This is not true for me unfortunately, anything I ate during my predisone run ended in constipation. Thankfully I'm off predisone now. Did anyone else have these issues even while on predisone.
I hope you talked to them about this at the hospital. I don't think prednisone is the type of drug you want to just be taking 40 mg of when you feel bad (although I must say I have been tempted myself), but I am not an expert. You just want to be sure you aren't messing your body up even more by playing around with it on your own.I thought I was having another flare up (last time it was in my ileum) so I took 40mg of prednisone even though I was cold turkey off the stuff since last Tuesday.
You're probably right about the prednisone, I've called up my GI's assistant before and anytime I had pain she would tell me to take the prednisone. This time I was doubling over in pain as if I had a flare up. Last time I went to the hospital with a flare up they just put me on an IV form of prednisone, so I decided why wait and took it. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only crohnie out there that has constipation symptoms as opposed to diarrhea symptoms. I eat relatively healthy making sure to cook all my veggies just as you do and occasionally puree my fruits. I'm doing liquid laxative for a week in tandem with Metamucil powder to see if it helps. After one week I'll just be doing Metamucil if it helps. If you are thinking of trying stool softeners do so for no more than a couple of weeks as your bowel may acquire a dependency towards them. I personally have had stool softener and it helped my symptoms while I was on them. If it gives you relief try it. It worked for me (I had the pills by the way) and good luck:thumright:I hope you talked to them about this at the hospital. I don't think prednisone is the type of drug you want to just be taking 40 mg of when you feel bad (although I must say I have been tempted myself), but I am not an expert. You just want to be sure you aren't messing your body up even more by playing around with it on your own.
As to the constipation advice, I have been having the same problem while I've been on prednisone. I have read that stool softeners help, but I am afraid to try them. I have just been trying to have some more of my safe vegetables (well cooked of course) and it does seems to have helped a little.