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Taking Wysolone For Ulcerative Colitis, Also Having Behcet Syndrome. Now Grains Like On Face, Blurred Vision. Advise

Jaswant Singh, age 52 height 5'7" weight 67 taking wysolone40mg once a day for ulcerative colitis for last 30 days. I am also having behcet syndrome for last 35 years but stop medicine after 1998. Now I am feeling my apatite increased however weight is constant, grains like things appears on face and forehead, two times I suffer blurred vision 14 days back. Now, what blood test should I need to do to check its worst effect. What are the other probable side effect i may suffer in future. How long I would be on wysolone. Secondly, my son age 23, height 5'7" weight 57 is also taking wysolone 40 once a day for ulcerative collitis for last 21 days. Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed after doctor conduct colonosopy for both of us and we started medicine altogether. Is it genetic problem? Please advise us we shall be obliged.











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Ulcerative Colitis(UC) has a genetical basis as it tends to run in families.The drug Sulphasalazine is preferred to initiate the therapy apart from other drugs.Bilogical immunomodulators like Infliximab are also used successfully.Since UC tends to affect other organs including skin,joints and eye,it would be prudent to get other symptoms checked as and when they occur.Wysolone is used as a stop gap therapy and long term use is generally avoided due to side effects.Elevated blood sugar can lead to blurred vision ,skin changes due to folliculitis/acne may also occur while on steroids.
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Taking Wysolone For Ulcerative Colitis, Also Having Behcet Syndrome. Now Grains Like On Face, Blurred Vision. Advise

Ulcerative Colitis(UC) has a genetical basis as it tends to run in families.The drug Sulphasalazine is preferred to initiate the therapy apart from other drugs.Bilogical immunomodulators like Infliximab are also used successfully.Since UC tends to affect other organs including skin,joints and eye,it would be prudent to get other symptoms checked as and when they occur.Wysolone is used as a stop gap therapy and long term use is generally avoided due to side effects.Elevated blood sugar can lead to blurred vision ,skin changes due to folliculitis/acne may also occur while on steroids.