Budesonide is a medication that is used for different purposes depending on the form in which it is taken. Here are the uses of budesonide according to the search results:

Budesonide (Entocort EC)

• Used to treat Crohns disease, a condition in which the body attacks the lining of the digestive tract, causing pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and fever.
• Used to decrease protein in the urine in patients with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy, a kidney disease that occurs in some people when too much immunoglobin A builds up in the kidney, causing inflammation.

Budesonide Oral Inhalation

• Used to prevent difficulty breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by asthma.
• Budesonide powder for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Flexhaler) is used in adults and children 6 years of age and older.
• Budesonide suspension (liquid) for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Respules) is used in children 12 months to 8 years of age.

Budesonide Oral

• Used to treat mild to moderate active Crohns disease, an inflammatory bowel disease. This medicine works inside the intestines (bowels) to reduce inflammation.
• Used to treat a certain bowel condition (ulcerative colitis). While budesonide does not cure this condition, it may decrease symptoms while you are taking it.
• Budesonide is the best-documented treatment for microscopic colitis. It is well proven to be effective in the induction of remission in collagenous colitis.

It is important to note that budesonide may help control symptoms, but it will not cure the conditions it is used for. It is also important to follow the directions on the prescription label carefully and to ask the doctor or pharmacist to explain any part that is not understood.