Budesonide and Hemorrhoids
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Budesonide and Hemorrhoids
I'm reaching out to ask if anyone has experienced hemorrhoids while taking Budesonide? I am just finishing 5 weeks of it and last week I developed one. Mind you I have NEVER had one before and I'm neither constipated nor having diarrhea. I'm actually developing another one as well. I did read that is was an 'uncommon' side affect only presenting itself in about 5% of people taking it. Wouldn't you know.. I'd probably be the 5% and just when all my other symptoms were subsiding, ugh... Thanks for listening...
Christine
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
Hi Christine,
I don't recall anyone else complaining about budesonide as a cause of hemorroids (that may be because of memory problems), but hemorrhoids are very common among MC patients, so when they show up it may just be a coincidence. Various zinc-based salves and ointments are available to help with that problem. You may find the thread at the following link helpful:
Hemorrhoid
In my case, they disappeared when my MC symptoms resolved.
Tex
I don't recall anyone else complaining about budesonide as a cause of hemorroids (that may be because of memory problems), but hemorrhoids are very common among MC patients, so when they show up it may just be a coincidence. Various zinc-based salves and ointments are available to help with that problem. You may find the thread at the following link helpful:
Hemorrhoid
In my case, they disappeared when my MC symptoms resolved.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thank you Tex.
I just found it odd that the very week my symptoms of C.C. started subsiding that I developed this other issue. I did read on a couple of different sites that they could be a side affect from the medication. https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-2200 ... ideeffects
I was hoping I wasn't alone, but like you said it's a common occurrence with this condition so how would one really know? If yours went away as your symptoms subsided, why on earth would mine appear as my symptoms subsided... ?
Some days I feel I can't win... I was so excited to start feeling better taking the meds only to now develop another... only me..
I just found it odd that the very week my symptoms of C.C. started subsiding that I developed this other issue. I did read on a couple of different sites that they could be a side affect from the medication. https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-2200 ... ideeffects
I was hoping I wasn't alone, but like you said it's a common occurrence with this condition so how would one really know? If yours went away as your symptoms subsided, why on earth would mine appear as my symptoms subsided... ?
Some days I feel I can't win... I was so excited to start feeling better taking the meds only to now develop another... only me..
Christine
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
I don't recall your history, but often if we have been reacting for a long time, the first normal bowel movements can cause subtle changes in strain levels, pressure, etc., and these issues can cause 'roids to appear. We've had a few members who even experienced fissures from the first normal bowel movements. With MC, sometimes it seems as though (as one of Gilda Radner's characters on Saturday Night Live used to say), "It's always something".
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex, - I thought I replied to this and here I saw I didn't!
My symptoms were never text book typical for C.C. I never really suffered with diarrhea accept for about 3 weeks when I first started having digestion issues. I always had more issues with constipation, bloating, stomach-burning. I was actually quite regular after about a month of Budesonide and was just quite surprised to develop a roid. I haven't had any issues with straining, but I do sit a lot (8-9) on a hard desk chair in front of a computer. I just wonder if that is part of the problem.
Anyway, it's actually going away now.
Thanks again :-)
My symptoms were never text book typical for C.C. I never really suffered with diarrhea accept for about 3 weeks when I first started having digestion issues. I always had more issues with constipation, bloating, stomach-burning. I was actually quite regular after about a month of Budesonide and was just quite surprised to develop a roid. I haven't had any issues with straining, but I do sit a lot (8-9) on a hard desk chair in front of a computer. I just wonder if that is part of the problem.
Anyway, it's actually going away now.
Thanks again :-)
Christine
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
That might be a factor, but it's difficult to say. With MC, sometimes unexpected things happen. That's good news that it's going away, anyway.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I discovered the foods that caused me to react initially by trial and error and keeping a food journal for a year and a half. This was before I had even heard of EnteroLab. A few years later I used the lab to confirm that my diet was being cross-contaminated with gluten, and I was producing antibodies to casein, even though I could tolerate it without any digestive issues. Five or six years later I developed ileus from peanuts, and an EnteroLab test proved that I was now sensitive to soy (even though I had tested negative to soy on the previous test).
Things like sugar, I figured out by trial and error (and the food journal). Prior to MC, my daily work involved a lot of hard physical labor, so I was a sugarholic. It gave me the calories I needed for all the energy I consumed. But after MC, I soon discovered that a few days after eating a significant amount of sugar, I always got sick. The agar was similar. I forget what the product was, but it it only had a very few ingredients, and none of them were anything that caused me to react. But it contained agar. So when it made me sick a few days after eating it, it was pretty clear that agar caused the same problem as most other sugars.
If you read the January issue of the MCF Newsletter, you know that medical researchers have now discovered how sugar promotes increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), so that's why it's a problem for all IBD patients.
Anyway, I've had this disease for over 20 years, and early on, I wasn't aware of EnteroLab (which Dr Fine created in the 1990's).
Tex
Things like sugar, I figured out by trial and error (and the food journal). Prior to MC, my daily work involved a lot of hard physical labor, so I was a sugarholic. It gave me the calories I needed for all the energy I consumed. But after MC, I soon discovered that a few days after eating a significant amount of sugar, I always got sick. The agar was similar. I forget what the product was, but it it only had a very few ingredients, and none of them were anything that caused me to react. But it contained agar. So when it made me sick a few days after eating it, it was pretty clear that agar caused the same problem as most other sugars.
If you read the January issue of the MCF Newsletter, you know that medical researchers have now discovered how sugar promotes increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), so that's why it's a problem for all IBD patients.
Anyway, I've had this disease for over 20 years, and early on, I wasn't aware of EnteroLab (which Dr Fine created in the 1990's).
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
I have been trying to keep a food journal to see what my additional triggers are. I recently reintroduced dates into my diet. In the past, they and prunes always helped to keep me regular. Well, sure enough, within 24 hours after eating only one or two, I got my reflux back with a vengeance. I try and follow a modified Low FODMAP diet paying close attention to the food intolerance's and omitting them. But darned if they (the food intolerance's) don't seam to change on me all the time. I just wonder if it's an actual food intolerance, or just eating too much of something which can cause it to become high FODMAP and cause a reaction. So much trial and error with this!
I also wasn't aware about the sugar. However, I would not be surprised that it causes leaky gut. It causes and contributes to a whole host of illnesses! BTW... What do MC'ers eat for their sugar fix? I used to use stevia or monk fruit, but wasn't sure if it was tolerable with MC. Pure maple syrup is considered Low FODMAP, but too much causes a flair for me. I try to keep that in moderation.
I see you wrote a book about MC. Perhaps I will get it as I'm sure you address many of our concerns in there. Thanks for all your advice!
I have been trying to keep a food journal to see what my additional triggers are. I recently reintroduced dates into my diet. In the past, they and prunes always helped to keep me regular. Well, sure enough, within 24 hours after eating only one or two, I got my reflux back with a vengeance. I try and follow a modified Low FODMAP diet paying close attention to the food intolerance's and omitting them. But darned if they (the food intolerance's) don't seam to change on me all the time. I just wonder if it's an actual food intolerance, or just eating too much of something which can cause it to become high FODMAP and cause a reaction. So much trial and error with this!
I also wasn't aware about the sugar. However, I would not be surprised that it causes leaky gut. It causes and contributes to a whole host of illnesses! BTW... What do MC'ers eat for their sugar fix? I used to use stevia or monk fruit, but wasn't sure if it was tolerable with MC. Pure maple syrup is considered Low FODMAP, but too much causes a flair for me. I try to keep that in moderation.
I see you wrote a book about MC. Perhaps I will get it as I'm sure you address many of our concerns in there. Thanks for all your advice!
Christine
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ~ John Wayne
Hi Christine,
Back when I was initially recovering, I seemed to react to foods at random. Sometimes I reacted to anything and everything, and sometimes I didn't. But after several months of avoiding gluten (so that my antigliadin antibody production level declined somewhat), the reaction trends (from other foods) in my journal began to make sense — they were no longer random. IOW, I don't recall your history, but you may not have been avoiding gluten long enough to keep it from continuing to dominate your reactions.
Dates and prunes can have elevated histmine levels that might be tripping you up.
I found that maple sugar was the sweetener that was the least likely to cause problems when I was recovering, so it was my go to. I know nothing about monk fruit, but stevia is generally safe for MC'ers. Having said that, I never, ever use any artificial sweeteners. I simply gave up using sugar for almost everything — except coffee. These days, I sweeten my coffee (two cups per day) with three small sugar cubes (or two larger ones). And guess what. Virtually everything tastes just as sweet to me now as it did back in the days when I used a lot of sugar. Of course, I don't eat any baked items.
Actually, since I wrote the first book, Microscopic Colitis, over 7 years ago, I've reissued it as a revised edition, and I've written another book, Understanding Microscopic Colitis, that picks up where the first one left off, to add additional insight and research that we've learned about since the first book was published.
You're very welcome.
Tex
Back when I was initially recovering, I seemed to react to foods at random. Sometimes I reacted to anything and everything, and sometimes I didn't. But after several months of avoiding gluten (so that my antigliadin antibody production level declined somewhat), the reaction trends (from other foods) in my journal began to make sense — they were no longer random. IOW, I don't recall your history, but you may not have been avoiding gluten long enough to keep it from continuing to dominate your reactions.
Dates and prunes can have elevated histmine levels that might be tripping you up.
I found that maple sugar was the sweetener that was the least likely to cause problems when I was recovering, so it was my go to. I know nothing about monk fruit, but stevia is generally safe for MC'ers. Having said that, I never, ever use any artificial sweeteners. I simply gave up using sugar for almost everything — except coffee. These days, I sweeten my coffee (two cups per day) with three small sugar cubes (or two larger ones). And guess what. Virtually everything tastes just as sweet to me now as it did back in the days when I used a lot of sugar. Of course, I don't eat any baked items.
Actually, since I wrote the first book, Microscopic Colitis, over 7 years ago, I've reissued it as a revised edition, and I've written another book, Understanding Microscopic Colitis, that picks up where the first one left off, to add additional insight and research that we've learned about since the first book was published.
You're very welcome.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.