Just got diagnosed with colitis

The probiotic will not interfere with the prednisone, really don't understand why he gave it to you. Infections can be picked up in food pretty easy.

No, 3 pills of prednisone will do nothing. Not sure what that doctor was thinking. For UC flares, we are usually on prednisone for 6 weeks or more, tapering off to lower doses after the first 2ish weeks.

Did they test you for infections? Metronidazole might help if it is a GI infection. But if it's an infection, you don't want to be taking prednisone (that will lower your immunity and not help an infection). Please request stool samples at the least if your symptoms continue--you need a GI infectious panel done and a calprotectin stool test would be helpful for inflammation but this is a pricier test. If you don't have insurance, is there a free clinic or somewhere with a sliding scale that may be able to help you?

And no, none of us think you're a wimp. This stuff is seriously debilitating and can be extremely painful.

Continue to stay hydrated. Be aware Metronidazole can cause a nasty metallic taste in your mouth. To avoid this if it happens, put the pill on a spoonful of applesauce or yogurt and then swallow, not letting the pill touch your tongue.

With no insurance yet everything else will have to wait until then. I won't take the prednisone then but I am feeling a bit better now. Still get these hot flashes and instead of being in bathroom every two hrs it's now been 6 hrs since the last time. I still think it was a uncooked burger that had raw bacon in it that didn't cook the inside well enough that caused this mess. Only time will tell. I will keep the update. Thank you all.

Sarah it may not be a uc flare it could be salmonella or E coli that I'm dealing with. Don't know right now until I get more tests. Thanks

I haven't had to go to bathroom since I took the first does of antibiotic and the first presidone almost 9 hrs ago. So I'm hoping for the best. Will try ice pac as I still am getting that hot flash. Got to eat and take my next antibiotic dose. Thanks for the tips.

BTW Sarah. The first antibiotic pill I took this morning I didn't notice taste or care about it as I was desperate to take it. However just took the second and your right on. It tastes way bad. Going to have to puree some of my fruits next time before I do that again

Any chance dose metronidazole also make a dry spot in throat. Every time I swallow I feel a dry spot or like something is there. Drink water or eat and a min later still there.

Yes drinking 80 Oz of water daily adding some pedalight to some of the bottles as well. Straight pedalight dosent taste so great. On a positive note. I woke up this morning as i have all week to go to bathroom. I figured it had to be 3 to 4am and when got out of bathroom checked time and it was 630am. Got at least 6.5 hrs of straight sleep.

That's good to hear. Do you have acid reflux? I think that can cause a similar lump feeling in the throat maybe.

Also loving that applesauce trick makes even taking my probiotic easier to swallow. On that note. Is doctors choice 60 billion probiotic a good choice. That's what I'm using

I am due back to work tomorrow after being out a week. That is going to be a challenge.

Starting to notice when I'm standing and walking temp is normal laying down for a couple hrs goes back up to 99.3. Also I do think the spot in throat is acid. Is peppermint tums OK to take?