I have ulcerative proctitis and have to fly annually to the
UK to
buy pentasa suppositories at my own expense; as I am no longer a
UK resident I have to pay for a private prescription. Japan has not done any drugs trials for this and prescribed oral pentasa to me, which let to an almighty flare. They prescibed pentasa liquid enemas, then steroids liquid enemas, then oral steroids all the while I am getting thinner, but puffier (thanks steroids!