Advice needed

[marionofnorwich]

A little advice please. I have undertaken a working trip to France for a few days. I have been on 4 or 4.5mg but upped the dose to 5mg as a?precaution. On Monday evening i ate steak tartare (raw chopped steak) which resulted in an attack of diarrhea. The next day i felt ok and had a gentle lunch and a?few hours later it started again. I have stayed in bed and it has settled again though i havent eaten. What do people think - should i up my Pred dose even more?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Sorry to hear that, but I think I might be addressing the diarrhea issue with appropriate treatment rather than upping Pred...

[marionofnorwich in reply to DorsetLady]

Oh yes i am doing that as best i can in a hotel. With Immodium and a 'biologic' from the pharmacy. And natural yoghurt. It has apparently stopped but yesterday it started a few hours after eating (no breakfast but then had lunch). Not sure what else to do. I slept from 7pm and still in bed now. It was just whether Sick Day rules apply in this situation or not

[marionofnorwich in reply to marionofnorwich]

Normally i would have sago (a natural antinflammatory) and kombucha but dont have access to those

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to marionofnorwich]

Logic suggests it might - since you are in bed. But a few mg extra for a day or two won't harm so you can assess if it helps.

[marionofnorwich in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks PMRpro it is more whether my body/adrenals need more help to deal with the extra stress of the bacteria or whatever it is causing the diarrhea. I wasnt thinking that the Pred would cure the diarrhea. I have not been sick so i would say that lower gut is affected. Trying also to keep hydrated without feeling bloated

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to marionofnorwich]

Maybe an extra 1 or 2 might help… depends how poorly you are feeling in yourself…. but I [personally] wouldn’t go the full SDR way.