Hyrdrocort enemas do they heal or mask

 I think I am in a flare and have been doing Rowasa nightly.  Last night I did a hydrocort enema and even though today my BMs weren't healed they are improved, my stomach not so noisy and I have had an appetite.  Tonight I am going to do Rowasa again and rotate for a few nights since I dont have that many steroid enemas and my GI refused to give them to me.  

My question is....... they always make me feel better.  Are they actually healing the inflammation or just masking it?  My GI could not understand my logic that I feel they help.  She says I have pancolitis so they can't be possibly doing anything, but I disagree. 

Any imput?

Belley  :)

 

I am using them for the first time now. I have done 3 days and my bleeding has really decreased. Still dealing w/ # of trips and urgency but I am hopeful they are healing me!

Glad you are doing better!

Yay!
The trick, for me, is to know how long to stay on them and then to taper off them. Generally, I stay on them nightly for a week after all signs of blood are gone........(for you it might be a different symptom) and then I go to every other night, then every third, and so on.