Black cherry concentrate v pred

Ok so I have been having a moderate flare for a few weeks, used rectal meds but not seeming to help. Read southern girls post on black cherry concentrate so decided to buy some.

On Tuesday this week I started using the black cherry but also went onto 40mg of pred. The next day the blood had stopped and I started to feel a lot better. I hope I don't temp fate with this. From my past experience pred doesn't work this fast on me.

I wish I hadn't started them both at the same time, if it is the black cherry then you all have to try this stuff!
Rage!

The last time I was on it it didn't seem to do much at all tbh although my symptoms were pretty moderate at that time.
Rage!

I was on various doses of prednisone. 30, 40, and it wasn't til I bumped it up to 50mgs that the symptoms cleared up. Took 2 days.

Like others have said...maybe a good combo. Maybe it was crossing that exact dosage threshold of prednisone that sparked it.

Maybe the plecebo effect? No matter what it was...glad your feeling better rage!! Me too. Any success is good success. :)

TJ

Thanks people fingers crossed!
Rage!

Rage Animal said...
Ok so I have been having a moderate flare for a few weeks, used rectal meds but not seeming to help. Read southern girls post on black cherry concentrate so decided to buy some.

On Tuesday this week I started using the black cherry but also went onto 40mg of pred. The next day the blood had stopped and I started to feel a lot better. I hope I don't temp fate with this. From my past experience pred doesn't work this fast on me.

I wish I hadn't started them both at the same time, if it is the black cherry then you all have to try this stuff!
Rage!

I went downhill twice with the tart cherry stuff. Terminated it and had much better quality and less blood, just at the end of stools which is because rectum was irritated from purging. Even on prednisone it bothered me so out it went today and along with it the polydextrose and several other 'new' things. Healing now, had a ferocious workout this morning and then steak and eggs, nice drive downtown and made a huge breakthru at work that could save millions. Today I took 5 mg every 3 hours instead of all 40 mg, never felt like my heart would explode while working out as it did yesterday, and I had 2 energy drinks and still felt relaxed. Only trouble was in evening I fell behind the pills and started having urgency but got caught up again.