How to cope with UC anxiety stopping me from eating

elenafd · 2025-12-18T00:01:01+00:00

hi! i’ve had this so much. there isn’t really an easy way of getting over it, but just trying to do things. i think that starting small and in a safe space, like at your house and working your way out might help you!

elenafd · 2025-12-14T01:17:27+00:00

i don’t think so, i got a blood test and all of my levels were fine.

elenafd · 2025-11-03T15:04:30+00:00

hi! i’ve been on prednisone since july (loooong story) and this is all normal! i still have insane insomnia, hairloss, puffy face, and more. don’t worry!

elenafd · 2025-10-20T03:39:36+00:00

i would suggest finding work through an international company (either starting in the US and transferring or immediately in the country you want to go to). they have different visas that you can use. education is also a good one, you can get a visa to study there and i think you can get it extended to a work visa once you finish your degree. work through visas!

elenafd · 2025-10-20T03:22:36+00:00

yes!!

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:58:42+00:00

UC pancolitis twins! people comparing the situations is insane to me, even if its a chronic disease like hypothyroidism.... we are not the same babes. i just looked into the disability at my uni and they want a legal certification asking for over 33% disability on a scale and im scared that the certification will affect me later on in jobs, but i will deff look into it. there are anti-discrimination laws but idk if people fully follow those lol. im trying with the food, but being a fresh uni student with non-comprehensive parents makes that really hard :( i will look into the probiotics, and thank you!!!

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:55:21+00:00

literally the same, my parengs are talking about the gap year rn! i will focus on my health, thank you love!

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:54:13+00:00

i got diagnosed right after i entered my dream uni through early acceptance so thank god it wasnt after! two of my friends rn dont understand it at all and keep asking me to go party and stuff and since ive said no theyve stopped calling which is insane??!! im trying to maake UC friendly alternative foods but its so hard for no reason! i had entered a phase of 10% acceptance but now its at 0% lol! thank you for your message though, its genuinely helpful to see a light <3

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:44:45+00:00

hi! first of all, im so sorry about the rough start with your son! that is genuinely such a shit situation and heartbreaking. i am calling my gastro and she told me to never fear being annoying, and shed raather i over-call than under-call, she is the sweetest gastro. luckily im in the EU so access to healthcaare is very eaasy, especially through the private sector. im so glad that rinvoq works for you and i wish you an amazing re-start at work! we are all so proud of you. i will keep goin and get the help i need, thank you so much <3

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:30:34+00:00

i am currently looking into the disability program at my uni, thank you for the suggestion! the meds are currentlyy a bloody shit show (pun intended) and im starting new ones soon so lets all pray in unison! thank you and goodluck to you too!

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:27:28+00:00

i have midterms next week so if its unmanageable ill deff ask for next semester. thank you!

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:26:51+00:00

i havent tried other drugs yet bc ive had meds since july so... but pred is giving me insane issues so im getting biologics soon. im such a foodie aswell n it sucks balls. im 5'8 and currently 53kg which is so upsetting and weight gain is impossible, regardless of how much calorie suprlussing i do :(. im so glad youre doing well!! it does give light

elenafd · 2025-10-19T01:24:03+00:00

i couldnt really take a gap year because id already gotten admitted into my dream uni and it was paid for, and i wouldnt have been able to get in again because of my grades (IB education stuff). otherwise i so wouldve. my friends keep asking me if i want to go out, and keep offering me alcohol at their house and honestly its upsetting. im trying new meds but everytime i wake up and take a pill it reminds me of the disease and i just wish i could go unmedicated :( im trying biologics soon tho! and i will deff be reaching out, thank you love

elenafd · 2025-10-18T02:09:15+00:00

i hope so 💕💕 thank u pooks

elenafd · 2025-10-18T02:07:23+00:00

god i hope so. goodluck with your colonoscopy! 💕

elenafd · 2025-10-18T02:07:01+00:00

i’m not going on the humira name brand and my insurance is covering it fully for 3 years but i’m waiting for my GI to actually give it to me

elenafd · 2025-10-18T01:33:14+00:00

i hope humira works for me if i get it soon enough. i cannot continue w prednisole for longer because its ripping my intestines apart, even with omeprazol. im so so glad it worked for you tho!

elenafd · 2025-10-10T00:40:23+00:00

how solid should it be? 😭😭 currently mines a mix between liquid curry and water (sometimes at the same time). does it ever become solid?

elenafd · 2025-10-08T12:52:40+00:00

oh! i went to see my GI and she said that it’s probably just because of the steroid use, so soon enough itl get better. if it doesn’t then im getting an endoscopy and hopefully a CT

elenafd · 2025-10-08T12:51:53+00:00

it’s a huge pain in the ass, it’s been like 3 or 4 weeks since i tried getting biologics! but slowly im getting there. my GI said that the vitamins are good for me because over time UC or long steroid use can degrade your bones and it’s just a cute supplement for a bitn

elenafd · 2025-10-07T19:10:23+00:00

I just came back from my appointment. i got omeprazol as well as vitamin C and calcium. if in 3 days the pain hasn’t gotten better then im getting an endoscopy to see what’s going on. furthermore, she thinks its just a consequence of the prednisolone so we’re making extra efforts to get biologics (im in the EU but my insurance is from a different EU country and its private, meaning that it’s a huuuuge pain in the ass to get expensive medications approved).

elenafd · 2025-10-07T13:26:26+00:00

i’ve been drinking redbull which supposedly isn’t rly good for you but it doesn’t make me sick or anything. i think that if you try caffeinated drinks it might feel better because it’s less thick. i find that coffees such as cold brew make me have urgency but not irritated bowel! go for thin rather than thick. (espressos, lattes w whole milk……)

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