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[quote=Anonymous]My best advice to you, OP is this: 
1. Try to deal with your stress the best way you can. Stress doesn't "cause" UC, BUT can certainly exacerbate flare ups. 
2. Take the meds, and take them as soon and early as you can to deal with any flare ups. Some periods, you may need maintenance, but you may find long periods that you don't need any meds at all. 
3. try to reframe your rectum and associated treatments as just another body part. You probably don't panic over eye drops. This is just inserting medication into the place that needs them. No more, no less. No one ENJOYS giving themselves an enema, but it's a means to health. 
4. Consider getting in touch with resources like the Crohns and Colitis Foundation.

You have a manageable disease, nothing more and nothing less. It will be an effort, but you don't have to be limited by it. Your body hasn't failed you, and you haven't failed your family.

It takes time, OP, but getting through the first flare up is the hardest. Just be kind to yourself and do what your doctors advise. The earlier and milder a flare up is when you can treat it, the less impact this will have on your life.

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