Entocort and pred, and update

Hi I did 2months of pred and did well actually, it stopped my blood until I got down to 15mg or so. I'm on no pred and haven't been for two weeks until I saw my gi today. He said let's try pred 10mg for a month taper from that but at the same time try entocort because u can stay on that longer with no side effects and no damage to the body.

Thoughts on this please and suggestions.

I'm not having hardly any blood the past two days but I'm pooping my pants around the same time in the evening 6 pmish of course when I'm driving. So it seems my body is on a cycle pooping am and pm but not convenient for me in the pm.
I'm pooping smelly mushy poop has no blood which is better than before when I had blood with the accidents.
After all this , next step is remicade, if entocort doesn't fix it with also the Lialda . Any one taking entocort and it's helping? I'm on my iPad sorry for the bad writing. Thank you for your help. Linda

Thank you, why am I having accidents but with no blood but gphad mucus in it? Is it just the uc?

Please GaryL can u fill me in about the histamine diet please? Thank you

Judy2 said...
Entocort is formulated to be topical and supposedly causes fewer side effects. However, it isn't necessarily free of bad effects. I was on it for an extended period and was left with type II diabetes and avascular necrosis in my right shoulder.
Just be aware and watch for signs of side effects if you do decide to try the Entocort.

Entocort did some nasty things to me as well, so you aren't alone. The optimal dose is 9 mg, but that's equivalent to roughly 40 mg of prednisone.

I don't think these so-called non-systemic drugs are actually non-systemic. The dosages should be based on weight, but instead they do 9 mg as the standard, even if someone is 80 pounds. That's basically asking for trouble.

therearemiracles, if you decide to take entocort, start out with 3 mg and see how your body reacts. Do NOT take the standard dosage as prescribed. If your body goes on overdrive and your heart rate increases, then you know it's an issue. Steroids in any shape or form have the possibility of causing metabolic and adrenal damage.

I hate to say this therearemiracles, but since you mentioned it, you are probably better off just opting for the Remicade. Entocort, even if it helps you, can't be taken for long periods and as soon as you drop off it you will be back to square one all over again. Remicade probably has a much better chance of putting you in remission and you can take it for a very long time, usually until it finally quits working.

I would check out the low histamine diet and give it a try. You can use a regular google search instead of just searching this forum only. Unlike other diets, if you follow this one closely for about one week and it doesn't work then you just drop it. You should see some results in one week's time so if you do then you continue. If you don't then you quit. I'm not going to tell you to do it for months and years like other diet believers of other diets will tell you to do.