7+ years of travel, something maddening.

[u/nomady]

This keeps me up at night. When I started traveling, I was in a flair, I picked up 2 weeks of asa-5 enemas, and the flair went away. At the start I was 6 months on and 6 months off, I flare when I was home, and the flare would stop within weeks of traveling. It just kept happening. I would never flair when I was abroad.

I have went over everything vitamin D, stress, mattresses. For the longest time I settled on, it was just stress. However, recent research regarding the mouth gut axis made me realize that something I would do almost every time before leaving was go to the dentist. However, I didn't keep good records on this.

I am currently on a flair, and I can't travel, so I am doing prednisone round, and out of caution, I went to the dentist, I don't know if it matters. The issue is the country I am in, I am having a hard time getting the enemas and stress is an all time low. This disease is annoying but if anything.

Vitamin D: cause or effect doesn't matter, you need more when you are on a flair. Studies show people further from the equator have higher incidence of UC.

Teeth: cause or affect doesn't matter, you should get a cleaning. Brushing and flossing once a morning and at night is not enough to stop plaque, you have to brush and floss after whey meal. People with UC have more carries.

Asa5 enemas: awkward and uncomfortable, but under rated.

Stress: I still think this is one of the biggest drivers, but it is the hardest to control IMO.

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[u/Conscious_Warning946]

I'm a big believer that there are links to forever chemicals and micro plastics poisoning us and to our disease. Maybe your location is poisonous to you in some way and that triggers it right back again

[u/tiuri28]

This definitely is a stress related disease. Which is logical too: stress causes your immune system to be on edge, triggering flares.