Prednisone is another drug that is a steroid which is quite powerful. Many many ulcerative colitis patients are given this medication to help the inflammation of the colon. Its been around for a long time unlike some other new drugs.
Update on my Ulcerative Colitis: Kate here, I posted a few months ago when I was lonely and depressed about my new diagnoses, and I’m posting again because I am once again depressed… But for a different reason. I have been able to eat anything I want because of the miracle that is Lialda, however, this has turned mile into an eating maniac. I have… Read More »Eating, YAY! Gaining More Than Planned, BOO!
I am 20, and was just recently diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about a month and a half ago although I’ve been having symptoms since November 2010. I went to see my doctor after a week of bleeding, but all he had to say was that it was very common and to come back if it got worse. I went back three weeks later with more… Read More »Does Colitis Remission Mean NO Symptoms?
I’ve had UC, theoretically speaking, since I was 4 years old, I was finally diagnosed with it after spending months in and out of the hospital (mostly in), countless drug cocktails orally and intravenously to the point where my veins all collapsed (not so much fun), ridiculous procedures that did nothing but almost kill me (wickedly painful) and made me feel violated, and three Last… Read More »Last Rites…
So, I went to the Dentist today for a regular cleaning. I usually go once a year or every six months, whatever the Dentist usually says to do. The last time I went (about a year ago), I had one cavity and had it filled. I haven’t had any problems, and I’ve been on strict SCD since April 2010… so I figured, with no sugary… Read More »Dental issues with IBD?
About 6 months ago, when I first posted on this site, I was diagnosed with UC during an awful flareup. I had a scope and boy did my entire colon seem ulcerated. The MD put me on Lialda 1x a day and told me to come back in 6 months. After a few weeks I started to feel slightly normal again. I wasn’t running to… Read More »Flare Numero Dos = Prednisone