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AKbluedragonfly
AKbluedragonfly Posts: 79 Member
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Occasionally when my UC is unhappy, I get really bloated in the abdomen. Like, I seriously look 4 or 5 months pregnant bloated. I've always assumed it was from inflammation. It goes away after a few hours or in a few days.

Does this happen to anyone else?

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  • applebobbrush
    applebobbrush Posts: 235 Member
    Yes! I am having that right now, I even feel uncomfortable like I was at the end of my pregnancy. Bloating along with crampy feeling too. My GI just prescribed some Bentyl (dicyclomine) for me. I am supposed to take it twice a day one in the morning and one at night. It made me so loopy last night, there is no way I can take it while I am working.
  • wolfehound22
    wolfehound22 Posts: 859 Member
    Ya I do feel that way as well. I am also taking bentyl, and had to have it raised to 3x a day, as I was still having issues. So far so good now.
  • applebobbrush
    applebobbrush Posts: 235 Member
    Ya I do feel that way as well. I am also taking bentyl, and had to have it raised to 3x a day, as I was still having issues. So far so good now.

    I just started Bentyl, doesn't it make you tired? I am supposed to take it twice a day and boy the night dose is a comedy hour in my house. I kept asking my daughter if she saw the box I wanted her to hand to me, but just kept saying don't you see the box?
  • wolfehound22
    wolfehound22 Posts: 859 Member
    Ya I do feel that way as well. I am also taking bentyl, and had to have it raised to 3x a day, as I was still having issues. So far so good now.

    I just started Bentyl, doesn't it make you tired? I am supposed to take it twice a day and boy the night dose is a comedy hour in my house. I kept asking my daughter if she saw the box I wanted her to hand to me, but just kept saying don't you see the box?
    The only side effects I've had with it is the occasional dizzy spell, but actually now that you mention it, I have noticed I've been more sleepy, especially a few weeks back. This may explain why I was feeling this way. I just wrote it off as my body being worn out from being in a flare, but the Bentyl could of also caused it.
  • carsmakemebeep
    carsmakemebeep Posts: 87 Member
    Yes I do sometimes, not 4 or 5 lbs but maybe 2-3. sweatpants that i KNOW dont dig into my sides will dig in for a day or two, then all of the sudden one day ill just wake up and its back to normal. i drink the same exact amount of water everyday so i know its not that. i have a "J-Pouch" and have had it for 11 years, no flare ups. a little blood and this has been happening lately though. ive been looking into finding a G.I. doctor but anything I can do on my own to be alright?
  • deebelky
    deebelky Posts: 32 Member
    i just thought i'd put this out there for you guys. (UC dx'd in 1996.) I have dealt with this issue forever it seems. After doing some updated reading on the disease, I started using enzymes several times a day. I have used beano in the past, but I have a new favorite called Omega Zyme Ultra. The Omega is actually spelled with the greek symbol. I take it before I eat what I know will be a challenging meal for my body as well as at bed time. if i eat very small meals several times a day and take the enzymes, i do ALOT better with this.

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