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Posted 9/10/2011 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
Last week was pretty tough. I saw my GI Thursday, we increased prednisone and have a follow up next week.

I had been eating my normal bland flare diet but Thursday night I wanted a hamburger. So, I ate a hamburger. Friday morning was a pretty good morning. Only 4 trips to the bathroom, no D, minimal cramping. Yesterday, I ate a rare roast beef sandwich for lunch, egg for dinner, sherbet for a snack (didn't know it has cream in it shakehead and I've been dairy free for almost 3 weeks) and this morning I have NO cramping, no urge, haven't even thought about jumping up to run to the bathroom.

Did 5mg of prednisone really make that much difference? Did the Apriso take a week to get fully into my system and start to do it's job? Did bulking up my food and giving my body something to process and have to get rid of as waste help?

I guess the prednisone answer will come next week when I taper down. Anyone on Apriso see a difference after about a week?

Posted 9/10/2011 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know for sure about the Apriso, but I would say it's quite possible. I know it took the Lialda for me awhile to get itself all worked out and for me to start to see such a great improvement of symptoms. I would be cautious as to how often you ate your bad foods though...I've learned that sometimes I can get by once with something bad, but if I eat poorly for a day or two (or more...ooo vacation!) then I tend to suffer!
Posted 9/10/2011 3:38 PM (GMT 0)
It can easily take mesalamie-based drugs a week to have an effect on your symptoms. They have to work to calm the inflammation, and that can take time. My guess is that's why you've noticed an improvement.
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