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Hello All,

Fortunately it has been a bit since I have had any pouch woes, unfortunately I am experiencing some troubling symptoms. I am simply looking for advice on what you all think I should do. My symptoms are as follows:

* mild left-sided pain (feels like in my hip area) - this pain comes and goes in intensity but is pretty much always there in the "background" but not too bad

* some bright red blood in the bowl, not just on the tissue

* urgency - this is intermittent

* some lower abdominal discomfort, straight across the lower ab area, sometimes painful to the touch

* achiness (attributed to my arthritis)

* feeling a bit rundown and kinda like I have the flu, no fever

It doesn't feel like the other times I have had pouchitis so I am not really sure what it is OR if I should even read into it. Any thoughts? I don't want to go into the doctors and pay my co-pay just to be told there is nothing to be done and I certainly don't feel the need to go to the ER. Thanks in advance all. I appreciate it.

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Most likely cuffitis and maybe pouchitis too. The bleeding points more to cuffitis, and you can have all the same symptoms as pouchitis. I get them both at the same time. Either one can cause an arthritis flare, if your arthritis is the inflammatory type. My doc will usually prescribe via email communication, and I make an appointment if treatment does not work.

But, yeah, you are not wasting your time following up on this. It will likely just get worse if you ignore it.

Jan

6/23/1511:39 AM

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