Build Your Doctor Discussion Guide
Since ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms can vary from person to person, it's important for you to ask questions that are of specific concern to you.
Use this interactive guide to prepare a written list of questions to bring to your next appointment. It's quick and easy, and can help you leave your doctor's office with the answers you need.
How to build your custom guide
- 1) To add a question to your custom guide, click the "+" icon next
to it. The question will appear in the preview pane on the right of the page. To
delete the question in the preview pane, click the "x" icon next to it.
- 2) Print your personalized discussion guide using the button below
the preview pane. Use this guide at your next doctor’s visit.
Select those you want to be sure to ask your doctor during your next visit.
- How often should I see you?
- Will I need to see any other doctors or specialists?
- Can stress cause a flare?
- Should I eat or avoid certain foods when I’m going through a flare?
- Are there activities or exercises that can relieve or reduce my symptoms?
- Should I be concerned about taking too much medicine or taking medicine too long?
- Why do you order these specific tests? How often will I need to repeat them?
- What are my treatment options for ulcerative colitis?
- Why did you choose this specific treatment?
- How should I expect my life to change when I start treatment?
- What should be the goals of my treatment?
- What are the consequences of not treating my ulcerative colitis symptoms?
- Are there any new developments in treating ulcerative colitis?
- Can you recommend any educational resources about ulcerative colitis?
Select those you want to make sure you are prepared to discuss with your doctor.
- What symptoms are you experiencing?
- How many times have you flared in the last 6 months?
- How often do you have flares?
- When was your most recent flare?
- How long did your most recent flare last?
- During a flare, how many bowel movements do you have per day?
- Do you have bleeding with bowel movements?
- Do you often have abdominal pain or cramping?
- How do you feel between flares?
- Are you experiencing symptoms between flares?
- How do your ulcerative colitis symptoms affect you and your life?
- Have you made adjustments to your diet because of ulcerative colitis?
- Do you lack energy or feel tired during a flare?
- Has your sleep been disturbed by ulcerative colitis symptoms?
- When you are not flaring, are you worried about when the next flare-up may occur?
- Have you stopped certain activities due to ulcerative colitis symptoms?
- Are you experiencing any side effects from your medication?
- Overall, how satisfied are you with your current ulcerative colitis medication?
- Overall, how satisfied are you with how your ulcerative colitis is being managed?
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