Well, it's been four weeks of being back on four mesalamine pills a day, in addition to the Rinvoq. The pain is gone, thank goodness. I haven't seen blood in awhile. My appetite has returned. (I did lose a few pounds.) I'm back to only one bowel movement a day, occasionally two.
However, my stool is still mostly mush and I still have urgency issues.
So . . . what's my next move? THAT is a good question.
I think I'll take some anti-diarrhea pills next week. (I've got a few things going on this week.) Sometimes when I take an anti-diarrhea, I think it reminds my colon how it's supposed to work and my bowel movements get better. But then, sometimes it doesn't work at all.
The week after that, I may drop down to three mesalamine pills. Last time when I did that, my stool actually improved. So maybe, that is what my body needs again.
There is SO much trial and error involved. And it all takes SO much time!
Yet, I am SO grateful for the options that are out there. For patient family members. For the amount of recovery I do get (like no pain and no blood), even if I still have other symptoms that I have to work around.
Here we go. Another month. Hopefully moving forward.
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