Pred, digestive problems & night sweats

[Purplegirl70]

For a number of years (10+ at least) I have had digestive problems (diarrhoea, bloating) and night sweats which have disappeared since taking Pred. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced these pleasant side effects too.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Sounds as if you have been suffering from some sort of autoimmune inflammatory bowel disorder - which may or may not be associated with your PMR...

[Purplegirl70 in reply to PMRpro]

I think you may be right. There must have been some sort of autoimmune disease(s) alongside/prior to the PMR as, against the odds, my blood glucose level and my weight has also reduced since I started taking pred.

[Rimmy in reply to Purplegirl70]

I have had a similar experience regarding improved digestion. I had IBS for years - nothing ever 'worked' - but it abated very quickly when I started taking Pred. I have asked others here and elsewhere about this before and a few have also experienced this improvement - although problems can return when your dose goes down from what I can tell - so not a permanent 'cure' - but I am just hypothesising from my own and a few other's experiences and have no solid evidence I'm afraid. Also I have lost weight on Pred but unfortunately the night (and sometimes day) 'sweats continue.

Best wishes

[Purplegirl70 in reply to Rimmy]

Sorry to hear that you are still suffering from night sweats but good to know that your IBS has calmed down. Must admit that I am not looking forward to tapering down the Pred for fear of the digestive problems returning but at least I will have had a break from it

[Hidden]

Yes! I have had numerous bouts of IBSmand horrible night sweats (even after menopause), but all symptoms have disappeared! I attributed it to the No wheat, no carbs, no sugar, no caffeine, no dairy diet. ... but now I wonder?

[Purplegirl70 in reply to Hidden]

Maybe if you feel tempted to have something you have cut from your diet you could try it and see what happens?

[piglette in reply to Hidden]

Hi Mamaici, I was reading recently that if you have IBS you should eat unhealthy food!! I don’t know how true that is.

I hated the sweats but they have got better at a lower dose of pred.

[Hidden in reply to piglette]

Hmmmm? Have not heard that! Eating healthy or the Pred has quieted everything down for me... I'm on 80 mg and no night sweats.

[piglette in reply to Hidden]

I must admit I try and eat healthily, but I only have PMR, luckily I do not have IBS, thank goodness.

[Joan-E-D]

I've had IBS diagnosed since I was in my 20s (it runs in my family!). I'm almost 74 now and have had PMR since Oct. 2016. Being on Pred. stopped the symptoms beautifully. But now I've tapered down to 8 mg using DSNS, the symptoms are coming back again. As you say it was a nice break from them while it lasted. I get hot flushes too but not as bad as when I went through menopause or as described here. I'm just grateful to be able to function without too much stiffness and muscle pain even though my mobility is more limited than before PMR.