I'm currently on a 40mg taper myself. I'm taking 10 mg now and should be tapering down to 7.5mg tomorrow. I noticed since i hit 15 mg, that i've been having moderate anxiety and pretty much all the...
Well, the ER doctor didn't make any reference to the prednisone use causing the blood pressure rise. He ran blood tests, ekg, and a ct scan, and said everything was normal except for a slightly...
Hey all! I'm on my second round with prednisone (40mg taper). The GI doctor has me taking out 5 mg every 2 weeks. I just tapered down to 10 mg this week and starting noticing some issues. I've been...
Hey all... here's my list - Multivitamin (general catch all for deficiencies) - Fish oil (for inflammation since i don't eat much seafood) - Phillip's colon care probiotic (seems to keep my stomach...
Oh no good call LOL I never thought of that before hehe...
This is my first flare that i'm aware of, since i never had a problem consuming food before. I actually got a list from a nutritionist that listed foods that can cause diarrhea. It's a low residue...
I haven't put on much weight with my taper. I usually weighed around 140-145, got sick and lost about 16 pounds. I'm on my 8th week with 2 weeks left to go, and i'm back up to about 138 or so. I...
Thanks for the input, pb4! I did start a food journal when i left the hospital but got out of the habit, i must admit. I should probably pick it back up again and stick with it. I stay away from the...
I wonder the same thing. I noticed a lot of my indigestion issues seem to be getting better as i'm on less prednisone. I started at 50mg and i'm down to 15mg.. going to 10mg on Wed. I'm not as...
I hear ya LOL I LOVE spicy food.. like it so hot i can't taste it but i wouldn't dream of eating it the way i used to. I did try some very mild thai rice this weekend and i think that might be why i...
yeah the whole just-try-it-and-see-what-happens mentality is very annoying LOL. I get concerned i'm doing damage but i'm not sure what else to do. I've been on a prednisone taper and i'm down to the...
So i'm still learning what works for me and what doesn't as far as diet goes. I've been getting all sorts of varying reactions.. most being minimal discomfort. I have noticed some foods cause looser...
Ahhh ok I was wondering about the potassium thing. I haven't had my blood drawn since i was in the ER. I know back in June when i first started flaring, my potassium levels dropped pretty low from...
Congrats on your new job!! That's wonderful news :)...
So i'm on my 5th, going on 6th week of prednisone. I'm starting to get bad acne and moon face, but i don't care about any of that since i've been feeling SO much better intestinal wise. I have been...
Hello and welcome! My symptoms came on overnight and bad, but i ate so much garbage food that weekend before that i thought for sure i had some sort of food poisoning. After 5 weeks of doc visits and...
So i have been recently diagnosed with Crohn's and it unfortunately "caught me with my pants down", if you will. I'm a hairdresser, and our work insurance is insanely expensive. I had this sense of...
Just an idea, but I used to work for assisted living homes when i was younger. The pay was not huge by any means, but it was a job that keeps you close to a bathroom. The two homes i worked at were...
Thanks for the welcome! I was relieved to be diagnosed because i had seen a few general docs before the gastro that wouldn't run any conclusive tests and kept telling me it was just a stomach flu, go...
Hey everyone! I have been lurking on the website for a week or so and decided to join. I was newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease July 10th at the ER by my gastro doc. I was admitted for 4 days where...