Re: IBD flares; how long 'til relief?/Meghan

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Hi Meghan,

When I had my most severe flare which lead to my Crohns diagnosis, my

doctor put me on Prednisone on a 60mg taper for a month. He never

would have done otherwise(I have Crohns all over, small bowell,

colon, mouth). As far as I know there is " no other way " to halt a

persistant flare. All the other meds I have taken are *maintenance*

drugs that dont really work very well for Crohns(5-ASA, Immune

modulaters).

I do hope your son finds relief soon!. I can see your very proactive

and it looks like you have found some good doctors at Stanford and

elseswhere. Best of luck.

Andi

>

> Hi, fellow Californiator. May I ask if you were started off on

> Prednisone right off or did other meds not work first? --And, how

long

> the other meds were given a 'tryout' before switching to

prednisone?

> Is the prednisone no longer working anymore? I'm sorry it's so

hard to

> get relief. I may not have Crohn's, but still feel for you --hate

> seeing my son unhappy w/ this, too.

> I hope you get genuine relief soon.

> --Meghan, mom to Wyatt -12yo, fap, psc, uc-crohn's, a/i hives

>