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losing weight after prednisone
I had my first UC flare in the fall of 2012, which we finally controlled with a 6 week run of prednisone (started 40 and tapered to 0 over 6 weeks). I'm in "remission" right now, but my weight is just not budging. I gained 10 pounds during those 6 weeks, and then a little more (3-4) after I stopped the pred. I've working…
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Personal Trainers
Since we just talked about personal trainers over on Corporette, I thought I'd post this here. I just started, last night, with a new personal trainer. Since taking that 6 week course of prednisone last year and gaining a bunch of stress weight (about 15lbs), I just haven't felt well. I've stayed with my spinning routine,…
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New/Intro
Hi everyone! I was just invited and thank you for the invite! I was diagnosed with UC last month. Currently on Asacol, mesalamine, 20mg of prednisone (hoping for 15mg tomorrow!), and VSL #3 daily. We seem to be getting this flare under control, but then last week I got food poisoning which got me 10 hours in the ER. So...a…
