Questions about prednisone and relapse
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Questions about prednisone and relapse
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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