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Prednisone: What to eat while you are taking prednisone

Information about what to eat to reduce the chances of side effects while taking prednisone.

Prednisone and prednisolone

Medication side effects that can be controlled with diet

Other complications after a liver transplant

Monitoring your diet and fluid intake after a kidney transplant

Graft-versus-host disease after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn about how graft-versus-host disease is prevented and treated, after an allogeneic transplant.

Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common kidney diseases in children. It presents as a group of symptoms, which occur together in the body and include the presence of protein (albumin) in the urine and edema (swelling).

Corticosteroids for JIA

Other complications after a kidney transplant

Prednisone, Prednisolone, and Dexamethasone (corticosteroids), taken for a short time

Your child needs to take one of these medicines: prednisone, prednisolone, or dexamethasone. This information sheet explains what these medicines do and how to give them to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines for a short time.

Corticosteroids for JIA

Discover how corticosteroids work and what their common side effects are. There are different corticosteroids available to treat arthritis, available in different forms including pill, liquid, and injectable.

Bone health after an allogeneic blood and marrow transplant

Learn how your child can keep their bones strong after a blood and bone marrow transplant.

Corticosteroids given for a long time

Corticosteroids are a group of medicines, which include dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisone, and prednisolone. This information sheet explains what corticosteroids do, how to give them and what side effects or problems your child

Low-sodium, low-potassium and low-phosphorus diet

Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how the diet is started, and how to use it at home.

Autoimmune hepatitis

Does your child have autoimmune hepatitis? Learn the facts and how you can help.

Modified Atkins ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the modified Atkins ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how to use it at home.

Traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how it is used at home.

Types of ketogenic diet therapies for epilepsy

Learn about the four different ketogenic diet therapies for childhood epilepsy, which may be tried when medication has failed to control seizures and surgery is not an option.

Neuroinflammatory disorders

Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions in which inflammation affects the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and/or optic nerves).

Your body image after a transplant

Kidney transplant: Talking with healthcare providers on your own

Typical, newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Find out about living with ITP and the treatment options you can discuss with your child's health-care team.

Monitoring your diet and fluid intake after a liver transplant

Leukemia and bone health

Learn how chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can damage bones.