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Hey ladies. I have a question. I have had three bouts of what I thought was the stomach flu (times ten! ha!) over the winter. I have bouts where I have incredibly watery stools very frequently throughout the day- like 10-15 times per day and it goes on and on until I get dehydrated. I am going through it again. This time I was put on sterroids, and the dr. stated he thought it might be associated w/ my lupus. He said if it was colitis related to my lupus, the sterroids would work rather quickly.
So, after my first dose of sterroids, stomach cramping stopped and by the next morning, (which was second dose) diarhhea stopped completely. I have been totally normal for the last three-four days. I am tapering off the sterroids now, and am nearly finished (only 8 mg today). Well, my diarhhea is coming back. Maybe I need to be on the stronger doses a little longer?
Does anyone have this problem as part of their lupus?
So, after my first dose of sterroids, stomach cramping stopped and by the next morning, (which was second dose) diarhhea stopped completely. I have been totally normal for the last three-four days. I am tapering off the sterroids now, and am nearly finished (only 8 mg today). Well, my diarhhea is coming back. Maybe I need to be on the stronger doses a little longer?
Does anyone have this problem as part of their lupus?