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Ulcerative colitis... potential link?

Kevster · 2013-03-03 11:56:17

Hi, I've been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (pancolitis) since 2005. Something very intersting came to my attention recently: I was reading side-effects of a laxative and noticed that one side-effect was colitis. I remember - back in 2003-2005 - how I used to overdose on [literally] packets of Senokot when I was also…

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03-03-2013 12:56pm

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Kevster

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Hi, I've been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (pancolitis) since 2005.

Something very intersting came to my attention recently: I was reading side-effects of a laxative and noticed that one side-effect was colitis.

I remember - back in 2003-2005 - how I used to overdose on [literally] packets of Senokot when I was also battling with bulimia. This was also aroundthe time when I really began to notice the issues with my gastrointestinal tract.

Does this ring bells with anyone else here?

Thanks for reading
Kevin

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