Information and opinions on Inflammatory Bowel Disease from Ali at MyIBDCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/38241 http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/38241/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/38241 http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/38241/47497/stress-ibd Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:06:15 -0500 Ali My doctor (and many others) have told me multiple times that stress will make my UC symptoms worse... I wouldn't say I didn't believe them before, but I never really could tell first-hand.  For the past year and a half, I have been battling a flare that really seemed to come out of the blue; I responded very well to Prednisone, but after leaving me on it for what she said was too long, my doctor finally weened me off this summer.  I... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/38241/47497/stress-ibd