With strong steroid injections like Solu-Medrol, intestinal lupus often starts improving within a few days, though complete recovery can take several weeks. To keep the condition in remission and safely lower steroids, other immunosuppressants like mycophenolate mofetil are typically prescribed. Your albumin level of 0.8 is very low, likely because the inflamed intestines are losing protein. To raise it, the primary focus is healing the gut. Your doctors may also recommend intravenous albumin infusions and a specialized nutritional plan.