My Daughter Has Just Been Prescribed Flagyl, 500mg/twice A Day For Thirty Days For Crohn’s. Any Thoughts?
My daughter is in the midst of a Crohn’s disease flare. Her regular doctor tinkered with her three main meds: Azathioprine, Lialda and Prednisone. No improvement. Her regular G.I. doc had said my daughter would likely be admitted to the Children’s Hospital for a few days of I.V. therapy. That doc is out of town. His partner has prescribed adding Flagyl to the existing meds, 500mg. twice a day for thirty days. Does anyone out there have information on such a regimen or its success? Thank you!
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I am routinely treated with Flagyl, especially when my flares reach the point where I need to be hospitalized again. It’s standard treatment for Crohn’s and usually by the time someone needs to be hospitalized, it is combined with Cipro (another antibiotic that works differently from Flagyl) and a major increase in the prednisone (or related steroid) dosage, usually all given by i.v. I assume her prednisone dosage was already increased, so hopefully that, in combination with the addition of Flagyl, will get her flare under control. Even though hospitalizations are not fun for anyone, don’t hesitate to do an admission, even if it’s just for rehydration. Once you get so dehydrated, it’s harder to cope with the symptoms and they seem to keep getting worse. Plus, i.v. meds always seemed to work better and faster for me because my body doesn’t like to absorb medication any better than it does nutrition! One word of caution (from experience) with the Flagyl: when they say to avoid all forms of alcohol while taking Flagyl, they’re not kidding! I just put mouthwash in my mouth (not swallowed) and become violently ill once while taking the Flagyl - it contains an ingredient very similar to Antibuse, used to treat alcoholics. Just a tidbit of info from one who learned the hard way that mouthwash and cough medicine contains alcohol! It’s not a big deal, but it definitely doesn’t help you feel any better when a Crohn’s flare already has you completely miserable. I hope your daughter is soon on the road to feeling much better!
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