Re: ulcerative colitis and eye inflammation

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>Thanks to everyone for responding. I'm in the process of switching gut

doctors. I've waited two months for an appointment. In the meantime, I'm

staying away from motrin and going to find an opthamlologist to look at my eyes.

Thanks again.

> No. I have eye dryness/inflammation problems. My ophthalmologist has

> prescribed with eye drops; there are various to chose from, some of contains

> have mild steroids, which control the inflammation and let the eyes heals.

> There's no discernable systemic effect from the steroids in the drops. No

> doctor should prescribe something for you that he/she knows is going to

> inflame your gut.

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> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:18 PM

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> Subject: ulcerative colitis and eye inflammation

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> Hi everyone. I currently have no gut symptoms but my eyes are inflammed

> (red, watery and painful). My doctor consulted with an opthamologist and she

> recommended that I take 3-4 motrin 3X a day to clear it up. My doctor said

> even though motrin is known to cause inflation in the gut, I should take it

> to clear up my eyes. Does this sound consistent with what others have

> experienced? It seems totally counter intuitive to me. Any thoughts would be

> appreciated.

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