pred started..

naina

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Joined : Mar 2013

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Posted 6/10/2013 7:24 AM (GMT -5)

hi friends . i started taking pred 40 mg for the ist time before 5 days. my current BM's are 8-9 times/day.still my BM's arenot reducing. even i have a bad urgency. how long does pred take to respond. should i talk to my GI or i should wait for some time . as i have active ulcerative collites. plz help me.

iPoop

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Posted 6/10/2013 7:35 AM (GMT -5)

Everyone responds differently to pred. For some 1-2 days produces a quite noticeable difference, while for others (like me) it took several weeks before I noticed any discernible difference. I would give it more time.

Terrapin

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Posted 6/10/2013 8:15 PM (GMT -5)

For me it stops a flare in its tracks within 1-2 days except for the bleeding. I would give it some more time though Steroids don't work for everyone. Good luck.

mattcs

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Joined : Oct 2012

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Posted 6/10/2013 8:35 PM (GMT -5)

Could be you're not on a high enough dose, but you for sure should be in contact with your doctor during this time. I was fortunate, I went from awful joint pain and going ~6 times daily to being back to my old self in under 24 hours.

It has taken me a long time to taper, I'm currently symptom free at 10mg now (started 60mg) but still have a long way to go to get off. Maybe you'll be luckier on the back end.

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