Limiting side effects
You can help limit side effects by taking Pentasa exactly as prescribed and by reporting any problems promptly to your doctor. Drink plenty of fluids.
Full article can be found here qoute is near bottom of page...
http://www.gihealth.com/html/education/drugs/pentasa.html
Remember DO NOT just drink water you need your other electrolites.. If you are on the prednisone your body will crave tons of salt... Your body has tons of Sodium/Potassium pumps in the body.... In order for those pumps to work you need to have BOTH sodium and potassium....American food,drinks,etc are all rich in sodium so you do not ever have to worry about taking in an extra sodium... At least generally you shouldn't... As a crohn's patient you are probably not getting in many supplments and/or foods that have potassium in them... Combine this lack of potassium with high intake of sodium and you WILL get dehydrated....
So remember to drink your water don't go overboard on the salt (I know you want to) and take a potassium supplement and/or eat foods high in potassium... Otherwise you will be dehydrated no matter how much water you drink...
Another thing that makes HUGE difference is where you live at in the world...
This directly affects the amount of moustiure in the air and how much miosture you are losing due to presperation...
For example here in Mobile, AL we always have at least 100% humidity all year long... That means I am literally breathing in water with every breath...
In a dry state with no humidity though you have the exact opposite efffect...
You are losing tons of moisture by just breathing not to mention all the water your body is going through due to meds and to just keep your body functioning...
It may seem like it wouldn't be that much of a difference but trust me go from someplace very dry and not (Arizona maybe?) to someplace very humid and hot... The heat and heat index might be identical... But your moisture level is gonna change DRASTICLY... Here you can drink about 2-3 litters of water over the course of the day while you are working outtside all day long (8 hours give or take) .... This amount of water will keep you perfectly hydrated... Try working in the desert outdoors and only drinking 2-3 litters of water.. Trust me you'll notice the differnce. Well actually you may not because you will probably pass out due to a heat stroke/dehydration. But then again I could be wrong...
I just know I have lived here in the southeast portion of the USA all my life and for the past 4.5 years have been right next to a bay (that's why it is always 100% humidity here) Also the city was built over a swamp too... Yes we are above sea level... The people that came after the french (for the most part) built the rest of the city above sea level....
USELESS RANT BY ME BELOW!!!
FYI We (USA) bought Mobile, AL and New Orleans, Lousiana from the french... They were at least smart enough to build thier portions of the city ABOVE SEA LEVEL... It's just the ground here (porbably in New Orleans too) that is above sea level is not exactly stable.... It kinda floats so you have to drill down until you hit bed rock... and then lay down a stone/concret whatever slab... Then you can put down your pylons and began building your frame... Otherwise your house/building is just gonna ever so slowly sink into the ground.. I think I said that right... I'm not a construction worker or surveryor so I may just be partial right... Either way that info is compeletly useless unless you plain on building a house in an area that rains a lot and is built over a swamp... Ohhh btw during the "offiical" summer here 99% of the time it rains every single day for at least about 5-15 min... The unoffical summer is March-December, Jan-Feb the coldest it ever gets is around 32 F or 0
celcius... The hotest it gets here is around 110 degress Farenhiet with about a 125 heat index and 100% humidity... You literally walk outside for 2 mins and you covereed in sweat since it can not evaporate due to all the water already in the air...
Ok I'm done ranting about this... Time for soething different...
Also feel free to correct me on any mistakes you see that I make... I am not perfect... I do not know it all.. Sometimes it sounds like I know it all but I don't... So feel free to correct me... I hate to give advice to people that is incorrect...
Ok cya later,
Daniel