I have UC with constipation and Proctitis. I use Roawsa enemas when I am in a Proctitis bleeding flare with fair to good results.
Over the years, I found out that any anti-inflammatory meds like aspirin, Advil, ibuprofen ect.can put me right back into a flare up of the proctitis symptoms such as swelling in the anal area and rectum, and passing of blood and mucus, feeling like I have to have a BM all the time because of the pressure inside the rectum and so forth. So.. I no longer take anything but Tylenol and Tramadol for my chronic back and neck pain management.
I am currently tapering off of Tramadol slowly and started using amino's and supplements to cope with the taper withdrawal effects. I've gone from 200 mgs a day for over 10 years down to about 60 mgs currently since September.
My question is:
Would taking natural supplements that also help with inflammation cause a flare up of proctitis with blood and mucus?
I ahve most recently ( and the two I am questioning) started taking N-A-C Sustain ( N-Acetyl L-Cysteine ), I take two 600 mg pills each morning on an empty stomach along with DLPA ( DL-Phenylalanine) one 60 Mg pill.
On the 4th day after I startedthem I had a flare up of all the proctitis symptoms. I had added them to a regimen of B-100, sub lingual B-12, Vit C, cod liver oil and a Multi Vitamin , I get magnesium from taking 1 Teaspoon of Milk of Magnesia with a potassium pill every night at bedtime..
I also take Flax oil and fish oil capsules for periods of time and have wondered if the anti-inflammatory properties they have could have caused some flares in the past but I think that was just co-incidence maybe.
Any thoughts on these natural anti-inflammatory vs ibuprofen and such causing same problems would be very much appreciated! I don't want to do damage.
Thanks!
Simonsue