Prednisolone and upset tummies

[BinnieBoo]

Hi there....I had breakfast at 10.am this morning and started throwing up about 5 hours later. Do I have to take my dose again (6.5mg) ?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

If the Pred were plain tablets [not EC/GR]they shouldbe in your system with an hour or so… so no need to retake.

[BinnieBoo in reply to DorsetLady]

Thank you so much for putting my mind at rest Dorset Lady. Yes I took the plain ones 😃

[PMRpro Ambassador]

As long as plain pred stays down for an hour or so you are fine. Enteric coated are likely to be out of the stomach after about 3-4 hours max. You should be fine.

[BinnieBoo in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

[redlab]

I've been taking prednisolone for over 5 years now and unfortunately haven't been able to taper below 12mg due to frequent flares, even though I have been reducing following the DSNS system and only half a mg each taper. However, I was initially taking omeprazole each day in order to offset the upsetting effect of the prednisolone, but after a while they started to give me diarrhea. So, the doctor recommended esomeprazole which I have been taking daily without any problem.Hope you are feeling better soon.