Whether to go on pred

Hi Rage,

Sorry about your recent flare.

Other than the enemas, are you taking any other meds?

What's your diet like? And would you be willing to try some diet modification?

Have you tried adding any probiotics like VSL #3?

What about slippery elm , l-glutamine?

I have found the most success with a combination of diet modification, as in gluten and dairy free, and various supplementation.

If you are interested,  there are things IMO that you can control, which will have a direct impact on your disease, the symptoms you experience and their severity.

I was able to control my UC into remission through various supplements, probiotics, diet modification, and LDN , low dose naltrexone.

For more info on the protocol which has put me into remission, please go to this link: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1666318 , and look at the 11th post.

I hope you feel better and let us know how we can help you.

Did pred help you achieve remission before? When you were in remission were you doing anything to stay in remission?

I would try a steriod enema before going on oral pred.

Insofia yes L glutamine for bodybuilding as it aids recovery I take around 20 mg a day powder simply in my mouth and the swallow a bit of water to dissolve. It's magic stuff as it can prevent muscle breakdown as well. It's a bonus if its good for colitis as well then.
My symptoms are still the same, I'm not sure pred will help but I thinks it's looming to the possibility of going on it.
Ps tried steroid enema didn't find it helped its such a small amount with a short applicator tube as well.
Will look into this vsl probiotic and slippery elm.
Thanks all for the advice
Rage!

Post Edited (Rage Animal) : 1/24/2013 5:28:07 AM (GMT-7)

Rage,

It's good you're doing the l-glutamine powder.

What  about food combining?

Hey Rage. Sorry to hear about your recent flare. I am a body builder as well. When I came down with my most recent flare, I very much hesitated to use prednisone. I hate the side effects, and it pretty much dissolves months and years of training.

Eventually, I had to ask myself what was worse. A long term severe flare, or loosing ground at the gym. I decided to hit the Prednisone hard, get it into remission, and take things from there.

I was taking 30mg of prednisone for a few weeks with no change in symptoms. In fact, it seemed to be progressively getting worse. I bumped it up to 50mg and had it under control in three days. I am also a pretty big guy as well. Sometimes it takes a pretty big dose to get things under control.

Hope you get well soon. Good to hear from other body builders with UC. Cheers :)

TJ

I can't seem to get a good muscle pump at all. I just feel like i'm going through the motions at the gym. Definately less strength. I have an awful time maintaining a good diet, cuz the prednisone makes me want to eat like a horse. And I have awful cravings for junk food.

I haven't tried HGH. Although I would love to supplement it during a flare. Think it would be great for body health, mind health, and sex drive...which I have none while on prednisone. Really a tough sell asking the GI though. Lol.

I try to basically maintain during a flare. I've had really bad flares, and took some time off from the gym, only to have a really hard time getting back into my workouts afterward. I figure if I can maintain, and not necessarily make gains during a flare, it makes it so much easier when remission finally comes :)

If you don't mind me asking...how long have you been dealing with UC? How have you delt with flares and lifting in the past?

Thanks Rage.

TJ

Rage Animal said...
Insofia yes L glutamine for bodybuilding as it aids recovery I take around 20 mg a day powder simply in my mouth and the swallow a bit of water to dissolve. It's magic stuff as it can prevent muscle breakdown as well. It's a bonus if its good for colitis as well then.
My symptoms are still the same, I'm not sure pred will help but I thinks it's looming to the possibility of going on it.
Ps tried steroid enema didn't find it helped its such a small amount with a short applicator tube as well.
Will look into this vsl probiotic and slippery elm.
Thanks all for the advice
Rage!

I lift a lot too. I have a full gym with rubber floor over plywood sheets so I can throw weights without cracking the foundation and belong downtown to a club so I can exit the office when I feel like it.

You should try psyllium seed powder. One way is to dump a teasponful into a whey shake and blend while adding lemon flavored cod liver oil. Tastes pretty good. This heals the gut as it converts to butyrate and firms the stools, the husk only bulks the seed is better.

I am tempted to do a short taper too because over the holidays I lifted twice a day and got in good shape again.

One thing I need to know is there are several l-glutamine tubs in my pantry but they are 'expired' does it really matter with glutamine ??? I cannot see it breaking down like food products do.

It is the main ingredient in my tubs of Intestinew and Ageless GI rejuvination so I will burn through those.

Yeah on 40 mg too started yesterday. Today worked from home and taking it all in the morning is too much felt like running/lifting I would have a heart attack or my heart would explode. Going to go back to 10 every 6 hours easier on the rest of the body and may make working out feel more healthy. Too bad I was really getting into the lifting intensely right before I had to choose prednisone.