asacol colitis

Many, many people have taken Asacol without any side effects. I had Ulcerative colitis for 10 years before surgery and never had an issue. The goal is to protect the colon from creating long term damage.

hi there guys been diagnosed with colitis at beginning of november! been quite bad with a few painfull flareups lots of blood etc/ currently on pentasa and steriods at the moment/ started the pentasa last tuesday after a bad flareup/ just wonderd if any one could tell me there experiance on pentasa , and how long they took to work ?

I have a NEW G.I. doc who keeps referring me to a colonoscopy and an MRCP before she decides to do anything but I've had a flare-up of UC for a month and need some relief. Today I saw a whole Asacol HD tablet excreted and the G.I.doc said "that's ok--it's still absorbed." Ok--so now I must be reasonable and ask a question as how is it absorbed when NONE OF IT--repeat, NONE OF IT---is degraded at all? This woman doesn't get it. Anyway, what should I do now?

Could this be something else besides ulcerative colitis ? How sensitive is this test he had done (false positives) ?I am 33 years old. How bad is it relly going to get if I dont do his method of treatment?

i was diagnosed with Crohns in 2006 and on Prednisolone and Asacol then undiagnosed in 2008 and told I have IBS. I now take IBS medication but it is not working, i am in pain daily right side and have gastroentiritus issues alot as well as bowel issues, Is my doctor wrong? all my investigations are showing nothing,,,,,I am so confused! please help me!

The only abnormality was microscopic colitis on one of the colonoscopy biopsies. All other tests and antibodies were negative, SED rate was normal, liver and kidney chemistries normal, C-reactive protein normal, no anemia, CBC normal, etc. Doc wants me to start Asacol but the side effects seem worse than my mild diarrhea. Question is, should I take the anti-inflammatory to try and stop the autoimmune process?

My son age 24 was just diagnosed with what the doctor thinks is Focalli Active Chronic granulomatous Colitis. Not sure what this is. I have UC and am wondering if this is simular. They also mentioned Chrones. What should we be looking at to educate ourselves on this and what does he have to look forward to as we learn to manage his condition?

Is there evidence that milk ( lactose ) in ice cream can hurt the patient with various types of colitis? Is there truly an allergic type of colitis from milk in adults?

I am taking the prednisone for ulcerative colitis all biopsys were negative for it but he sent blood work off and it came back positive for uc it was some kind of antibody test

Try to stay away from dairy, alcohol, grains (have rice instead). If you can figure out what triggered the flare, that would be helpful so you know to avoid it in the future.

I was wondering if it was common for pregnant women to get colitis while pregnant. I am 29 years old and 7 months pregnant. This all started when I was 5 months. I had some Indian butter chicken for dinner and the next day I had the runs. From there on it never stopped. It started with strange pain in my intestines and my doctor thought I might me lactose intolerant. But the tests were negative. Then we did parasite and bacterial stool samples and all neg. as well.

im 26 and ive just been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and an ilius do they make either worse and im always in terrible pain in my stomach and still have blood in my stool so is ther any type of surgery that can correct my ilius?

I have noticed that my asacol is not breaking down and is being passed in my stool! Is their a reason for this? What can/should I do?

My recent result of biopsy after the colonoscopy indicates epithelial dysplasia. My doctor just advice me to continue taking the mesalamine (Asacol) Do i need an another urgent medication/treatment for dysplasia? What should be my next move?

Is it safe to have chemotherapy (Taxotere/Cytoxan) if you have active Ulcerative Colitis?

My brother in law has known he has Ulcerative Colitis for twenty five years, as does my wife. He has been out of work with no insurance for the last year. He has a job now but still no insurance and has had some bad flare ups. Can anyone tell me where to start calling / writing to try to get discounted meds for him? Any help is greatly appreciated!

My wife was diagnosed as colitis and the doc suggested using prednisone. She is now 16-week pregnency. We are worried about the effects on Kids. Does anyone have similar experience and give us some suggestion? Thanks a lot.

Approximately 7 years ago, I was diagnosed with Crohn's and Colitis. I have had a roller coaster ride during the 7 years with various flare ups. I have never had the frequency of loose, mucus bowel movements decreased, no matter what medication I am on. I am currently in so much pain I can hardly stand it. I had a colonoscopy yesterday and it was "negative" for inflammation though my blood work showed that my inflammatory markers were high.

I recently had a colonoscopy and found out I had colitis .I dont know what kind yet, but it seems like it started shortly after I started my medication. I did have some anal bleeding before that also. I found out I also had hemmoroids. The bleeding started about a year ago and I just assumed it was hemmoroids but it recently got worse over the last couple of months since I started on a new heart medication.Its been that frequent having to rush to the bathroom.So I went to a gastro. doctor.

I was told before that they "think" that I have ulcerative colitis. I was put on medication. But after it stopped helping, I stopped taking it, and I was fine. Then just recently I have been feeling horrible. Stomach pain, mostly on the right lower region, gas, bloating, nausea, fatigue, and sometimes stabbing pain in my right lower abdomen. I am not pregnant ( that I know of, I have an IUD) And this has been going on for 3 weeks, non stop.

OK IVE HAD COLITIS SINCE OCTOBER WHEN THEY DID A COLONOSCOPY IVE BEEN HAVING BLOOD AN MUCUS IN MY STOOL AND SOMETIMES I HAVE IT IN MY VOMIT AND I HAVE SEVERSE PAIN MOST DAYS IM TIRED ALL THE TIME AND MY GI DOCTOR SEEMS TO JUST THINK THIS IS NORMAL AND WONT DO ANOTHER COLONOSCPY.I JUST HAVE A FEELING THAT SOMETHING ISNT RIGHT WHAT DO I DO?

I think the real name of what I have is microscopic ulcerative colitis. I get really bad kidney pain from the Asacol so they switched me to Apriso and I just took as many pills (up to 4 max) a day as I could tolerate. Had to balance a fine line between feeling ill from my disease and feeling ill from the meds but recently (last 3 weeks) I have been able to take the full dose every day without any pain so I guess my body adjusted to the medicine. See your doc and keep your head up.

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