Anyone know what these could be symptoms of?

[genifer]

I have colitis. I thought for a long time that some of these symptoms were UC related but now Im wondering if they were symptoms of something else in addition to UC. Ive been suffering from various aching joints. Pain in my back, shoulders, aching knees (for about 10+ yrs actually). However, what really kind of got me thinking was something that presented most recently. Ive been forgetting words and kind of unable to concentrate when Im having a conversation, reading or praying/meditating, this wasnt a problem before. I have twin girls and you would think it was normal that Id get their names mixed up, but I never did that except on a rare occassion when I was in the middle of making dinner or something, but recently its happened very frequently, Ive even forgotten their names recently. My son asked me a question a few weeks back and I gave him a rather random answer. The thing that got me really kind of wierded out was recently when I was making dinner. I went into my cupboard to get some oil or some spice and I noticed my tea mug in there. It was the tea I was drinking while I was making dinner and I didnt remember putting it in there. It sounds silly, but it wierded me out. Today I was cleaning out my purse, the reciepts and stuff, and about a half hour later I found my passport in the bin. I dont remember seeing my passport in my bag (I dont have a lot in my purse either). I also have had this pain in my joints and, well all over general pain and stiffness. In my neck, shoulder area. This started as a sharp, almost unbearable pain, searing, shooting pain from my left shoulder, down my arm. The pain was blinding, I was just sitting down watching tv. Then I started having pain in that shoulder regularly, its now spread to my right shoulder. I thought that was bc of our rather uncomfortable bed, but its gotten worse and now its actually spread to my lower left hand side of my back. I suffer from fatigue, which I thought was UC related and most likely is, but Im still suffering it even tho Im not flaring. I used to be very active, walked everywhere, bc I dont drive, I liked the exercise. Now I struggle getting upstairs. Im 33 years old. My memory is very strange at the moment also. Its all just got me freaked out. I was kind of used to aches and pains, thinking it was UC related, but the mental stuff has really gotten me kind of questioning things.

Does anyone recognise any or all of these symptoms. Ive done some research and come up with some interesting stuff. Ive also had blood tests today, so Ive been to the dr.

Thanks for atleast reading this much.

[meg-momto2]

i have terrible brain fog and achy joints from gluten. it also make me very fatigue which makes my brain fog even worse. i would sometimes have a hard time even typing something out and i would have to re-read things several times before it clicked and i could see what i was reading. have you ever done an elimination diet?

[genifer]

Funny you should ask about elimination diets bc Im the Specific Carbohydrate diet and started that about 3 months ago. I cant tell if any of these new symptoms started after I started the diet. Tbh, most of them have been going on for years, I just put them down to the colitis 'complications' or symptoms.

I also have problems concentrating on posts and things Im reading out loud. I used to be a good public speaker/reader. I was asked to do a bible reading at church a week ago and I was reading it wondering if I was making sense, it was wierd, like I wasnt really taking in what I was reading myself. My memory is terrible right now also.