Over-The-Counter Medicines

Common, everyday medications to help ease your suffering.

Ross: This medicine is very wonderful when you are having an attack! It is not just for allergy attacks! My doctor's came across this just by accident. It has helped me get off of Prednisone (bye, bye Cushing's!) ask your doc about this. A low dose is all I needed and soon it did not even make me drowsy.
"HB": Benadryl is GREAT for attacks. When I was having an attack my mom called the GI doctor on call at the hospital and she said that Benadryl helps relax you, so you don't tighten up and cringe at the pain. Tightening can actually make the pain last longer. So with just a half a Benadryl you can relax your pain away! Oh, but I wouldn't recommend taking this before school or work because it can make you very sleep.
Heather: Benadryl just seems to make me sleepy!

Katie: This is a herbal supplement from a woody vine that grows in the Peruvian rain forest. It is suppose to work as an anti inflammatory (which is Prednisone's purpose). I just started this herd in hope that it works. Another option is fish oil. These are two sworn by natural meds. for CD. Anything is worth a try! Cat's claw can be found at Whole Foods.

Immodium AD

Steph: Don't leave home without it. :)
Ross: One word to the wise. If you are like me and have to take it in the liquid, be careful because it has alcohol in it. I found that the prescription pill Loperamide, which just has the medicine in it works soooo much better and is really cheap. This drug really works wonders. I would never get out of the house with out it.
Heather: Immodium is a good drug. It stops my diarrhea most of the time. Be careful it doesn't constipate you!

Immodium AD Advanced

Ross: This does not work at all!! I've tried it several times and the only relief I relieved was from gas. I ended up taking the regular to stop everything else.

Antoinette: Zantac for stomach ulcers is a god send I take 2 to 3 150mg per day and I can't live without it.
Stephen: Two pills a day, helps with heartburn and not much else, unfortunate that I have to take it as a result of the Prednisone.