Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 > > Hi, I have crohn's disease and I believe to also have candida, my > Doctor recently put me on prednisone... is this drug contributing to > the candida? I am also on Imuron and Pentasa...if anyone knows please > contact me. ==>No medical drugs are going to help or cure your Crohn's disease or candida. These drugs force the body into responding to them, but they cause many serious side affects and also suppress the symptoms they are intended to treat. This further suppresses the body's defenses and immune system making it less capable of healing. This group is about " natural healing " so that you provide your body with what it needs to do its job, which is healing. Food is medicine! Please ensure you read my article " How to Successfully Overcome Candida " so you know all about healthy foods, and which are not, and what is going to give your body what it needs. No one ever gets sick due to a lack of drugs. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 --- kerrirchambers <kerrirchambers@...> wrote: > my > Doctor recently put me on prednisone... is this drug > contributing to > the candida? I am also on Imuron and Pentasa...if > anyone knows please > contact me. Hi Kerri, According to the warnings on the drug, it should not be taken with yeast. It doesn't look like a very good thing to take under any circumstances, however, and if you are taking it for your adrenal glands, what you need to do is treat the problem, not the symptoms. Under my doctor's insistence, I took cortisol, a compounded version of the same thing, for a year and a half. I didn't get my adrenal glands straightened out until I STOPPED taking it. Hope this helps, Jeanne These are the government warnings <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601102.html>. Before taking prednisone: tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to prednisone, aspirin, tartrazine (a yellow dye in some processed foods and drugs), or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), arthritis medications, aspirin, cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), digoxin (Lanoxin), diuretics ('water pills'), estrogen (Premarin), ketoconazole (Nizoral), oral contraceptives, phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), rifampin (Rifadin), theophylline (Theo-Dur), and vitamins. if you have a fungal infection (other than on your skin), do not take prednisone without talking to your doctor. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver, kidney, intestinal, or heart disease; diabetes; an underactive thyroid gland; high blood pressure; mental illness; myasthenia gravis; osteoporosis; herpes eye infection; seizures; tuberculosis (TB); or ulcers. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking prednisone, call your doctor. if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking prednisone. if you have a history of ulcers or take large doses of aspirin or other arthritis medication, limit your consumption of alcoholic beverages while taking this drug. Prednisone makes your stomach and intestines more susceptible to the irritating effects of alcohol, aspirin, and certain arthritis medications. This effect increases your risk of ulcers. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hi Jeanne, thanks for the response, but I have Crohn's and it is to bring down the inflammation in my intestine... > > Hi Kerri, > > According to the warnings on the drug, it should not > be taken with yeast. It doesn't look like a very good > thing to take under any circumstances, however, and if > you are taking it for your adrenal glands, what you > need to do is treat the problem, not the symptoms. > Under my doctor's insistence, I took cortisol, a > compounded version of the same thing, for a year and a > half. I didn't get my adrenal glands straightened out > until I STOPPED taking it. > > Hope this helps, > > Jeanne > > These are the government warnings > <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601102.html>. > > Before taking prednisone: > tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to > prednisone, aspirin, tartrazine (a yellow dye in some > processed foods and drugs), or any other drugs. > tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and > nonprescription medications you are taking, especially > anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin > (Coumadin), arthritis medications, aspirin, > cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), digoxin (Lanoxin), > diuretics ('water pills'), estrogen (Premarin), > ketoconazole (Nizoral), oral contraceptives, > phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), rifampin > (Rifadin), theophylline (Theo-Dur), and vitamins. > if you have a fungal infection (other than on your > skin), do not take prednisone without talking to your > doctor. > tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver, > kidney, intestinal, or heart disease; diabetes; an > underactive thyroid gland; high blood pressure; mental > illness; myasthenia gravis; osteoporosis; herpes eye > infection; seizures; tuberculosis (TB); or ulcers. > tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become > pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become > pregnant while taking prednisone, call your doctor. > if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, > tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking > prednisone. > if you have a history of ulcers or take large doses of > aspirin or other arthritis medication, limit your > consumption of alcoholic beverages while taking this > drug. Prednisone makes your stomach and intestines > more susceptible to the irritating effects of alcohol, > aspirin, and certain arthritis medications. This > effect increases your risk of ulcers. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 > > Hi Jeanne, > > thanks for the response, but I have Crohn's and it is to bring down > the inflammation in my intestine... ==>The best thing to bring down inflammation in your intestines is good saturated fats, especially coconut oil & butter. ==>You do not have Crohn's because of a lack of steroids. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hi Everyone, I was asked about taking steroids and remember it being brought up here once (a while back). My question is: Are all steroids bad or only specific ones. Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 scott - it has been my experience, that steroids used short-term may not be harmful; but, if used long-term, steroids can play havoc on the body!! i was steroid-dependent, and used them for 8 years.. got osteoporosis, glaucoma, and high blood pressure - all steroid-induced! PREDNISONE - don't know what the other corticosteroids do, but that's the one i used!! i was taking them for steroids, and every time i tapered off, i had another flare-up!! off of them, now, for 8 yrs.!!! thank God - only one flare-up, which was last july, and had a colonoscopy, plus removal of a polyop. no flare-up, since coming off entocort, which i only used for 2 mos. i did gain a little weight, but no other symptoms of the other diseases came into play!! marshiris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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