Information and opinions on health from swimgirl45 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/748869/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/748869/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/748869/index http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/748869/50843/things Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:10:36 -0500 swimgirl45 This past week, my UC took a turn for the worse. I was admitted to the hospital on Friday morning, after losing 6 pounds in four days, having bloody diarrhea for over a week (sometimes as frequent as 30 times a day) and getting very little sleep. I literally had to be carried down my stairs by my older brother... It was bad. At the hospital, I was pumped with two bags of IV fluids pretty quickly and started steroid medication through IV as... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/748869/50843/things http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/748869/49319/post Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:17:06 -0500 swimgirl45 I have been doing research for a few weeks now on UC. Today I came across this website. I hope to become involved in the community and utilize the resources.I am still looking through the site and when I become acquainted I will write something a little more inspiring.Best to all. http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/748869/49319/post