Fighting fatigue during a flare up

eat well and stay hydrated - limit extra curricular activities (if you have any) - SLEEP !

what is your current treatment regimen ?

Having a 2 month old is exhausting in and of itself and neither of my boys slept through the night until well past 6 months. (one of them still doesn't and he is 6 years old) The best advice I can give is nap as often as you can and make sure you are eating well. With regard to work, make lists to help keep your brain on track, I get very forgetful when I am tired and become terribly inefficient at work as a result. There isn't a whole lot we can do to fight fatigue when flaring other than rest and eat well. Hang in there!

ushippedyourpants? said...
i don't see any butt bombs (rectal meds) listed ?????

is it 400 or 800mg(HD) asacol ?

and I would certainly question the use of crestor - according to the side-effects listings, fatigue is one of them - how long have you been taking it ?

Butt bombs may be added shortly.

800mg(HD) of asacol

I've been in Crestor for about 6 years. It has never made me tired.

I agree with the advice to add rectal meds, naps, drinking water often (hydration) and will add:

Benadryl at night to help sleep (I use generic available under many names including Walmart Nighttime Sleep Aid Diphenhydramine HCI 25 or 50 mg). Besides sleep I believe it also quiets the colon by anti-histamine effect.
Don't take with Valium unless your doctor says OK.

Food that helps me: potato starch i.e. potatoes in any form but potato salad esp. loved, cooked spinach with butter, chicken livers (pate is great and easy to make).

Good luck.

sherbear46 said...
Sleep whenever you can.

The rectal meds should be added as stated above.

Have you had labs done recently? I would check for low iron though I suspect you've got a lot of Mom with an infant exhaustion.

Iron is actually fine. I am actually Dad....trying to help mom as much as humanly possible

But your sleep advice is probably the best. I probably shouldn't be going to see Star Wars again today, but I just can't help myself

I would also question the Bentyl. Seems like overkill and might not even be helping as much as it is hurting. It didn't help me one bit, but that's me. Made me super drowsy and did nothing.

During my current flare at one point I was drinking up to 2 gallons of water and resting a lot and still felt tired. I have a 1.5 year old and I can relate to how it was when he was 2 months and I was NOT flaring...couple a 2 month old with a flare and I'd darn near die...

Rest up, take some time off work or leave early, recover, recoup, help mom as much as you can within limits. Be mindful of your health as if you aren't there won't be much you can do if your condition worsens.

Best of luck!

ushippedyourpants? said...

MoviPrep hater said...
When you guys are talking about rectal meds, would Anucort fall under that?

yes - do you have some ?

I do. I also have prednisone. I am wondering if I should start using 1 of them or both.