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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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I Started Benlysta In November 2017 With Little Side Effects

I started Benlysta in November 2017 with little side effects initially, now almost 9 months later I have noticed that the GI problems I have are likley related to this medicine, I thought I had a GI bug 2 treatents ago--it developed into left upper abd pain, nausea and diarrhea almost like IBS sx...just saw a GI MD last month who did an EGD to only find gastritis, eosinophilic esophagitis and a diaphragmatic hernia ...My tx last month was held due to the scope biopsies {they wanted them to heal} I couldn't wait until my next infusion as all my GI sx went away with a diet a researched (only whole foods, no dairy no meat no gluten)...got my infusion yesterday and today its all back....do you think this appears to be a direct result of the Benlysta, I can't give it up because it helps me so much, I have no life without it, I suppose I will have ot adapt to unpleasant side effects?
posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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