Information and opinions on health from Ali at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/38241/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/38241/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/38241/index 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