What do you think of Prednisone?
By Virgie60
@Virgie60 (556)
United States
July 14, 2008 10:53pm CST
I have two kids with Ulcerative Colitis so we have had experience with the drug Prednisone. It worked somewhat for my son but there were problems with it. It took him a very long time to wean off (1 1/2 years), he had severe acne, mood swings, insomnia, depression, etc. He swears that he will never again go on Prednisone. My daughter does not want to go on it because she is afraid that she will have as bad of acne as her brother.
Anybody else have experience with Prednisone?
1 response
@bootsnheels (37)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Prednisone is horrible stuff. I had lots and lots of nasty side effects from it. I took it for Crohns disease. However, I finally found a great gastro doctor and switched to Entocort. It is still a steroid, but it has a coating on it to only release when it hits the intestines. So much less of the steroid goes into the system, hence drastically less side effects. Definately worth asking the doctor about. Also, be careful with the bones on long term prednisone use. Talk to doc about maintaining bone health and get something prescribed for that. Also, many people, me included find that taking calcium pills helps a lot with diarrhea.
Good luck and hope that helps, dealing with prednisone and IBD is not fun!
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