Hey everyone!
I got diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on June 1st. After a short 5 day stay in the hospital, I was released and starting taking 40mg of prednisone. Never felt so good in my life. Two weeks later, i started to taper away the steroids. When i reached 25mg, things started to go sour (bloody diarrhea 10 times a day) so my GI pushed me back up to 40 mg. things were okay once more ( 1 bowel movement/ day, Although still bloody diarrhea)
3 weeks later, I visited my GI again, who prescribed me Mesavant, a mesalazine anti-inflammatory pill that I should start as I taper the prednisone. I'm 2 days into the Mesavant, and both days have been the same. I take 4.8g in the morning, and at night everything goes to hell. Terrible cramps, bloody diarrhea 10 times over 2 hours.
Am I just going through an adjustment period or am I allergic to this new drug?
This mix of pain an mood swings from prednisone and inhability to sleep is sucking my life away, and any advice would be amazing.
I got diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on June 1st. After a short 5 day stay in the hospital, I was released and starting taking 40mg of prednisone. Never felt so good in my life. Two weeks later, i started to taper away the steroids. When i reached 25mg, things started to go sour (bloody diarrhea 10 times a day) so my GI pushed me back up to 40 mg. things were okay once more ( 1 bowel movement/ day, Although still bloody diarrhea)
3 weeks later, I visited my GI again, who prescribed me Mesavant, a mesalazine anti-inflammatory pill that I should start as I taper the prednisone. I'm 2 days into the Mesavant, and both days have been the same. I take 4.8g in the morning, and at night everything goes to hell. Terrible cramps, bloody diarrhea 10 times over 2 hours.
Am I just going through an adjustment period or am I allergic to this new drug?
This mix of pain an mood swings from prednisone and inhability to sleep is sucking my life away, and any advice would be amazing.