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My GI is one of the most respected GI's in this area and he rarely even prescribes prednisone for anyone because he knows it only works while you're on it. I am currently serving in the military as a physical training instructor and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis on Friday. Yesterday I started medication taking 40MG of prednisolone each day reducing dose by 5MG per week until off them so 8 weeks of meds. I am aware the prednisolone breaks down muscle but is there anything I can do to prevent this?
Like take over the counter supplements Can I still do weights at the gym? Finally should I expect to see a massive loss in muscle and gain in fat on 8 weeks of the prednisolone.
Any advice is greatly appreciated as this is all new to me, thanks for your time. Chiron Regular Member. I can only advise based on my experience and the mistakes that were made. I took prednisone, not prednisolone, but they have similar side effects You should stay active if you feel physically well enough to, but you need to increase calories especially protein if you start noticing weight loss and muscle atrophy.
My standard protein intake under normal conditions is about 80g per day, but on prednisone I had to increase that to g per day and even then I still suffered losses.
The changes in body fat often have to do with how prednisone alters one's hormone balance. In men it can suppress testosterone it did this in me, as blood work revealedwhich means a relative increase in estrogen, and thus more body fat.
You can offset the fat issue by the kinds of foods you eat, though in my experience prednisone has made my metabolism so hyper that I'll take calories from wherever I can get them, including unprocessed saturated fat. Prednisone causes sodium retention and potassium excretion, so you'll want to avoid too much salt intake while also increasing foods that are higher in potassium to avoid electrolyte imbalance. Sometimes the appearance of being fat is actually fluid retention and watching salt can prevent it.
If your weightlifting starts to result in weight loss and muscle atrophy instead of gains it means you haven't increased calories enough to match what the prednisone is burning. So be careful.
London Lurker Veteran Member. Hi, I'm female presume you are male from your name? I would say keep up the resistance work to help your muscles stay in shape - and as Chiron said, careful with the salt.
Same goes for sugar as pred can affect glucose metabolism. What I'd really be looking out for though is mental health side effects, Pred can cause insomnia, euphoria and you can think you are strong as an Ox and overdo it and wind yourself up even more by over exercising. You can't avoid some puffiness in your face and probably stomach area.
I find this goes down quickly when off the meds so try to live with it and don't stress over trying to change that. I don't know if you incorporate any "slower" exercise like Qi Gong or yoga where you use your own body weight to build up muscle but now would be a great time to start to help you combat the effects of Pred while keeping fit.
Pluot Veteran Member. Increase your protein intake. If you feel up to it keep training without progressing your weights to try to maintain your muscle mass. If you don't feel up to it, don't force it. If you're really only on pred for 2 months fat gain isn't a guarantee -- you will have increased appetite and that might lead to weight gain, but the kind of weight that comes on with pred regardless of intake usually takes longer to start.
Finally, couldn't tell from your post but pred should not be your only treatment for UC. You also need a "maintenance" med, meaning something that is safe to take all of the time to prevent you from relapsing. Because of the severe side effects, pred is not a maintenance med. Talk to your doctor. To change the subject a little, are you taking anything else other than prednisone? Prednisone only works while you are on it and does not work once tapered off.
If you don't have an additional game plan you will be back to square one. Number 1 concern is the prevention of collagen synthesis weaking all connective tissue. My bicep tendon burst below the elbow requiring surgical repair and 4k in out of pocket expenses on my side PLUS 90 days of 'nothing in the hand'. Now that it has healed my right foot plantar fasciatis simply will not go away. That's not true for all Gary, there are lucky ones who do get away with one episode.
My first episode, which was proctitis, cleared with steroid enemas big ol bags of liquid in those days and, as back then, maintenance drugs were not prescribed in the UK for proctitis, I was sent off knowing nothing thinking this was a a one off disease.
I had absolutely no symptoms for the following 4. It may be that, if I hadn't subjected my body to that, I would never have reflared. I'll never know These days it's so much easier to monitor, regular calprotectin checking will be pretty reliable to know if inflammation is creeping back into the bowel, in that case I'd be getting on the mesalazines for maintenance for sure.
For once I must take Gary's side on this one. I've hardly ever heard of Pred knocking anyone into a prolonged remission, i. I have, however, read countless stories of people taking Pred, getting quickly into remission, then the symptoms returning as they taper down or shortly after coming off it. I personally spent 8 years on and off Pred with the majority of the time spent on it in the last two years.
From my viewpoint it was an utter waste of time. It didn't stop my disease from getting worse, but it did delay my need for surgery by a few years. That probably sounds good, right? Not when you're suffering more and more during those few years, as I was. GIs literally rely on Pred as a cheap, easy crutch. It's understandable patients want quick results and Pred certainly offers that to most people. But if you start needing Pred more than once, then it has already outlived its usefulness.
Marauder93 Veteran Member. Just to get back on topic for a second, I would argue that it is not a good idea to increase protein intake very much as others have suggested.
The reason you get hyperglycemia and increased fat production is because of the protein. Prednisone degrades the proteins, turning them into amino acids. Then since prednisone ramps up gluconeogenesis, these amino acids are turned into glucose sugar and the excess glucose is again turned into fatty acids fat. Cheers for the response people. Doctor hasn't mentioned anything about maintenance drugs. On average how long should I be expecting to wait until the pred kicks in?
Does anyone with UC take protein shakes or are they bad news? I'm currently not but would like to begin again in the future if possible Many thanks - Leeo. Balsalazide is your maintenance drug. That should help induce and maintain remission. Pred takes difference amounts of time to work. For some it works within days, for others it can take Protein shakes are generally a no-go because of all the crap they contain.
But if you can tolerate them then you might be able to use them. Pred tends to kick in fairly quickly especially your first time on it it of course varies from person to person you should typically see results in the first few days way it happened for me at least be sure to take it all in the morning all pills at once to help avoid common insomnia issues for those on pred Sorry for your DX, IBD is a lousy club to have to join but you've got support here at this forum, just be sure you do your own research and pay attention to how your UC is affecting you because it's typically very individual and some people flare worse than others.
Okay good to know I have a maintenance drug too then. So much to learn about it but definitely helps taking to people with experience. Not too sure where I stand with a career in the military now but I will worry about that when it comes to it. Weight lifting is also beneficial for your bones, which prednisone will weaken. Calcium helps too to try to combat the bone thinning effects of pred. Exercise helps with UC, as it helps with every facet of your life.
I got sick about a year ago, diagnosed this past January and still not fully in remission. I still lift weights at least 3 times a week. There have been times though when I just physically couldn't on some days.
When I first noticed something was wrong with me last year it was because I was having chronic diarrhea and also felt like I was plateauing in the gym when I thought the weight should have still been going up I had only started lifting about 6 months prior to getting sick. UC seems to be the anti-gains disease. Over the last year, whenever I do start to see progress, I will get sick again.
It is very frustrating and my lifts seem to yo-yo up and down but I keep at it trying to maintain so once I get fully into remission I won't have to start from scratch. As far as mass, I haven't noticed much difference although I am slowly getting bigger.
Slowly getting stronger too. I haven't gotten fat though and weight wise, I probably lost 20 pounds from last summer til right after I was diagnosed and have gained about 5 of that back in the last few months.
I'm trying to gain some weight still so I eat a lot If you are flaring on UC, I have also noticed that recovery time almost doubles. If anything, I do better lifting when I am on pred because I'm not flaring then. Also, I don't think you will notice much in just 8 weeks on pred.
But, you might wind up on pred more than 8 weeks. I've been on pred for about 6 months now, every time I taper and fall below 15mgs, the flares come back.
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For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Prednisone and weight lifting? Hello everyone, I've recently been put back on prednisone for about two months. I am aware that prednisone makes you gain an incredible amount of weight at a very fast pace. I am simply wondering if weight lifting while taking prednisone would take all of that new gained weight and make it into muscle mass, instead of fat, since I'll be working out.
I'd really love your input on this, thanks. I recon you don't really suffer from any disease and just want to find ways of gaining muscle mass pretty quick.
Well, here's what I know. Prednisone can cause muscles to become weake r and although, most of us feel like we have loads of energy - we get tired easily when we're on it. Hope that helps. Ari said:. As I see it, it's a little like all-mouth-and-no-trousers kind of drug as it gives you the buzz and the feeling of being invincible, but in reality quite the opposite is usually true. In my experience, any weight gain I ever got was short lived and due to water retention and ravenous hunger.
Besides, prednisone gets in the way of proper absorption of certain types of protein and a lot of it comes out undigested, which explains any muscle weakness you may get from it. That said, I think I would carry on exercising as usual, but I wouldn't expect any benefits from the pred. And don't forget to supplement calcium :thumleft: as it drains it from your body like no one's business. Depending on the dose it can also give you roid rage :angry-banghead: and sleepless nights.
Location Toronto. Weight lifting is a good way to help reduce some of the side effects. If you are doing some weight lifting, you wouldn't gain on any of your lifts at most you'd be able to maintain your current lift. Pred will lower your body's testosterone production, weight lifting and exercise in general can help combat that by producing more testosterone, so it may help even things out hormonally. Entchen Chief Dandelion Picker. Hiya: The trainer who I worked with when starting out on Prednisone emphasized waiting 2 days in between each strength training workout to allow the muscles to heal a bit while on Pred -- I forget the reason she gave, but I think it was something about slower muscle recovery.
I was on Prednisone for about 4. My weight has indeed increased, and I do have more fatigue and sometimes take a while to recover from strenuous exercise Right now I do a combination of strength training, cycle spin, and dance fitness each week, as well as occasional other activities this week I went indoor rock climbing and swimming.
Happy exercising! Fog Ducker. I always wondered about that aswell. Being a steroid, I wondered if it would have the same or similar effects as the bad kind of steroids.
I was too sick to give it a try, but reading here it apparently does the opposite anyway! Vonfunk is right, when on prednisone its very difficult to increase any of your lifts.
I've been lifting the same weight for 2 years ago since starting prednisone, and am only starting to make gains now after starting HMB supplementation which counteracts the muscle wasting effects of low dose prednisone. On high dose predisone just forget it, you can't gain any muscle at all no matter what you do. Its the exact opposite of an anabolic steroid. I Love Lamp. You can not turn body fat into muscle. Two completely different things. To build muscle you must lose the fat.
You can do weight training all day and wont build visible muscle if you are carrying too much weight. If you want muscle then you need to do cardio with the pred to make sure the extra calories aren't converting straight to fat. Do a cycle of cardio with a cycle of weight training to see actual results.
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localhost › blog › prednisone-and-exercise. This study investigated the possibility of preventing prednisone-induced protein wasting by regular physical activity. Eight healthy untrained volunteers. localhost › blog › prednisone-and-exercise. I am aware that prednisone makes you gain an incredible amount of weight at a very fast pace. I am simply wondering if weight lifting while. i was just wondering if this type of oral steroid would cause an increase in muscle mass like them illegal bodybuilding steroids. anyone know? Search forums. I am currently serving in the military as a physical training instructor and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis on Friday.Is it safe to exercise? What if I feel too sick to hike a mountain? Find out the answer to these questions throughout this article. Below, you can find out my other tips and details about exercising while taking prednisone.
I filmed this video, below, while it was summertime around here. It makes me want to hike a mountain, swim at the beach, or ride my bike. Prednisone causes over side effects. So what can you do about it? This magical treatment, is of course, exercise with prednisone. It helps: 1. Exercise is one of the keystones to keeping strong bones. Next, find out other important factors to consider when striving to strengthen bones that prednisone is depleting.
The doctors who prescribe prednisone the most, rheumatologists , recommend the following lifestyle modifications to keep bones strong:. Start out just using a can of soup as your weights, one can in each hand.
As you get strong enough, you can use regulation weights. This impactful exercise is the type where gravity is forcing your body to hit the ground harder than normal standing up.
Examples include:. Many people taking prednisone are doing so because they have pain, joint problems, or breathing problems that make it difficult to do these exercises. While this makes it more complicated to find the right exercise, there are special exercises designed for nearly every limitation.
Physical therapists are trained to help you in this way. Websites like SparkPeople. When I was stuck in a wheelchair for 6 months due to a foot injury, I did the SparkPeople seated workouts. Reading the list of resistance training exercises above, there are certain types of exercise clearly missing that do not help prevent osteoporosis. My favorite, riding my bike, does not count because there is not enough impact on the bones. Cycling is a fantastic cardio and strengthening workout, helpful to maintain the muscle wasting side effect of prednisone, but not helpful for osteoporosis.
Other exercises that are good for people with joint problems, such as swimming, water aerobics, or yoga, do not prevent osteoporosis.
These exercises have many other benefits, like preventing muscle wasting or insomnia, but do not impact the bones, so do not affect osteoporosis. As a pharmacist, I believe in taking the M. That means I take the lowest amount of medicine necessary to treat the condition. I apply this to my lifestyle as well: I strive to do the least amount of exercise needed to maintain my health. Now I do the research -based 7-minute workout. It helps me feel strong enough, straightens my posture, and keeps my gut and arms toned.
Just seven minutes a day! Eventually I built up the strength to do it properly. All I need is a chair, the wall, and the impact of my own body weight to complete a full workout.
Resistance training exercise will help your bones and prevent the osteoporosis caused by prednisone. What are you going to start doing to improve your bone strength? Nutranize Zone is designed to help with these nasty issues that make you feel old too soon. You are being redirected to our trusted and authorized Nutranize product website. The Nutranize website is designed, constructed and endorsed by Dr. Megan Milne, the Prednisone Pharmacist.
Please grant us just a few seconds to get you there. Exercise and Prednisone Can I exercise with prednisone? Is it safe? In this video, we discuss exercise and prednisone. What you need to know about exercising while taking prednisone.
What to watch out for. Types of exercise that are helpful and what could be damaging. Prednisone makes muscle waste away. So we need to fight back to stop the muscle loss. Lifestyle Modifications The doctors who prescribe prednisone the most, rheumatologists , recommend the following lifestyle modifications to keep bones strong: Eat calcium-rich foods Maintain a healthy weight Limit alcohol intake to drinks per day Quit smoking To prevent osteoporosis , do resistance training exercise.
To prevent osteoporosis , do weight-bearing exercise. Examples include: Walking: the dog, in the mall, in the neighborhood Running: outside or on a treadmill Dancing: alone or with a partner or along with a dance exercise video Hiking: Mother Nature is a nice bonus! How can I exercise? Megan riding bike with kids in trailer. Calcium and vitamin D for strong bones.
Riboflavin, thiamine, and vitamin A target eye health. Berberine helps keep blood sugars normal and prevents food cravings. Cinnamon may help keep blood sugars, cholesterol and blood pressure normal. Chromium helps keep stable blood sugars. Melatonin helps with occasional sleeplessness. Magnesium for Myasthenia Gravis People on prednisone who have MG myasthenia gravis have been told to avoid magnesium.
Because there Prednisone for Myasthenia Gravis Prednisone is prescribed for more diseases and conditions than any other drug. Crazy, huh? Megan reacts to different prednisone meme that we found and shared online.
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