Not stomach flu, one ER visit later...

Danielle took the prescribed antibiotics as directed by her doctor and a week and a half later she said she felt worse. That wasn't right. Then she confided a very embarrassing fact; she had blood in her stool that would not go away and she'd had it for over a week now. I immediately took her to the ER. The doctors assessed her situation, which included testing her for possible internal pancreatic damage that could have occurred during the car accident. They admitted her to the hospital overnight where she was prepped for a colonoscopy in the AM. I stayed with her all night and the next day prior to her returning home. The colonoscopy would reveal that she had many bleeding ulcers in her colon. She was given doses of mesalamine (Asacol) and prednisone (steroids) and a restricted diet of soft non-scratchy foods. She was very ill and remained home from school for eight weeks.