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Posted 10/14/2010 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
has anyone been on colocort/cortenema long enough that you needed to taper down?? I am starting my fourth week on it (usually only takes two weeks for remission), and im about 95% in remission, no blood at all/going twice a day, but still a little loose. I want to do the enemas another week, just to make sure...has anyone had to taper after using just a month, or did you just stop taking it? If you did taper, did you just start doing every other night? thanks
Posted 10/15/2010 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
My GI had me taper to every other night, then every three nights. I was about at 95% too, when I tapered & then stopped. I don't know if this is everyone's experience, but whenever I lowered the dosage of oral corticosteroids, I had a little bounceback effect and I had to learn to be patient. When I went off the oral prednisone and the cortenemas, I had a couple of days in which I thought I was going to have to go back on them, but I reminded myself of my history, and sure enough, within a few days I was fine.
Posted 10/15/2010 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
I've always tapered off the cortenemas.

I was up to doing it every fourth night and had a red mucus shart some weeks back.....so I backed up, did every night some, every other for a while, and I'm about to go to every third.

I usually do it until I'm about at every fifth night and then stop (though occasionally I've even continued to do them once a week....)
Posted 10/15/2010 12:26 PM (GMT 0)
This time I didn't taper after being on them for 5 weeks and did fine but in the past when I tried that I would start flaring again. So I have done both, quit cold and tapered. When I tapered, mind you this was after being on them for nearly 6 months, I started every other night for two weeks, then every third day for two weeks, then every 4th day for two weeks...etc. I had to do a very slow taper because I was on them for so long. So if you want to feel more comfortable then do the taper to be on the safe side. Listen to your body and do what is right accordingly.
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