Prednisone for Inflammatory Bowel Disease User Reviews

• MAR...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 1, 2013

"I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1976. Since my diagnosis, I have had two resections of bowel. The last one in 1986, prednisone has been my only source of relief in the flare-up since then. My doctors are reluctant to give it to me anymore because of my weight (I have always been large) and I am diabetic. I had the moon face, but the relief it brought was worth it, and you can fight the hunger. I am facing a suture at this time with a flare-up, it was difficult to convince my doctor to allow me to have prednisone short term to get through this flare-up. They say they have a new medicine they recommend, but I find it very expensive with insurance, it's called budesonide. It is supposed to have fewer side effects."

• caz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 20, 2017

"Did stop my intestinal gurgling almost immediately, but many side effects. First was extreme hunger, which I could deal with since I work out regularly. About 5 weeks in, I started to notice bad mood swings. Anger mostly, which is totally unlike me. Then, as I was tapering down from 40 mg to 15 mg, the extreme anxiety started. So bad I couldn't leave the house for days. Really scary. Doctor was very concerned, stating it does happen and to try and relax, but there's basically nothing he could do about it because you must allow the adrenal glands to 'start up again' as you taper down to nothing. Very dangerous to stop suddenly. Down to 2.5 mg now and starting to feel like myself again, but will never ever take this again. Nasty stuff..."

• b a...
• December 2, 2015

"I experienced trembling, nervousness, weight gain, facial flushing, mood swings, puffy face and neck, leg and foot cramps, and loss of sleep. I was on this drug for 5 months. My stool improved somewhat on the high dose (40 mg), but when my dose was slowly decreased, my diarrhea and stomach pain increased. Now that I am completely off prednisone, I am back to square one. This product was not effective for me."

• Luk...
• May 11, 2017

"Age 9, was told I had IBM ulcerative colitis. Was put on prednisone for 1 year, went into remission. Was told I may have to have my colon removed by age 18 years old, and would more likely end up with most side effects. Have had stomach troubles throughout the years. At age 19, my thyroid died. Was told it's like batteries drained of all juice. Started taking thyroid medication. Weight has been up and down for years. Now, at age 38 years old, the past few years have seen more weight gain and skin ulcers. My testosterone levels have been bad. Had to do the shots for this, but mood swings were horrible. Having so much trouble with my levels and thyroid. What else can I do, and are most of these true side effects? Also very high blood pressure, started after a bad accident which had a blood clot."