Remicade stopped working for me after seven years. So my new GI, switched me to Stelara. I got the loading dodecahedron last week. I a, currently on Prednisone, 20 mg, and 6 MP as well. I have heard it takes a while for Stelara to work. Can you please share your experience with me? My Crohn’s is mostly in my ileum.
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How long does it take for Stelara to work?
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I have ileal Crohn's also. My symptoms were much reduced and my gut showed a clean colonoscopy a little over 3 months after the initial dose of Stelara. However, your mileage may vary. It is commonly reported both here and in the medical literature that it can take up to 6 months for the benefits of Stelara to fully kick in.
At 6 months of Stelara Ds had a colonoscopy
Which showed minimally active chronic illeitis
So the gut was healing
Symptoms also decreased a lot by six months
Good luck
Which showed minimally active chronic illeitis
So the gut was healing
Symptoms also decreased a lot by six months
Good luck
It took me until the first maintenance dose to be able to fully wean off of prednisone (when I tried earlier after the loading dose I would flare). Even then I had a couple of painful flareups. Once I got the second maintenance dose, things have been much better, though not entirely symptom free. The third dose should be this weekend.