Oesophageal – Dr. Matt W Johnson BSc MBBS FRCP MD http://www.drmattwjohnson.com Consultant Gastroenterologist & General Physician Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:34:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 Treatment options for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis http://www.drmattwjohnson.com/oesophageal/treatment-options-for-eosinophilic-oesophagitis/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:34:02 +0000 http://www.drmattwjohnson.com/?p=699 Treatment options for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis

a) Budesonide
Children (<10y) – 0.5mg twice a day
Adults – 1mg twice a day (eg 2x Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml twice a day)

b) Fluticasone
Children (<10y) – 220mcg twice a day
Adults – 440 to 880mcg twice a day

Both should be swallowed (not inhaled) as an accumulation or as an oral viscous slurry by mixing the doses with sucralose (Splenda; ten 1-gram packets, creating a volume of approximately 8 mL).

Patients should wash their mouth out with water directly after ingestion and should avoid eating or drinking for the next 30 minutes.

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