Hi all I had a flare a few weeks ago and had to go up to 10mg pred, which was disappointing, as I had got down to 3 and was trying to get down to 2 and a half.
I am getting really bad acid reflux, something I've never suffered from before, occasionally heartburn, but never like this
My GP thinks it's down to the steroids and has prescribed Omeprazole twice a day, and Gaviscon advance 4 times a day, it isn't helping, I am up in the night with it coming right in to my mouth, it burns my throat, I'm feeling pretty miserable, has anyone else experienced this?
I am finding it hard to put it down to the steroids
Sounds rotten. Might be worth asking about testing for something else such as Helicobacter Pylori or even hiatus hernia. The heartburn previously may have been heralding more severe oesophagus inflammation. Definitely time to tell the doc it’s not helping especially when you’re using a PPI AND Gaviscon.