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Posted 7/6/2014 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
Do you find your more hungry ever since you got uc
Posted 7/6/2014 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sure almost everyone on prednisone will say yes. Others, I'm not so sure. In fact some are just too depressed to eat, wondering why bother if it is just going to come right back out. Eating can also make many nauseous.
Posted 7/6/2014 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
I usually didn't eat much when I had uncontrolled uc. Hungry or not, I knew better... While in remission I ate normally. While on pred I ate unstoppable. Uc itself never changed my appetite directly I don't think.
Posted 7/6/2014 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'm super hungry and not on Prednisone. I don't have urgency issues though. I'm not sure if it's really hunger or if it's my stomach wanting to offset the icky feeling I get from taking vitamins and azathioprine. Hard to say. If I could eat baked potatoes throughout the day without gaining a ton, I would. The comfort foods are very satisfying and I like the feeling of fullness. When I'm constipated, it's a different story. I don't want to each much of anything.
Posted 7/7/2014 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
When I was flaring I was hungry all the time but felt so lousy and was totally afraid of food. Now I have days when I eat far more than I should, but it feels good to be able to do this. I found when I was flaring that I would get lightheaded a lot and that eating helped. Lately I have been busy working a lot and running around with my kids and today all I have done is eat.
Posted 7/7/2014 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
I find the opposite. I don't think I've experienced hunger pains in months...even when I don't eat. I have to remind myself to eat because my body no longer does, it's weird. If I'm busy out and about it can be 4pm and I'm like, oops, I haven't eaten yet today! I get no hunger pains or dizzy/woozy like I did before.
Posted 7/7/2014 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
Actually, ever since I got UC, my appetite has decreased significantly but keep in mind, that could be due to uncontrolled inflammation. Before UC, I could eat the whole fridge in one go and my body could handle it but now I know I have to have small meals (and small meals tend to fill me up). When I'm on Prednisone however, I could go back to eating the entire fridge and some how my body is fine with it. Oh and I should mention, I try to eat even if I'm not hungry because if I don't eat one day, things down downhill very fast! It starts off as missing one meal and then next thing you know, I haven't eaten anything in a week. My appetite just dies. Then comes the nausea and vomiting after a month of eating nothing. I know not to skip a meal.
Posted 7/7/2014 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I do! I'm sure the crazy grumbling noises my gut makes also trick me into thinking my stomach is growling and I'm hungry.
Posted 7/7/2014 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks when I was on predisinole I was so hungry
Posted 7/7/2014 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
When I was flaring I was never hungry....at all. Even when I was on prednisone, I would have to force myself to eat anything at all, and struggled with that even.
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