ulcerative colitis
"28/m/150lbs.  I've had a bad flare up of ulcerative colitis for a month and finally went to the G.I. doctor.  Currently I'm on Asacol HD 4 pills-800mg a day.  The medicine seemed to barely work and eating right did nothing to help.  Doctor prescribed prednisone and the bathroom visits have been drastically reduced along with bleeding.  He also told me not to be Mr. Healthy when it comes to eating, just eat all American food-burgers/pizza/hot dogs that will go right through.  I'm on my fourth day of prednisone and it has worked wonders.  Only side effects so far is the medicine is like drinking a lot of coffee. I'm wired all the time.  My advice to all is if you are having a flare up go to the doctor right away and don't wait, prednisone really helped."