Tips or advice to help calm autoimmune flare ups at home??

[Jj01994]

I have had a few flare ups with this new medicine which is not unexpected but as much as I like Prednisone my doctor does not. Prednisone is the current treatment for flare ups but she does not do a standing order just case by case and her appointments book week to months in advance so hard to always get it from her. So any tips or advice on how to lessen or decrease symptoms or duration of a flare would be very helpful. I hope everyone has their own good day.

[Rosie-NRAS Partner NRAS]

Hi Ji01994, sorry to hear that you are experiencing a flare at the moment. I have included some links below from our website that offer some tips on managing flares at home. Also our SMILE-RA programme has a module on managing pain and flares which may be of interest to you. Hope you feel better soon. Kind regards, Rosie @ NRAS.

nras.org.uk/resource/managi...

nras.org.uk/smile/

[Ompie]

Gosh I wish I was in your boat. Every time I go on a course of prednisone combined with a course of mesalazine, the rebound is horrific. I bleed so much more after the course tapers off and I have very very loose stools. I absolutely also hate that I can’t sleep during the course, and my temperament is up there with the demons!

[Gitaga]

I only use prednisone when I have a flare up. I take 1 daily for 7 days and stop.

Normally my flare up happens every 6 to 8 weeks.

Hope this helps

[AgedCrone]

You have a Good Doctor…..the less Pred you are prescribed the better.The longer you take it, the more you are hooked on it and if you read back here you will see how those who are hooked on it wish they weren’t!

[Hidden]

I highly recommend an anti-inflammatory diet. It's worked for me. I've had rheumatoid (seropositive) for almost 5 years and I've never been on medication. If I do get a flare up, it's very mild. Not using meds has been a bonus during covid. Diet combined with exercise, especially cardio, could offer you tremendous relief

[Raynes]

Ask for the injection instead of the oral script. It works faster, better and longer that the pills. And the side affects are far less than with the pills