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IV steroids to Prednisolone

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Joel53242
Joel53242

Hi all,

I was IV steroids in hospital which normalised things and stopped the bleeding after 5 days. Got me down to 1 poop a day and on day 6 it was a type 5, the most solid id seen in weeks.

The doctors then moved me onto 40mg of prednisolone instead of IV and for the first 2 days things stayed normal and i was discharged.

Yesterday things were a bit looser, still one bowel movement a day and no other symptoms.

Today, I noticed a small streak of blood in the toilet. It's nothing compared to what I was seeing before but im really scared this is the start of relapsing again?

Could this just be my body adapting from the IV steroids to the prednisolone? I have only just moved onto them and I know its not as strong as the IV steroids, so should I just wait and see if they do their course? 

Really trying not to freak out

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  • diane69960
    diane69960 Joel53242

    Posted

    Hi there

    My daugher has had UC for 3 years but when first on steroids she had the same experience as yourself.  It takes a little while for your body to get used to the reduced amount on tablets compared to the higher doses by IV.  It's a bit of a balancing act, they may up the dose for a little while before tapering it off again.  Definitely worth asking your consultant or specialist nurse about it though, I found they were always helpful in this regard. 

    Hope all goes well for you!

    • Joel53242
      Joel53242 diane69960

      Posted

      Thanks Diane! My GP has bumped my dose up to 60mg for a week, then to taper down pretty quickly from that. Bit scared about being on such a high dose! Hopefully I'm not dependent!!!!

  • kathleen98766
    kathleen98766 Joel53242

    Posted

    I use all natural supplements slippery elm helps me along with clean food and exercise everyone is different but I cannot take medication with all those nasty side effects wishing you well

    • Joel53242
      Joel53242 kathleen98766

      Posted

      did you get into remission strictly from diet changes/slippery elm?? Also how do you take the slippery elm?

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