Do you experience gut issues with your AS or AxSpa?
People with axSpA are more likely to get inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than those without it. IBD includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. These conditions can cause digestive tract damage, which could require surgery.
Symptoms of IBD include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea or constipation, blood in the stool, unexpected weight loss, reduced appetite, and fatigue.
Thankfully, I don't have IBD, but I've has IBS my whole life. I never really connected it in the beginning. It was just a "nervous stomach "
it was awful during college. I could count on spending a lot of time in the bathroom before a big exam, but in the many years since then, I've learned to manage my stress a lot better. I'll still find myself with terrible cramping occasionally, but I'm thankful not nearly what it once was Thanks for sharing your experience. Unfortunately, IBS is something many people with AS must deal with. Do you have a go-to way of coping when an AS flare and an IBS flare coincide? Warmly, Kathy (Team member)
yes 2-3days of diarrhea a week
You are not alone. One of our heath leaders had similar symptoms and wrote about them in this article. All the best, Kathy (Team member)
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Yes I get daily very loose and then some days after I have my Consentyx it'll be almost to the point of constipation constantly have stomach pain I had a colonoscopy and I just had some polyps removed but there was nothing wrong with them
It’s good that your colonoscopy didn’t show anything serious, but that constant pain must have still be exhausting to deal with. Has your doctor considered changing your dosage to avoid you going through that much pain? -Latoya (Team Member) It's not uncommon for people with AxSpA to have IBD, IBS, or other gut issues. Here's an article by one of our health leaders who tried a number of things that seemed to calm down her issues. All the best, Kathy (Team member)
