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Old 03-15-2012, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by deltaforce View Post
I am a ulcerative colitis patient with a serious migraine issue. The only thing that helps as an abortive is a NSAID like Ibuprofen, Neproxen etc. But they lead to GI discomfort that mimics ulcerative colitis flare and I end up with Prednisone course.
Ok, you didn't ask this, but I'm going to mention it anyway, FWIW. I have crohn's/IBS & can't tolerate NSAIDs either. As little as 2 aspirin or 1 ibuprofen will cause bleeding, though not so bad as yours requiring pred.

I've found I can tolerate meloxicam, a prescrip NSAID, on occasion. My doc recommended it as it's much gentler on the system than most others in that class.

I just can't see someone going through a course of pred over a migraine (and I get those several times a month).

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