Hi everyone.
I wanted to get some advice on What to expect from taking Imuran,
First some background. My GI has been trying to get me under control and first had me on Asacol 4x400mg 3 times a day And mesalimine enema 4g/60 ml. When t his did not improve my situation I was put on Prednisone 40 mg now tapering 35 soon to be 30mg. While I feel much better than I did mainly because I felt so bad before anything would be an improvment my symtoms are still not where they think it should be. When I started the taper off 40 mg Pred I noticed a return in intensity of some symtoms mainly cramps, more mucus and urgency increase again Ny BM is still considerd loose very thin or ribbon like but formed but brakes up into nothing when I flush. The new twist is this after taking a blood sample yesterday it came back that my blood sugar was high (200) which I understand is a side effect of the pred but a concern for my health in addition to my UC. What my GI wants to do is to continue the taper off Pred but put me on Imuran to get the UC under control and avoid the high blood suger issue that Pred seems to cause me. I am beside mysel about this . It seems that I am advancing through the available treatments so fast my worry is that nothing will work. My question is What can I expect from going on Imuran.side effects and long term damage. The way I am feeling now if there is something that is going to go wrong it will. I am as worried about the drugs I need to take as the UC I developed. Any help you can give me would be great. Thanks