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The long-delayed conclusion to this saga: Antibiotics and steroids were minimally helpful in resolving the pouchitis, so now I'm on Humira. My doctor was very thorough, ran a ton of tests, and none of them told us anything we didn't already know (that I'm inflamed, going to the bathroom way too much, and was chronically dehydrated).

He brought a nephrologist on board to get my hypokalemia under control and I'm expected to remain on high doses of potassium indefinitely. The UC diagnosis remains unchanged for now. Hopefully the Humira will help!

Edited on 11/13 to update: The Humira has been helpful so far. The GI now believes that I have possibly have Crohn's. We'll discuss it more in early 2018.

10/13/1712:09 PM

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