I have rash like stuff on my face. It is not to noticiable with makeup on but without it looks like I have a slight sunburn on my cheeks. and the rash. I have never had this before, I am assuming...
How long after pred did it take to lose the acne/rash on the face? Also how long till the cravings for food/sweets/salt go away? thanks jan...
I am alos on welbutrin and have never seen it in the toilet...but I see my asacal all the time...and yes I also fished one of them out and it was just the casing....
No pain either. a little pressure on the left side. I think the poo is moving down to rectum, but that is all. I wondered why the dr. asked me how long I had been "sick"...I felt fine...except for...
My GI sees UC patients with a flare within a day. He says he gives them priority because waiting is just impossible. (pun intended)...
My advice would be to call your GI. This taper with little results sounds quite quick. "Been there done that", only to have to go on another longer round of pred. I think you should stay on 40mg...
Hubby knows and is just being mean, he went with me for colonoscopy and talked to dr. Also I explained how prednizone works...and for the most part he has been very lucky, my moods/rage has just...
Prednizone sucks!!!! My moods well rages...are off the charts. /community/emoticons/mad.gif I am on a taper of 5 mg every 5 days. I have been on Prednizone since Feburary 22nd, 40 mg tapering every 5...
I agree with you. Most drs. just prescribe pred as a first treatment. I DO like my dr. we do talk about the plan...I just think his first plan of attack is/WAS pred. This time I did agree because I...
Quincy, After I get completely off the Pred, I will wait a week, then taper the canasa. I will use canasa two nights on then one off. I will do that for a week then go to every other night. Then...
Thanks for all your input. After I get off pred, I will do the every other night for a week than so on. I am not sure if I will do none tho. Still question that. I just don't think the pills get far...
Went to dr. yesterday. I am tapering the Pred from 20 to 15 mg. for 5 days then using my own judgement on the mg. from there on to taper down till off pred. I intend to do this very slowly. But... He...
Question: I heard you cannot take calcium with your other meds. As it would not let them absorb. Is this true. Do others take with other meds? I have a hard time remembering to take my calcium in the...
I would use the rectal meds anytime before pred. I hate pred. but as I was stupid and did nothing when I first had symptoms my UC is severe. The pred is kicking it in the butt right now, and I will...
Sleep...Whats that!!! I am on pred. so I sleep about 4 hour a night...broken up. It takes awhile to get to sleep...then I sleep for about 3-4 hours and then thats it. Get up take pred in morning and...
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I would call the dr. if you are not better by day 8. He/she might want you to stay on 40mg a little longer. I should have done that myself. In fact had my appointment the last day of pred...it did...
Your welcome. good luck. I am sure with your Drs. help you can get off them. Paxil is one of the worst to get off of. I had such a rough time without my drs help. Head zaps, mood swings, the works....
susiebuddy, Is your Dr. helping you to get off this drug? If not contact him/her. I was on Paxil for years and tried 3 times to get off it on my own by tapering, got down to like 5mg...could NOT do...
How many Asacol are you taking. I know how you feel...I cried and cried and then got mad when I found out I have to take drugs for life. BUT...I had UC throughout my colon to start with now I only...
I had UC throughout my colon...altho it was mild to moderate. I now have in in the rectum and a small part of the sigmoid. I think the asacol is helping my upper colon. I have only taken 2 pills a...
First presentation symptoms blood and mucus Duration of them first symptoms: went to GP...thought it was hemmies. sent me to GI, GI wanted to do sigmoidscope. did all the icky prep and went to...
Ok thanks, I have not popped these because of spreading them. I use clean towels and washcloths everytime I bath. I use other stuff for my face. I did put an antihistamine on them this morning and...
Ok, I have blisters like sores on my butt. I don't know what to do for them, or why they are there. I have been putting neosporin on them. They go away and then come back in another spot. There is...
Hi Rachel, I also had a rough time getting mine in. But I found that the suppositories with Ky jelly went in better than the cortifoam. The cortifoam even with the ky jelly hurt me! I think with the...
It's normal!!! I currently am on Predinsone 30mg. Just got off a short taper with no results. I am very moody. /community/emoticons/devil.gif My hubby walks on eggshells with me. He said I take...
Funny I have NEVER had a blood test. I wonder why?...
Thats the way it was with me. I did miralax...like milk of magnesia...Ha I also bought the glycerine suppositories and didn't use them because of the same reason. But rest assured I am prepared for...
Oh! I totally agree with you!!!! I think that the drs should explain more. I agree with you on the tapering part. I dont think I would even have tapered down to 30mg in one week as I was seeing no...
3 weeks and I was not super uncomfortable either. I couldn't beleive it. But now that I am going some...I sure feel better. :-)...
Qunicy: I am eating normal, lots /community/emoticons/smile.gif ! The more "formed" stool is from no stool at all. I don't get D. When I flare it is blood and mucus and 20+ times a day...No poo. At...
I am on 10mg of pred now. tomorrow is last dose. started at 40mg with taper 10mg every 5 days. I was on 4 asacol a day...he upped it to 6. I know I still am in a flare. I just really don't want to do...
Hi, I go to GI tomorrow. I need to know what to "tell" him I want in the line of meds. I am going to take a proactive stand. Not just let him tell me what to do. I have been on a 3 week taper of...
I didn't go for 3 WEEKS after my scope. And it was 3 WEEKs before the scope...I was so glad for the prep! I think I was so inflamed that nothing would come out...only blood and mucus. The last two...
I have canasa suppositiores...but GI said to hold off using them to see what the Pred would do. I feel much better today with the bathroom trips. But my emotions are off the wall. No sleep either. I...
Hi Mike, I eat pretty much what I want. No popcorn or nuts tho. Salad is rare...but I get hungry for it. But for the most part I have found that what I eat doesn't affect me. My GI 5 years ago told...
You are right Rio. I have thought I would call him today after work and see what he wanted me to do. thanks...
Well...I am learning a lot. I really NEED to ask more questions of my GI!! I do see him next week, but by then I will be on 10mg. I have some canasa...I am going to start using this today. I really...
I see my GI next week. I think he wanted to see what the Pred would do. He said he wanted to try one thing at a time. I don't know why. I will ask when I see him though! Thanks for the blood...
Does the color of the blood/mucus mean different things? Pink tinge, brownish tinge, red? First I never have D during a flare. I have lots and lots of blood and mucus and constipation. I started...
Well I kinda felt that way too. 5 days then a 10mg taper? I am seeing some not much blood and mucus. My main problem is when will this swelling go down...seems like it should be able to let some poo...
Thanks, I will call the Dr. when I get home. He has me tapering 10mg every 5 days. this is the first day of my taper. I am leaving town tomorrow morning...11:00 AM and will not be back till Sunday. I...
I was on cortifoam for a week and it wasn't doing anything. Still 15+ times to bathroom again no poo just muscus and blood. The pred has helped with the blood and mucus although I still get some, and...
I drink lots and lots of water...all the time. I have never had D. mosly constipation. but never this long! He didn't seem to concerned about it when I told him I hadn't gone in 3 weeks!!! Would an...
I am in the middle of a severe flare. I was put on Prednizone 5 days ago...40 mg. So far no side effects except not sleeping well. Question: When will I start to see some results? I am not having as...
I am one with constipation!!! I have never had D. A lot of blood and mucus...no poo. This can go on for 3 weeks then I get a little out...wormy looking poo. Just had my colonoscopy and hadn't gone...
I got this off the alzheimer's forum. Thought it would be a good laugh for us. SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU CRY NO ONE SEES YOUR TEARS AND, SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU ARE IN PAIN NO ONE SEES YOUR HURT AND,...
Thanks, I am not one to call the dr. over every little thing and I wanted to know if the heart thing is a "little" thing. I guess it is. As far as the sleeping...I will wait to see what the pred...
I had follow-up appointment yesterday with dr. since having colonoscopy 2 weeks ago. I have a pretty severe flare-up. After colonoscopy he put me on cortifoam...very little success with that. He now...
I too am constipated. I had my colonoscopy last Friday. Before that I had no good bm for 3 weeks, just blood and mucus. I did get cleaned out then...but since then I haven't had a bm. Have been...