Whats the longest period anyone has been on prednisone?...
Thanks for all the replies. I will talk to the doctor....
I have been on prednisone for a year now and its seems like my memory is in a fog.I don't seem to remember things or really care to. My concentration seems to be gone. Has anyone else felt like this,...
What kind if memory problems have you had using long term prednisone? I have found nothing except for prednisone to help with my pain. I started at 30 mg for 2 month's and weaned down to 5 mg a day...
Anyone?...
I have been noticing by taking Sucralfate when i get stomach pain, it seems to go away. The only thing that worked was prednisone to keep the pain away. Has anyone else used this for Crohns? I have...
Just wondering if anyone has had numb toes from crohns and prednisone?...
I cant believe this happened!! I was taking 30 Mg daily of prednisone for the past 4 weeks and today i realized that in my weekly pill holder that i fill up once a week with all my meds and vitamins...
I was taking Pentasa and it didn't work for me after a few months so the doctor switched me back to Lialda and that leaves me with approximately 600 of the 500MG capsules left over. I would like to...
My doctor just told me to see a hematologist because of my low white blood count, is this normal with crohns? I just came off of prednisone and the pain seems to be coming back and will probably have...
Just wondering because i have been taking 8 per day....
I have been on Pantaza for about 5 months and all of a sudden my whole body has little itchy red bumps all over it. Nothing in my diet has changed and my wife uses the same laundry detergent. Has...
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I have inflammation at the beginning of the small intestines. Would it make more sense to take it on an empty stomach without food to make sure it dissolves and attacks the area needed?[u]...
What is the best for the small intestines?...
Thank you for all the replys. Right now the only thing that has worked is prednisone....
I am starting to take Pentasa and just wondering if this drug will break down and work in the small intestines. Has anyone had good luck with this?...
I have Crohns and thought that i had some blockage and after multiple tests and finally the scope into the stomach, they found 3 peptic ulcers. The doctor has me on this drug and the gas pains with...
Well, After having a Cat scan,small bowel x-ray, and an EGD my doctor found 3 peptic ulcers and believes this is causing my problems. The only symptoms i had to ulcers, was the...
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I was told that i have narrowing of the intestines in multiple places through out the small intestines but not bad enough to require surgery.So does this mean i will have surgery in the future?Is it...
Just wondering if this has been used for small bowels and what kind of results people have had....
Well i had some fish last night and felt pretty good and then i woke up 12 hours later feeling completely full. Almost like it was hard to breath .I have no appetite at all and my stomach rumbles and...
My seton has been in for 8 years and i have had no problem....
The doctor called and told me to take an extra Prilosec and it seemed to help within an hour. He also told me to stay on a low residue diet for the weekend. I sure hope i feel better to get back to...
I don't understand why I'm having such a problem. I started taking prednisone on Jan. 1st 20Mg a day with no problem for 3 weeks and then the pain was still there and the doctor said to increase it...
On Sunday i started to feel nausea and then i started to vomit and the food i had Friday and Saturday was coming out.Then on Monday i seemed to feel a little better and had toast and some crackers...
Here is an interesting site: http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/ibdfaqs/a/smokingguts.htm...
i may try the nicotine patch and see if it helps...
I was smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day and stopped cold turkey and that's when the crohns problem started. Just wondering if anyone else had the same thing happen to them. I am also thinking of...
Wipe with a wet towel after each bowel movement.I found that would keep the burning away....
At times after a big meal, i sometimes get the nausea's feeling which last for a short time....
What happens when you have an obstruction? Do you feel fuller faster while eating?...
It seems that during a flare for me, after eating i get pains around the belly button area as the food digest. When i sleep at night i have to sleep on my left side or the pain gets worse. The belly...
Well its right after Christmas and im back on prednisone. The pain is back so the only thing that puts me in remission is the Pred. I usually have to start at 30Mg and wean down for 2 months and then...
I just started the mega dose pack of prednisone and all day people looked at me like i was about to have a stroke. My face felt like it was on fire and my whole head was red. Is this something that...
All of a sudden my body aches all over which seems to be getting worse every day. I have been on lialda for almost a year and it has kept away my problems with crohns. Before that, the only thing...
Thank You The pain is in my lower back as i stand up, until i walk a bit. I think i will make an appt....
I was wondering if this pain i am in, is because of my crohns.I was on a very low dose of 2Mg of prednisone for almost a year because nothing else would work.Right now i have been off prednisone for...
Thanks for the replies. I will give it another month and then talk to the doctor about it....
I was on prednisone for a year,(30Mg for 4 months and weaned down to 2 Mg for the last 4 months) and have been off of it for about 3 months now.When i sit down and get up ,i can hardly move....
I have been on prednisone for about a year and i am now completly off of it. Now whenever i stand up i feel like an old man that can hardly walk and ache all over.Once i keep moving it is not so bad....
Try probiotics,my mom would go 15 times a day and now 3-4 times a day....
Also if the memory improved after stopping....
I have been on a daily dose of 5mg prednisone for about 9 months now because nothing seems to work except the prednisone. I just had a colonoscopy and all polyps were benign and no sign of active...
Thank You for all the replys.Right now i am drinking a lot of water with tylenol and have no problem going to the bathroom.Just have a tender stomach right now. I will see how i feel tommorrow....
I have chrohns throughout my small intestines for about 8 years now and the only thing to take the pain away, has been prednisone and i have weaned down and been on 5Mg for the past 3 months....
I have had mine for 8 years and no problem. Vid53...
I have been on prednisone for about a year. Starting at 35Mg and weaned down to 5 Mg which I am on now.Since prednisone is the only thing that has worked for me,can 5Mg be ok for a daily dose? Vid53...
So when do you take out these setons? I have had mine for about 6 years. Vid53...