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Posted 3/12/2011 2:43 AM (GMT 0)
If you have UC I suggest seeing an Endocrinologist and having a check of your Cortisol levels. The Adrenal Glands produce Cortisol, this is the same as Prednisone but is produced naturally by the body. I found out that my glands are not producing enough Cortisol. Since I started treatment for Adrenal Insufficiency, I no longer have problems with my UC. I am completely off of all UC medications.
Posted 3/12/2011 3:40 AM (GMT 0)
how do they check the cortisol levels?
Posted 3/12/2011 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
What kind of treatment do you take?
Posted 3/12/2011 7:30 AM (GMT 0)
I doubt it's related to UC...sounds like a separate issue for you.

Most of us have enough stress that probably increases cortisol levels naturally..lol.

q
Posted 3/13/2011 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
can you tell us something about what treatment you underwent and how they checked your Cortisol levels?

thx,

NBT
Posted 1/28/2019 2:41 AM (GMT 0)
I got over my last flare by targeting this issue of cortisol. Think this should be looked into further.
Posted 1/28/2019 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'd say if you have a history of long term pred usage or a lot cumulative pred usage in your past, then it cannot hurt to have your cortisol levels checked. Especially, if you suffer from fatigue and/or aches (low cortisol levels cause that). Medically necessary, no, but if you have issues you cannot figure out them maybe therein might lay an answer. I know you can get a simple blood test to check your cortisol levels.
Posted 1/28/2019 4:29 PM (GMT 0)
I have a very stubborn distal UC and so we checked my cortisol levels last december, a few weeks after i stopped pred (i was taking pred for nearly 2 years and there was the possibility that adrenals hadn't woken up yet). I had to do an early morning (08:30 is early for me...) blood test for this. Results came back that my cortisol is high not low, so in my case cortisol was not the cause of my colitis...


Edited to add - i did not see an endocrinologist for this: my ibd doc ordered the test
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