Balloon Belly

[skinnyninny]

Anyone out there taking prednisolone, I'm down to 5mg a day now, but I've got a belly like a balloon, my tummy has always been flat - not through exercise, just through anxiety probably. I've been skinny or thin all my life until I was put on steroids last year. My problem is I've got a mixed connective disease overlapping with scleroderma, which has affected my lungs, so I'm on immunosuppressants. I can't get jeans or skirts to fit me so I buy maternity wear now, but me so fed up with it all.

[Velvetee]

My ex was on Prednisilone for Sarcoidosis and basically ballooned up, he ended up storing loads of fat around the stomach and developed the "moon face" look. His appetite also increased greatly, then he became Diabetic, which he was never warned would happen.

I'm not sure what you can do to counterbalance the side effects of the drug, except try to be strict with your diet and do as much exercise as you can, including weights.

[BeatySwalls]

hi velvetee how are you hun?

[ACtheTROLL]

just finished a 10 week course - severe alergic reaction to penicillin damn near killed me.

Ate like a horse ... lost weight (2stone) - stomach cramps - filthy temper.

I lost weight so quickly that swolen tum sort of maintained the status quo ... so not noticeable but very much there.
so don't envy you with long term use

sort of devil and deep blue ... damned if you do ..

[Velvetee]

Hi Beaty. I'm fine thanks, hope you are too? Just got back from Cinema, went to see Angels and Demons.

[skinnyninny]

Many thanks velvetee, I'm gonna look into it a bit more, trouble with me is a 'too much information is a dangerous thing' , bit of an ostrich, but all the meds I'm on, do create other health probs.