I've had that when I've traveled before too. I hope it clears up!

Thanks for your reply, did it go on it's own accord ? 

Did it last very long ? 

Hello, Amanda. What did you have to eat and drink before you got on the flight, and during the long flight? Has the symptom resolved itself?  

Could be the beginnings of cuffitis or pouchitis, or just trauma/stress induced. If it resoves on its own, it's the latter. If it persists it is the former. I hope you brought antibiotics with you to treat pouchitis. I always do, particularly when visitin foreign countries.

Jan

Hi Winterbury, 

I had a coffee & croissant before traveling and a roll with butter with chocolate pudding so nothing to much or red. 

Hi, Amanda. Are you still having the problem? Could it be, as Jan suggests, the start of pouchitis? Frequency or urgency? 

Hi Jan, 

Unfortunately the bleeding is still continuing with every BM and starting to get lower abdo pain as well.  I've never had cuffitis or pouchitis however I did travel 3 weeks ago again another long 11hr flight landed and was standing in line at immigration and I fainted and for about 48hrs later felt rubbish however I was absolutely fine on the return journey so put the fainting down to a long day and dehydration/stress .. not sure it this is anything to do with it all ?

As I've never had cuffitis I've not got any antibiotics and my doctors in the UK so really not sure what to do ? 

Have a 4 day training course to attend here in the US and will fly home late Thursday evening, arrive Friday lunch time will this wait until i'm back in the uk?

Any advice ??? 

Amanda

My frequency is 10-12 per day which is quite normal to  for. Urgency is ok at the minute but over the last few days evan prior to flying it was quite bad with wind more so than anything but can never be quite sure so as we all know better to go to the loo.

SInce the fainting episode happened 2 weeks before *any* signs of bleeding they may well be unrelated. Fainting is a pretty big deal, particularly because of the body parts that sometimes get broken on impact. Bleeding itself is mostly just a nuisance unless the volume or persistence causes anemia - have you been anemic in the past? Had a reasonably recent blood count? 

The underlying cause of the bleeding matters, of course, but it probably doesn't matter enough to try to figure it out during a 4 day international trip. The most common exception (requiring more immediate attention) for J-pouchers would be if an internal ulcer has broken open a small artery and you're losing a dangerous amount of blood. It would be prudent to schedule your UK medical attention while in the US for as soon as possible after you get back home. In the meantime staying hydrated really isn't optional.

If things start to deteriorate, then all bets are off. Sometimes you just need medical attention at an inconvenient time in an inconvenient place. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice Scott, I've reached out to the UK for their advice and recommendations and an appointment hopefully for when I get back to the UK. I do have low blood pressure  and have been anemic a few times over the duration of having colitis and don't really  fare very well with iron infusions so they tend to stay clear of them.