IBD - Prednisolone

[Freakuk]

Looking for some advice, first hand information.

I was diagnosed with IBD last September after suffering for most of 2025.

I had a short 6 week course of low dosage steroids (clipper) and then have suppositories as and when.

To be honest I have no idea if I am having a flare up of not, some days are normal some days I go to the loo 4-6 times usually straight after food/drink, but my weight has remained the same and I've been pretty active.

However, I am about to head off on holiday to India and have had numerous vaccinations over the last month and it occured to me I should ring my IBD clinic and see if there's anything I should avoid etc. They suggested I do some further tests to check on my inflammation level and I've just had the results - extremely high inflammation and they have no prescribed Prednisolone as a strong steroid, plus vitamin tablets to keep my bone density up.

I'm really not keen on steroids but I really don't know what to do given in a week I'll be in India.

Any thoughts/advice.

[21TonyK]

When you say a high dosage, what have they prescribed?

I'm no medic by any means but my experience also involved lots of short term prescriptions to start off, now I'm on 20mg a day but I monitor and vary this a little.

If you have been prescribed Vitamin C as well then it sounds like more than a quick temporary holiday fix.

I had no real side effects or problems with prednisolone either short or long term but I have packed up booze, am a bit more active and try not to binge on cheese as often as I did.