What do you do when you first get a flare?

fletch14 · Post by **fletch14** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:05 am

Hi all,

Is there something that you do immediately when you get symptoms of a flare-up to hopefully get things under control early?

Thanks! Kim

Post by **tex** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:36 am

Kim,

Most people switch to a bland recovery diet (such as the one you used to recover in the first place) and hope that it will stop the inflammation, and therefore stop the reaction. If you decide to take budesonide, taking less than a full dose rarely helps. Many patients try that, but it almost never works. The dose has to be full in almost every case (if it's used). Sometimes you are lucky and you recover quickly, and sometimes recovery is almost as tough as it was the first time.

You're very welcome. Good luck.

Tex

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:38 am

Switch to ingesting chicken broth or bone broth only for 1-2 days. Work on reducing stress--typically I do a 3-5 minute meditation every two hours and set my cell phone alarm accordingly. Take anti histamine for 2-3 days.

Most times this will kick me out of a flare.

fletch14 · Post by **fletch14** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:09 pm

Thank you everyone!

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:22 pm

Hi Kim,

Bland recovery diet (like Tex mentions) is the best. I was specifically speaking to if you have a re-flare while you are on the bland recovery diet. Hopefully this makes sense.