Cramping Appears To Have Resolved!

My cramping has seem to have dissipated today (Saturday). Thursday was probably the worst in terms of feeling an overall blunt cramping near my lower abdomen. Also late Thursday night I kept having to go to the bathroom around 11 P.M. and midnight. My bowel movements were normal but I could feel what I call the "alien" or massive pain/cramping until I completed my bowel movements. It was interesting because the cramping was always in the exact same area. I know sometimes the cramping or pain can move around but this 

In terms of what I have been doing to help out the pain, I have been making sure I get ample sleep. So last night my Oura ring tracked 8 hours of sleep. You have to remember it does take me a little while to get to sleep so when I get 8 hours I feel pretty good. The previous night before that I only got 7 hours of sleep which made me feel sluggish and tired and also seems to have an impact on my gut health. The other change I have made is I have been trying to eat light (nothing greasy or too heavy). Lastly, I have been making sure I have been taking hot baths to help relieve the pain. 

I feel great compared to where I was a couple of weeks ago when I both have constipation and cramping and the constipation seems to have gone away and the cramping has been greatly minimized. Even though things are going well I will try to keep at it with ample sleep, eating light, taking hot baths, and increasing my fiber a little bit. 

Cramping Past Few Weeks Part II

 

As a follow up from my last post I still have had cramping for the past week or so. Compared to my post though I am sleeping pretty regularly (roughly 8 hours of sleep per night) and the cramping has gradually appeared to have gotten better. 

I asked my GI given the constipation if I should do anything different. He told me to keep taking hot baths and make sure I eat fruits and vegetables. In addition to my GI I also work with a nutritionist who had told me to add more fiber to help the constipation. In addition to this drinking more water as well would help. 

The other thing I changed as well was I took my Humira (4 days before I was suppose to). The other thing I did as well was normally I just inject my right thigh but this time I directly injected Humira into the fat of my stomach to maybe get it closer to the source. 

My weight has also shot up as well. Currently I weigh around 170 lbs. and I normally weigh 165-168 lbs. It is an odd experience since I haven't known I was hungry due to the cramping in my stomach. The odd thing as well is usually when you have cramping with Crohn's you are losing weight. For instance around lunch time I am usually starving and earlier in the week I didn't feel an empty sensation which seems to trick my brain and causes me to eat more than I should. The past few days things have seemed to fall back in line and I fell almost back to normal. 

My game plan the next few days to take some vacation to rest and relax. I think this would a good test to see how I feel (without any stress) and also to examine my sleep as well. Also I plan to stick to eating apples, drinking plenty of water, and also trying more of a high fiber cereal.