Kevzara and Diverticulosis and pmr

Posted by ronludington @ronludington, 20 hours ago

Started kevzara September of 25. Had a colonoscopy January 26. They found a few smallmouth diverticola in the sigmoid colon. Nothing was said about the kevzara. I'm down to 1 mg prednisone and about to go off of it shortly. I'm wondering if I should really be stopping the kevzara and if I do, I'm afraid of a pmr flare. I'm borderline still with it now, I'd say 80% pain free, but still with the wonderful shoulder pain when reaching high. But according to AI, I'm perfectly OK and should be congratulated on my taper... lol

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Mike | @dadcue | 17 hours ago

I think that would be a decision your doctor needs to make.

For people in the PMR age group, it is likely that we all have some diverticulosis. Many people aren't even aware if they have diverticulosis. It isn't an absolute exclusion and doesn't mean you are required to stop Kevzara.

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A bigger worry would be having a history of diverticulitis. There are many medications including Prednisone that should be avoided if that was the case.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/drugs-to-avoid-with-diverticulitis-7376359