Stopped CCHerbal

Have been taking CCHerbal for slightly over 1 month now. As with others who have taken it recently, it seemed to definitely help the first couple of weeks but then after that I seem to have gotten worse. I also just started up with prednisone taking 30mgs per day last week, 20 this week and 10 next week, then 10 every other day for about a week after that. The first week on 30 mgs I was doing pretty terrific (best I've done in a long time) but ever since tapering down to 20 mgs I seem to be doing worse than before I was even on the pred. Totally unexpected results. My condition wasn't too bad before but just never could get into a complete remission, hence my attempt with the pred. Since I seem to be getting worse I have come to the conclusion that the CCHerbal either isn't doing anything anymore or has perhaps even made me worse.

I know some will chime in concerning rectal meds but at this point I'm not on board with that as prednisone is a systemic anti-inflammatory and should help with inflammation everywhere from the hairs on my head to the dirt in my toenails, which includes any area rectal meds would go. I do definitely see an arguement for using rectals to remain in remission after tapering off the pred but, since I wasn't doing badly to begin with, I don't understand why the pred alone is not good enough to replace any rectals at this point. Something just really seems weird with this round of pred. While on the 30mgs there was a very noticeable improvement but since tapering down to 20mgs it doesn't seem to be doing a darn thing and I am actually doing worse than before starting the pred. I mean I don't even experience any side effects. I actually sleep better, am not agitated or have a short fuse, no withdrawyl side effects whatsoever, and my heal pain has returned (plantar fascititis) which the prednisone is supposed to help. It's like the 20mgs isn't doing a darn thing to help or give me side effects, like I am just swallowing water with no pills. I really don't understand that.

A couple of GI visits ago he said that if I do not get better then we will do another scope and if it shows areas where rectals would help, then he would prescribe. He didn't seem to interested in going the rectal route without evidence that they would help. As some of you remember, he claimed back then that my UC was under control and that he believed my problems were due to IBS. My only problems have consistantly been frequency and urgency. I always have formed stools and no blood but the frequency of 8-15 formed stools per day is starting to take a toll on my butt hole.

Let us know how things change now that you have stopped CCHerbal. I was thinking about trying it, still am, but would like to know if CCHerbal might be making people worse after they get better.

Pred didn't do much to help me either.  My Doc put me on 40mg 6 week taper.  I was OK before, and the 40mg Pred made no noticeable difference.  Tapering off it, I became more tired and my skin and nails became dry and brittle.

Since coming off it, I am a little worse, and still seek a consistent remission.  Maybe I have issues with IBS and stress?

I want to try Wild Oregano Oil next, so I will see how I get on with that, but I definately don't want to go back on Pred again.

 

Seem to be doing better every day since stopping the CCHerbal. It seemed to definitely help the first couple of weeks but then I believe it really made me worse after that. Tomorrow I drop the pred down from 20mgs per day to 10. So far I am disappointed as I believed this short round of pred was going to put me into a complete remission and then I knew the trick was going to be how to stay there. Right now it is looking like I might not have to worry about that if I'm not even going to get there in the first place. This disease makes no sense.

I'm not on any particular diet. I have experimented with a lot of different things and, for the most part, diet makes little difference to me. I did discover that I had a histamine intolerance which made me worse when I ate foods high in histamines. Since either avoiding those foods, or taking the digestive enzyme DAO when eating those foods, I basically don't have much problem diet wise. I do limit fiber, raw veggies, fruits and fruit juices, and nuts. I can tolerate dairy with no problems and I can eat a lot of gluten with no problems, unless it comes in the form of high fiber.

What the heck is in that anyways? And why such the hype for it?