Has anyone taken Budesonide?

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   Julie Marie Palumbo Moderator & Contributor

   <p>Yes! I have a few times (once on Entocort and once on Uceris) for my Crohn&#39;s and it was great. It&#39;s a steroid, but unlike the dreaded Prednisone, it is localized to the area that is affected so you don&#39;t get the nasty side effects. <br> I am also allergic to Remicade and penicillin so my medication list is quite limited and I had no allergic reaction to Budesonide either time &#128512; Hope this helps! <br> <br> --Julie (Team Member)</p>

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      silvermike Member

      <p>I just finished my third Budesonide taper due to a flare up. I must say that I much prefer it to Prednisone. <br> <br> Unlike Prednisone I&#39;ve had very few side effects with Budesonide, other than a slight change in appetite. Oh, and nausea the very first time I was on it, but the doctor prescribed an anti-nausea (can&#39;t remember the name of it) at the time which minimized that. <br> <br> Crohn&#39;s disease is certainly not fun but you&#39;re definitely in the right place for questions and support.</p>

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      connie-siddon Member

      <p>Thank you so much hopefully I am on the way to recovery because I have suffered with Crohn’s disease for a long time and been on different medicines for it but was allergic to most of them . It’s not a whole lot of any medicines I can take even when I have a cold . Any information is greatly appreciated .</p>

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   connie-siddon Member

   <p>Someone please help I have been on Budesonide for 17 days now and I am still suffering with running to the bathroom and severe cramping and yes I have called my GI doctor and he said keep taking the medicine. Not much help. Has anyone been on this medicine and still suffered with cramping have I not been on the medicine long enough for it to kick in ?</p>

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