Thank you everyone for your input...sigh! We are all I this together, one way or another. Went clothes shopping yesterday and had to buy a size larger and in some brands could go up one more. Nope,...
Hello! So, wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing this strange side effect too and how long did it take to go away. Was on 40 mg. and now have been OFF this necessary evil a little over a...
UPDATE! So, been off of the Prednisone now just a bit over 3 weeks. Some of the bloated belly has gone away but still feel "spongy" in my hips and legs...my ab area is still VERY flabby but more than...
FINALLY tapering to 5mg now on this necessary evil. So, still VERY bloated all the time...you know, budda belly. I feel spongy in my mid-section and hips and certainly WILL NOT get on the scale. LOL...
Thank you IPOOP! : ) We shall see....SIGH!...
Went bk. to GI for follow up yesterday, now tapering to 10mg. for two weeks, then 5mg. for two weeks then OFF! WOO HOO! Am currently on IMURAN, week three for who knows how long. LOL My question is,...
So, am now at 15mg. and tapering, go see the GI again this Wed. Hopefully, we go down to 10mg. My question is, what would be the average (I know we all are different, size, shape, side effects)...
Hey all...yep, know we all have the side effect of this "necessary evil" drug. Just wondered if and when will my body go back to the way it was after I start to taper more? I never had a belly, my...
notsosicklygirl---Well, cannot do anything about how long I am on the Prednisone. Depends on the doctor. I am thinking about calling today to see if there is ANYTHING that can be done for this HUGE...
Okay...now am tapered down to 20 mg. for 4 weeks...this is freaking miserable. LIKE YOU ALL DON'T KNOW THIS! Been on Pred. since mid March starting at 40 mg. I am sick of how I feel, look and my...
Thanks Bacon Girl!👍 Still feel very spongy, bloated, sausage-like. LOL. Now, doctor tapered me down to 20mg for 4 weeks then 10 and so on. Be glad to get off this necessary evil. Yes, am feeling...
this first then Imuran....had a very BAD reaction to LIALDA. Was on it a couple years ago for a flare and it worked and was fine...went into remission for a couple years. Another flare this year,...
Yes....like everyone else, I AM ALWAYS BLOATED and have gained about 5 pounds and HATE IT! I am lucky I haven't had the moon face but do get back aches. Just wondered WHEN this will start going away....
So, long story short, am in a UC flare, had a VERY BAD reaction to LIALDA (was on it for last flare which was a couple years ago but this recent one for some reason wrecked my body). Was on it about...
Hey all....I go bk. to the doctor on Friday but can't understand WHY above my knees all the way down to my feet are greatly swollen. All I am on is 4/Lialda a day, no steroids. I did read that this...
OMG! This pain is unbearable. :shocked: What are these caused from? Gas? So, the way it works for me, sitting there and I get a little gas pass through, okay no biggie then all of a sudden, my...
So, overnight and most all day, trips to the bathroom show just a little and almost NO tenderness. Omg! This is a wonderful day! I almost feel like myself. Walk a bit faster now, not so tender, etc....
Well, overall think I am getting a little better. Now, when I go even if a teaspoon, I get very tender and it stays with me all day. Makes it really hard to sleep. Been sleeping in the guest room...
So, coming close to being on Lialda for a month. Past couple days my knees on down to my feet has been swollen. Called the doctor-says this is not a side effect of this drug and seems very concerned....
NOELHELP----TU so much for you research. I see I am not alone. I too, just feel so weak and now my lower calves down to my feet feel TIGHT, slightly swollen. I was on the necessary evil PREDNISONE...
Hey all...since I have been on Lialda (about 3 weeks, 4/day) I have noticed my knees, especially my right one has this pulling sore feeling when I bend it and also I am congested . Nope not a cold I...
So, almost at 2 weeks on Lialda. This is my fourth flare. Been to doc., have to stay on meds 4/day for 6 mos. Go back at the end of the month for a follow up. Overall, it is getting better but OMG!...
Hey all, Well, week two and back in the 4 mild flare. As of Friday of last week I am on Lialda (4/day). Sometimes after I go, I get SO nauseated and it last for a while. THIS BITES! Wonder why?...
I already made a call to my doctor and will be getting the return call shortly. Can't get in until the 24th. Doc. just called and said to start back on the colazal until I can get in. Stay tuned. : )...
Well, you are probably right with the yogurt. Probably some artificial sweeteners in it since it is a low cal product. What should I try then? Activia??? I got better and actually had no more issues...
Nope...been clean of meds since last year from the other flare. Yeah, thinking I should make a call too. I hate this colon!!! Well, at least I am not expriencing a really bad flare and cramping a lot...
Hey all, Been over a year since I been on the website...was diagnosed in 05' with colitis. Had the flare until mid 06 and then a light flare last year and I think it is happening again. So, here's...
Hey everyone...This is what works for me which is a topical cream that helps a lot. Veracity Pharmaceuticals HC Pramoxine Topical Cream 2.5% Check it out...You will love it. IT DOES NUMB THE...
Thank you for the information!!! : )...
Just wanting to get a base tan as well and it takes about 6 times for me. Then I would be just using the sun from time to time in the summer. Darn, I am not going anywhere like you! LOL...
Oh, I didn't know they did. HMM? Thanks!!!...
Is this something the doctor has to prescribe or can I buy over the counter?...
THANK YOU! Will give it a try. How's the taste?...
How can I get rid of the nauseated feeling all the time??? Tums does not work nor crackers and I don't touch diet soda (white). HELP!!!...
I am taking 40 mg. of Prednisone and just wondered if it would be okay to use the tanning bed for a base tan. Too cool to lay out yet. I am talking about 6 short times in the bed. Didn't know if...
Long story to short, first of all am waiting to hear from the doctor here shortly to tell him how I am doing with the Pred. I have been on since Monday. Is it normal to always have blood in your...
SLEEPING HABITS: I for one, cannot sleep with my hubby in our bed. : ( I have to go to the guest bedroom after watching some TV and finish the night in there so I don't get touched, bumped in the...
QUINCY... Hmm? Will take your adivce and think about that. I am still new to this and the rectal meds I have heard are very hard to deal with, messy and can make you have a mvmt. once again applying....
FOR THE WOMEN: I have in the past which was on the first time in 2005 get this, some facial hair (WOMEN) did you get this too? Did you use Nair for the face? Is there anything else you used that was...
Hey guys...Well, the Prednisone is helping quite a bit and I haven't had the BAD mvmts. from hell like I did before. Granted, they two larger ones are not a bed of roses but don't compare. As far as...
HEKELA... Thanks for your reply. Ramen noodles, kinda like what I do with the single serve mac and cheese and just don't use the cheese but some spray butter of course. Good Idea. Just got a call...
Took off Friday and so I had three days in the bathroom and in bed. This is my first flare up since I was diagnosed in 2005. This sucks!!! I am going almost every hour and the "red" is not there much...
Just wondered if anyone has a diet they were given by their doctor? I was told to just stay away from popcorn and caffiene (SP?) Since I am in my first flare right now since being first diagnosed in...
Hey everyone, been about 1.5 years since I have posted because lucky Tammy has been in remission. Well, guess what? The is the first flare up since I was diagnosed in 2005. I was down from 9...