Re: starting on LDN for UC while on steroids

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Hi

I have Crohn's disease and started LDN 2 months ago while having a flare. I was

on 10mg of prednisone. Within a week the diarhea and nausea had stopped. The

tummy pains took about a month to settle down. I have now been able to drop my

pred to 8mg. I haven't been able to get to that low a dose for over a decade.

The LDN has exceeded my expectations.

I must add the LDN stirred up candida and I came down with severe flu-like

symptoms in the first week. I have now been on a candida diet for over a month

which has also made a big difference.

All the best....Joan

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> Hi everyone! I started on LDN last night, and this is my first post here.

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> My questions:

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> Do folks use LDN as a maintenance med. for UC (ulcerative colitis)? Or

> can it also be used to help calm a flare up? If so, how long will it take for

me to see a difference?

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> I'm currently on 10mg of prednisone. Will LDN still be effective on

> that dose?

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> Thanks! I really, really hope this drug helps me.

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> Some background info.:

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> I've been diagnosed with UC for b/n 1.5-2 years.

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> I had what my GI doctor termed a moderately severe-severe flare up this past

Christmas which necessitated high dose prednisone (my first experience with this

drug). I'm now reacting to Asacol, which makes it more difficult to get off

prednisone.

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> My *plan* was to try LDN when I was weaned off the prednisone. But after

getting down to 10mg of prednisone, I had another flare up (definitely caused by

stress and sleep deprivation. Of course, the prednisone does *not* help with

the stress!)

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> My doctor thinks I need more prednisone, but he is willing to support this LDN

experiment since I want to try it. (Yes, I have a *really* good doctor.) So I'm

holding off on the high dose prednisone for now. My doctor has never prescribed

LDN before.

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