Questions about prednisone and relapse

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Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby hoverup » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:52 pm

I’m two years after having cdiff and my dr started me yesterday on prednisone and my stomach today is giving me issuses. Keep in mine I also have ibs c&d. I was wondering if anyone’s had any issues with oral prednisone and relapsed within 48 hrs of starting it?

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby georgina » Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:00 am

For what reason have you been given Prednisone ? This is a corticoid and one of it's effects is lowering immune response , so yes , a relapse is possible.

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby hoverup » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:16 am

For upper respiratory infection. I’m omw to my gi dr to do a stool specimen. My primary care stopped the prednisone I took it only two days.

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby hoverup » Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:41 pm

Is there a way to prevent cdiff from happening or is it just hope and pray it don’t come back?

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby beth22 » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:41 am

I was given a tapering dosepak of prednisone when I was in my 20s for a sinus problem. I think I made it through two doses until I got terrible WD. This was way before I ever had c difficile. So, the medication can cause D, but hopefully it won't be c diff for you.

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby hoverup » Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:39 pm

Update on my condition. I ended up getting over the respiratory infection and have had a stool culture done that tested negative for cdiff but I am still worried. I’m either to clogged up to go or it’s straight up watery. There is no happy medium. I have been in contact with my GI dr and she says it’s just a really bad case of IBS but she will keep a watch out. The last time I have cdiff I ended up in ICU in cardiac arrest. I don’t want to go through that again that was horrible.

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Re: Questions about prednisone and relapse

Postby jstep813 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:26 am

I'm on Humira for my ulcerative colitis and relapsed one year later with C diff. My GI Dr attributed it to my suppressed immune system from the Humira.


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