Tecfidera gut 😫
Has anyone got any tips on the GI symptoms for Tecfidera? I’ve just started my third week (first on the full dose) and have had constant pain, nausea and diarrhea (sorry!!) for 48 hours now with honestly no let up! I had to miss work today. I’m eating with my meds and forcing it down. Trying to eat fatty foods. Took actimel tonight with dinner.
I got a tiny bit of cramp but mostly flushing on the reduced dose but since being on the full dose it’s just been a constant gut bomb and it’s get hard to make myself take the meds when they’re making me feel like this. I even have some pain creeping up in my left arm.
Any tips would be gratefully received!!!
My wife had a hard time starting up with tecfidera and we had to stop and try again. But she has been doing great with it and basically no symptoms for a year now. You might not be able to make it 6-8 weeks but things get dramatically better for most people after that. Couple things worth trying A good probiotic (the kind that is kept in the refrigerated section). Try with protein like eggs or peanut butter My wife switched off oms for abit to get started with Tecfidera and ham helped a lot. Eating constantly through out the day with small amount of nuts and crackers seems to help a lot. So every hour she would take a small snack. The issue is that it’s never clear exactly what works and what doesn’t but the constant eating thing is really easy to measure and see if it helps. It’s scary looking at that greenish bluish pill when you feel that way. Hang in there. Wishing you all the best.
I had the same lass, I’m now into me third month and can report that I’m no longer sh1tting through the eye of a needle. It only lasted a few days of constantly sat on the pot and not daring to drop ones back (fart). Be careful it can get messy stay on thee guard and buy some giant nappies 😂