Curious..

[agingtechie]

Okay feel free to flame me, ignor me or, edit as required but, does anybody know how HRT effects Ulcerative Colitis?

I know that the Doctors love to treat UC with Cortisol steroids. Which really helps to fight Ulcerative Colitis but it is crap on every thing else in your life. The 5-ASA they tried me out on made it worse.

However I have done some digging and it looks like modern medicine stopped looking at any other steroids when they found one that they liked. I don't like it much and I don't really want to take it. But there are no other studies that I can find related to treating U.C. with steroids other then Cortisols.

I've had this thing since '92 but for the longest time I have been controlling it through diet and exercise. It looks like it might be getting away from me again.

[agingtechie]

Okay I'll take that as no experience with Ulcerative Colitis. Not surprising. I think it is kind of rare.

Lucky me I got a short straw.

[Sean Summers]

HRT uses anabolic steroids. Ulcerative Colitis uses corticosteroids (such as prednisone). Big difference.
SS

[agingtechie]

HRT uses anabolic steroids. Ulcerative Colitis uses corticosteroids (such as prednisone). Big difference.
SS

Yes I get that. But why? Wouldn't a steroid that builds up work better then a steroid that tears down? U.C. all ready tears up the gut so why use a corticosteroid?

[pw154]

Corticosteroids work really well as anti inflammatory agents which is beneficial for someone with UC. Anabolic steroids offer no anti inflammatory benefits to my knowledge