I don't know about causing a flare, but caffeine often gives me bad cramps. Especially coffee. Its the hardest thing I've had too cut out of my diet. Rather envious of people that can still drink it....
My doctor told me he’s had a 75% or better success rate with a high dose prednisone + lialda combo, so that’s why he wants me to stay the course with the drug for another month. I’ve been taking...
Hi, I was on between 30-60mg of prednisone for a month with a strong reduction in symptoms but no real remission (always urgency/stomach cramps in the morning). As soon as I tried taking 20mg I...
When I have really bad abdominal cramps, I always make sure to press down hard on all four quadrants of my stomach. No one spot should feel sharp concentrated pain, or any kind of unusual hardness....
Hi, I'll be going to Peru in a few weeks so might be able to let you know. One of the nice things about traveling is some places you can get meds cheaply and over the counter when they would have to...
Hi, I am new here but also wondering about this. I’ve been on 60mg of prednisone for three weeks after a bad flare, and it gradually brought my symptoms under control. No more obvious bleeding, but...