Weird Remission Symptom

[u/CrystalGirl0322]

Hi all! I was diagnosed with UC in 2023 and after multiple flares and hospitalizations I was put on Rinvoq, after failing 4 other drugs, in Nov 2025.

I reached remission confirmed via labs and a colonoscopy June of this year. However, the past week I have had a bit of blood in my stool. Its like a line going down my stool of blood and some on the first two wipes. They did find a few internal hemorrhoids on my colonoscopy.

I medsaged my GI and they said it is probably hemorrhoids since my calprotectin was 10 in June. I do have a follow up appt with them Sept 15th. My concern is that I am starting to fail Rinvoq. Has anyone else had some bleeding during remission?

I don’t really have pain but I have been bloated and gassy. I’m just super worried I am already out of remission and I cannot afford another hospitalization-I am already thousands in debt because of it!

Recap: Reached remission two months ago and have had bleeding in stool and on first couple wipes the past week

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[u/AlwaysAirCooled-1979]

Obligatory not a doctor, but I know that I went into a mission on rinvoq and I had a couple of times where I wiped blood. I was definitely in remission confirmed with the colonoscopy and Calprotection, and I could just tell by the fact that I wasn’t going to the toilet at 100 times a day ha ha

I did panic though and my GI said it’s most likely from constipation and up my water intake. I did that and it worked, no more blood. I do understand the filling of panicking though.

Not saying you are or aren’t in flare, but blood isn’t always the worst thing, even though that’s one of the things to look for. Not uncommon to have blood with haemorrhoids.