Hello All -
I have been on 40 mg of pred for a week and have gone down to one BM a day - not always a totally a normally formed BM but not "D" either. I am still having some slight blood and mucus in the mornings though so last night I decided to add a cort enema back to my schedule. I also am suppose to taper down to 30 mg Wednesday and thought that adding the cort enema might help with the taper.
However, today (after adding the cort enema last night) I had four BM's in the morning - very soft and mushy and also had some cramping. Worst morning since starting the pred... Adding the enema seemed to really make things MUCH worse so I am afraid to do it again tonight - it almost had a laxative effect this time it seems...which I DO NOT NEED! Has anyone else experienced something like that when using the enemas? I am actually hoping it was the enema and not that the pred is failing to continue to work! I am considering just using a Canasa at night and in the morning to help with the taper instead of the enemas. I also do not want to taper too quickly but do not have enough pills to prolong it too far out...