Hi Dave,

Sorry to hear your not feeling as well as you think you should.  This is totally normal.  Ive had crohn's for a lot of years and I find it harder and harder to fully recover after a flare.  We just returned from holidays about 2 weeks ago, and for the first week we were home I did pretty much nothing but sleep.  I'm just now starting to feel a little more energenic.  The only suggestions I can give to help with this is take a multi vitamine everyday, and try to eat as healthy as you can.  Sleep when your tired( if you can) and don't push yourself to do as much as you used to.  Your body uses up alot of energy trying to keep the disease under control, so you wont have as much as you did.

    I go through periods where I have more energy than I can handle, thats when I take full advantage and do what ever I've neglected to do when I feel cruddy.

Though I have crohn's, uc & cd are similar in nature and effect all of us in sort of the same ways.

    I hope your feeling better soon.  Take care

Terry

----- Original Message -----

From: bigguy1313uk

To: crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:42 AM

Subject: [crohns_n_colitis] generally unwell

Hi, i was dignosed with UC last year. I suppose mine is resonably
mild compared to other people i've read about and know. But for a
long time ive come to notice that i become generally unwell quite
easily. i mean i'm always tired,i have aches and pains,and i seem to
catch every cold going. A few years ago i was checked out by my
GP,full bloods and everything...nothing. he just suggested i try and
eat better and excercise.Some one i know has got crohns and says she
always feels unwell but can't put her finger on it exactly......just
crap,or unwell.i was wondering if anyone else had the same problem.

Thanks to everyone on here who helped me through my first
colonoscopy earlier this year,i was very worried.I think i thanked
everyone at the time but your support was a great help.Ta

Dave.
Hull.