From extensive family experience, I say get to a good gastro guy asap (research it) and get that person off that pred stuff ASAP. Do NOT let them stay on it long term. There are good meds out there that target the issue now and even surgery is SO much better than it was years ago. Good luck.
Surgery is not necessary with the proper diagnosis and proper treatment. Often, people take forever to get diagnosed.
I agree. I had 3 - ten day treatments with prednisone. Yes, it worked great to put it in remission but it also caused me to gain 10 lbs each time. I'm still trying to shed that weight. The UC would come back though so it was really more of a bandaid than a real treatment. Probably good for someone who had an important event and just needed a temporary relief from the UC.
My GI doctor prescribed biologics to keep it in remission. That stuff is around $6k a month. I still have $12k worth in my fridge in case my homeopathic method didn't work out. I'm good now though. I do wish I could have given it to another veteran so it wouldn't go to waste but that isn't legal I guess.