I am looking for info from people who was on Stelara for pouchitis. Do you have any side effects? Also, how long did it take for Stelara to start working?
Thank you
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Are you doing better Rhonda??? I thought about you the other day
Not really. Just had my stelara infusion this morning. Now wait to see what happens if anything
@RondaC posted:Not really. Just had my stelara infusion this morning. Now wait to see what happens if anything
Oh great!!! I am glad you had your first one! Let me know how you keep feeling on your journey. Hope you feel better dear 
My recollection is it took around 2-3 months for it to reduce inflammation. In my case, the 8 week intervals for injections were too long based on the level of drug in my system for therapeutic benefit by the end of the 8 week period. My GI is making effort to get insurance approval for six week injection intervals. I am unaware of any significant side effects from Stelara. I did notice a reduction with energy level but nothing dramatic.
Hi Ronda, my treatment with Stelara was for about 6 months. I had no side effects, but it didn't help for my pouchitis either.