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What Causes Watery Stools And Increased Appetite While On Budesonide?
i have been taking budesonide for almost 2 weeks..i have microscopic colitis..it is helping slow down the diarrea from approx. 7 loose watery stools daily to 2 to 4 not formed but different...i m finding a crazy increase in my appetite is this a usual side effect YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
Hello,
Steroids are well known to increase appetite and we'll being .So this is your drug most probably. Besides this, the treatment of primary disease which responds to steroids may also be the cause of your increased appetite.
Regarding prolong use of steroids, you should be very cautious about it and there are many side effects associated with it. You should talk to your doctor regarding this.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ,
General & Family Physician
Steroids are well known to increase appetite and we'll being .So this is your drug most probably. Besides this, the treatment of primary disease which responds to steroids may also be the cause of your increased appetite.
Regarding prolong use of steroids, you should be very cautious about it and there are many side effects associated with it. You should talk to your doctor regarding this.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ,
General & Family Physician
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