How long does it normally take for prednisilone to take effect?

[had_enough1980uk]

I am on day 4 of 30mg a day. I have to take for 2 weeks then taper down. When should I start to see my symptoms of loose stools improve? A my colonoscopy it said I had proctisis.

 

[Astra]

Hiya

I'm not sure, only from my own experience it was immediate. But I was on 80mg and tapered down over nearly a year.
Perhaps 30mg may be too low, and 2 weeks too short? If there's no improvement talk to the doc who prescribed it.
If diarrhea is your main symptom, have you tried to go low residue for a while? This always works for me.
good luck xx

 

[had_enough1980uk]

What does low residue mean? All this is new to me.... I have suffering for years but never really had the courage to admit it :-(

 

[Astra]

Hiya

here's a good list for you
http://www.hhsc.ca/documents/Patient Education/LowResidueDietFoods-trh.pdf

For me I basically stick to white food, such as potatoes, rice, pasta, banana, bread, chicken, turkey, then I add in salmon, broccoli, butter, Rice Krispies after a few days.
It works by reducing the frequency of loose stools and the transit time.
good luck xx

 

[had_enough1980uk]

Thanks to that!

Anyone else help with how long it usually takes to show any symptoms changes?

 

[Johnnysmom]

My son saw a change immediately. Blood in stool stopped, appetite increased and energy level shot up.

His CRP and Sed rate were normal 6 days after starting prednisone.

Our G.I. said the effect is not usually that quick though. And my son suffers from constipation not D.

 

[had_enough1980uk]

Yeh i have D so probably different. I know everyone is different anyway irrespective of that lol

 

[upsetmom]

When my daughter took it the first time it worked within 2 days the second time it took about 10 days.

She started at 50mg.

 

[guest78]

I found it quite a gradual thing this time round. The last two times it was an instant feeling better. But this time my symptoms started to get better slowly after about 7-10 days, with the bleeding being the last symptom to go. I kept my dr up to date with all of this and she didn't seem to concerned. So I'm guessing it works differently for different people with different problems.

 

[Danico85]

in my experience they pretty much started working straight away. i seen a big difference within the first week. if it wasnt for the weight gain and moon face side effects id ask to stay on them forever. they really do help

 

[had_enough1980uk]

Well pred never worked me and I am currently tapering down :-(