Re: Has anyone come off long-term prednisone use?

May 22, 2010

Hi Joan,

Welcome to our group!

Bee's own brother cured his Crohn's disease following her diet, so there is

hope! I don't know about the drugs he used, etc., but I'm sure Bee will be able

to tell you more about her brother and his experience later.

All the best,

(a group moderator)

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> Hi Bee and all. My name is Joan. I've spent the last month or so reading and

re-reading the wealth of information here and on your site. Thanks for all I

have learnt. I am almost fully on your diet now.

>

> I have had Crohn's disease for 15 years and been on prednisone for most of

that time. Has anyone here managed to get completely off long-term prednisone

use? It seems that this diet would give the adrenals the best chance of

recovery. I'd love to hear from anyone who has - it would be such an

encouragement. I couldn't find anything among the success stories, but may have

missed it.

>

> Thanks for all the support I have already received even though this is my

first post....Joan

>

May 22, 2010

>

> Hi Bee and all. My name is Joan. I've spent the last month or so reading and

re-reading the wealth of information here and on your site. Thanks for all I

have learnt. I am almost fully on your diet now.

>

> I have had Crohn's disease for 15 years and been on prednisone for most of

that time. Has anyone here managed to get completely off long-term prednisone

use? It seems that this diet would give the adrenals the best chance of

recovery. I'd love to hear from anyone who has - it would be such an

encouragement. I couldn't find anything among the success stories, but may have

missed it.

+++Hi Joan. I'm so happy you are reading, and learning a lot!

Like wrote, my brother, 61 years old, cured his Crohn's Disease on my

program after he had it for 20 years. Since even family members don't go around

telling everyone they have it, he first told my sister, who is a nurse. My

sister called me and asked if I would print out articles for our brother (he's

not on the internet) and take them to him when we had a family reunion June

2006.

Well, he almost devoured the information overnight, and was so excited that he

told me " Bee, you have just saved my life! " He stills says that now.

Since it takes 1 month of natural healing for every year you've been unhealthy,

it was 20 months later, almost to the day, that he announced that his diarrhea

and pain were gone! It was better to him, than handing him a million dollars.

Of course, in the meantime, he " retraced " other diseases and illnesses he had

during that 20 months, including West Nile Virus, Lyme's Disease, psoriasis,

etc. and since that time he's continued on my program and " retraced " health

problems he had before the Crohn's started.

A few months ago he called me and said he thinks he's having a stroke, because

the whole half of his face was numb, so his mouth drooped and he could hardly

move his eye on that side.

I asked if he'd had a lot of novacaine for a dental procedure. He said oh yes -

it was about 30 years ago when a dentist pumped his mouth so full of novacaine

he was ready to stop him. Afterward he was so numb he could hardly move his

eye. That was " retracing " too, and it didn't last long at all, because it was

the toxins being cleared out, prior to repair and rebuilding.

All the best, Bee

May 22, 2010

Hi, my name is Toni. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 1995. I took prednisone for

an extended period of time and when I had flare ups the doctors would increase

my dosage. After I found out what prednisone does to the body, I determined to

get off of it one way or another. Between my flareups, my doctors would tell me

how to reduce my dosage gradually. I followed their program until I was

completely off of it. Now, it was their intent for me to stay on a small amount

of prednisone, say 10 mg, for the rest of my life, as " protection " against

further flareups. But Bee's diet is all the " protection " that I need.

Surprisingly there is information on the internet on how to decrease your

dosage, although it's been a while since I've eliminated my prednisone usage and

I don't remember the link. One thing I can say is don't go off the medication

cold turkey. You need to reduce the amount of prednisone slowly and wait at

least a week and sometimes longer for you body to adjust to the lower dose. It

can be done and although I did it before I started Bee's diet, it is highly

beneficial to be on the diet while you decrease your dosage.

May 23, 2010

Hi Bee

Thanks for your encouragement. I hope one day I'll have a success story like

your brother's. Already I am experiencing an improvement in my symptoms and am

able to reduce my prednisone, which is wonderful.

I do have another question related to that. The endocrinologist told me that he

was unsure whether or not my adrenals would start functioning again as I taper

off the prednisone, because they have been inactive for so long and will have

atrophied. A naturopath friend has advised me to take an adrenal support

formula to help them kick back in. What is your advice? Does your diet and

supplements alone provide all I will need to help my adrenals to recover? Is

there anything else I can do?

Thanks so much for your help.

Every blessing.....Joan

--- In , " Bee " <beeisbuzzing2003@...>

> >

> > I have had Crohn's disease for 15 years and been on prednisone for most of

that time. Has anyone here managed to get completely off long-term prednisone

use? It seems that this diet would give the adrenals the best chance of

recovery. I'd love to hear from anyone who has - it would be such an

encouragement. I couldn't find anything among the success stories, but may have

missed it.

>

> +++Hi Joan. I'm so happy you are reading, and learning a lot!

>

> Like wrote, my brother, 61 years old, cured his Crohn's Disease on my

program after he had it for 20 years.

>

May 23, 2010

Hi Toni. Thanks for that encouragement. It's great to hear that Bee's diet is

keeping you off the prednisone. Yes, I am tapering really slowly. I found the

Marshall Protocol which gives good advice on tapering. Tiredness is the biggest

problem at the moment but I'm excited at the prospect that it may be possible to

get right off prednisone. Its an awful drug which has caused havoc in my body

over the years and to be free of it would be an impossible dream come true!

Thanks again.....Joan

>

> Hi, my name is Toni. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 1995. I took prednisone

for an extended period of time and when I had flare ups the doctors would

increase my dosage. After I found out what prednisone does to the body, I

determined to get off of it one way or another. Between my flareups, my doctors

would tell me how to reduce my dosage gradually. I followed their program until

I was completely off of it. Now, it was their intent for me to stay on a small

amount of prednisone, say 10 mg, for the rest of my life, as " protection "

against further flareups. But Bee's diet is all the " protection " that I need.

Surprisingly there is information on the internet on how to decrease your

dosage, although it's been a while since I've eliminated my prednisone usage and

I don't remember the link. One thing I can say is don't go off the medication

cold turkey. You need to reduce the amount of prednisone slowly and wait at

least a week and sometimes longer for you body to adjust to the lower dose. It

can be done and although I did it before I started Bee's diet, it is highly

beneficial to be on the diet while you decrease your dosage.

>

May 23, 2010

Hi Toni,

Thank you for writing about how you got off prednisone. I am very impressed.!

Very well done my friend!

May I please post your message as a success story so other people can benefit by

it?

The best in health, Bee