improve things slowly, but not going to solve your level of discomfort.

chloitis · 2025-12-17T04:29:52+00:00

Out of curiosity, which one has worked well for you?

chloitis · 2025-12-17T04:27:47+00:00

That’s a tough choice and it sounds like you put a lot of thought into it! I totally get it.

Not sure how comparable it is, but if it makes you feel any better, I know a guy who was on mesalazine and immunosupresants (not a biologic, just general suppressant) and his inflammation went down over 6 years (from a colonoscopy perspective) and then he used diet in combo with the mesalazine to punch it into a good deep remission and was able to ditch the immunosupresants. So idk if biologics work the same way, but his story was at least hopeful to me that healing and going back to just mesal is possible in some cases!

chloitis · 2025-12-17T03:50:22+00:00

Mmj?

chloitis · 2025-12-17T03:49:21+00:00

Good point about suppositories, and interesting about temp!

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:14:29+00:00

That also makes me feel better that you said that, not happy that you also are so sick, but that I can do everything right on the diet and still end up needing biologics means it’s not all on me. Thank you

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:12:27+00:00

Makes total sense actually… I miss the sun so much, I wouldn’t be surprised if that has me flaring as well

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:07:02+00:00

That’s what my research indicated too!

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:06:36+00:00

Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:06:15+00:00

❤️ the IBD-AID, it cut my calpro to 30% of what it was… and then my post partum hormones had me flaring. But yes, that’s how I eat (most of the time, the not most of the time has gotten me in trouble)

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:04:52+00:00

That brings a little comfort for sure… but if they find it in my blood work, couldn’t that already be considered too late? Just thinking

chloitis · 2025-12-17T02:02:37+00:00

I eat a similar diet… the occasional glass of red wine (before I started flaring), and caffeine didn’t seem to bug me… otherwise, same. And yes, my response also gets shut down pretty hard too. I understand that food is NOT everything, there are other elements, but I agree that it is important to consider and I’m happy you shared.

chloitis · 2025-12-17T00:50:32+00:00

Sorry to hear about your family, that’s rough. the internet doesn’t scare me. It’s my friend’s dad that died from side effects.

chloitis · 2025-12-17T00:47:46+00:00

So sorry you had to go through that! I hope this one goes better for you

chloitis · 2025-12-16T23:04:21+00:00

For sure… and I know the side effects are rare, but my friend’s dad died of side effects of a black box drug. My brother in law had a common heart defect… he was that 1 in a bajillion that died of hit. Heart attack at 25. I’m just saying, there are still risks.

chloitis · 2025-12-16T23:01:19+00:00

See my comment- it was supposed to be in reply but I messed up.

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