Re: Re: Thinking of terminating the diet

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> You had a transfusion and they only gave you 40 mgs of pred? That seems > like a really small amount. I mean every time I was hospitalized I was > on higher than 60 mgs (IV). That's terrible but also odd about the > allergy though especially because prednisone blocks allergy symptoms > (one reason I had to wait to get off it before doing a patch test). I > imagine that means your allergy is extremely bad if it's still happening > even while on the pred?> StaceySmall amount? Are you kidding?  Forty mg. of prednisone would nearly kill me (never mind 60), and almost did when my doctor first tried it with me -- until it was figured out that I can tolerate only a much lower dose: 20, absolute max for me, but 5-7 became my normal, primary effective dose.  Prednisone doesn't have anything to do with blood transfusions. I'm not sure why the connection -- unless Kat's doctor figured the pred. would stop the bleeding from one end while they were pouring blood into the body intravenously. I had blood transfusions when my Crohn's was at its worst -- for extreme anemia -- but no concurrent prednisone. Re: allergies. Kat, I would recommend trying nettle; it's an herb that's an effective antihistamine without side-effects. It may take several weeks to really get into your system for that you feel effects, but it does work for most people. I find it extremely effective. And once you've taken it for a while, when you need it again, your body will already be sort of "primed" to it, so it then works very quickly.n>>  ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com  

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I was on 70 tapering down when I first got ill.  Later on in the hospital, they gave it to me via IV and I bloated so much, they had to taper me fast.  I would topple over if I tried to bend down, I was so bloated.  Besides it was dangerous.  This was after a few years of going on pred, tapering, flaring, repeat.  I was kept on 30mg for an extended period when it was 'acute' in my stomach.  After that I could barely tolerate any without a lot of side effects (hair loss, bloating, anemia).  20mg bothered me last time I had to take it--was very nervous. 

 

I wonder if the more you take pred, the worse the effects are--even if it stops a flare in 24 hours.

 

Thanks for the nettle tip (I read the post to Kat) because I have cat and dust allergies. 

 

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