pentasa side effects doctor

Just recently his doctor took him off the pentasa and started him on Imuran (an immune suppressant). Since his disease gets quite severe this can possibly put him in remission for a number of years. It takes about 4 months to kick in. They have proven that taking Imuran early in your diagnosis can dramatically alter the progression of your disease. Good luck!

As you go up in drugs, the impact and potential side effects go up (e.g. next step would be something like Imuran, then Humira). Have you gotten any blood tests recently? C-Reactive counts, Sedimentary rate, and White Blood Cell counts can be markers of imflammation or a change in something. Vitamin D will probably be low if you're not absorbing anything in your gut (i.e. frequent diarrehea). Personally, if you're at 15x a day, I would go find a different GI.

I have been on 500mg 4x a day for the past 4 years. it worked really well for a while, but now it is not. I have been on Entocort for about a month now and it seems to be helping since my last flare up. I also just started taking Cipro which is an antibiotic so well see what happenes.

It did work for me and put my colitis in remission, however the side effects of it are NOT worth it. One of the scariest side effects for me was the fact that long term use of it can cause lymphoma. My doc said for every 1000 people on Imuran one person will get lymphoma, That is not a statistic that I want to be. Prednisone is also one of the worse drugs on the market that anyone could possibly take, but I hvae had to a few times. I would rather take the prednisone anyday then the Imuran.

I have been on it for the last year straight and am not totally sure how much it really works. I had some side effects from it such as nausea and hair loss to a certain extent. The nausea was fixed by taking it at night which seemed to really help. Being on it did not eliminate me from other meds as I am currently back on prednisone 40mg for a month due to a flareup. Pentasa and Asacol never worked for me either. I guess in short every medication works for different people in different ways.

He was under treatment and was given Pentasa granules , T PAN (40mg), Tab wysolone and Pentasa Anema. As there was no improvement. Doctor adviced to have Exemptia (Adalimumab) injection. 4 injections (40mg 8ml) was given. Next day he was having stomach pain, tight and rigid stomach, and fast breathing. He was immediately admitted in the nearby hospital and doctor found he was suffering from megacolon (toxic colon).

He has taken predisone twice but we have always refused the stronger meds due to the side effects and long term effects. He is feeling so awful and he is in so much pain that we are strongly consiering the methodtrexate injections that our dr is offering. Has anyone here had experience with this medication with kids/teens?

I've been on 6MP for CD for about 8 months and I have found it to be fantastic! I was previously on Azathioprine for a short time before I developed an allergy to it, and although Mercaptopurine is in the same drug family I have luckily not been allergic to it. Although I had every symptom of crohns, and every side effect of pancreatitis for azathioprine I have (touch wood) remained unscathed by 6MP. Good luck to him!

It says that your comment was written in June so it has been a couple months and Im curious... Does 6 MP cause hair loss? It is not one of the listed side effects... did you lose or gain weight? How did you feel on it? Is there anything else worth knowing? How many milligrams did you take?

I am 56 year old male, diabetic type 2, have been diagnosed a year ago with ulcerative colitis, they prescribed pentasa as medication, now after one year I for rectal bleeding again, I took pentasa 2000 mg on my own , rectal bleeding stopped, watched my diet for a few days , then I went back to my bad eating habits drinking carrot juice , and tuna with little spices, diarreha came back and today I took 2000 mg pentasa orally, after but was eating sweets , now after a few hours at night bleeding

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!), my knees were very painful and my eyesight was blurry. I flew to the UK (nightmare 12 hour flight) + few hour transfer.

Like a lot of people, I probably had it long before I was forced to address the issue. I am currently on Pentasa and 6MP. All seem to be doing okay. However, recently I have been having a hard time swallowing. I can actually feel everything in my throat. Has anyone else experienced the same? I hate to go through any tests if anyone has suggestions. Wishing everyone long remissions!

Hi trudie, Thank you so much for your response, My son has been taking pentasa and as he gains weight the doctor increases the dosage.but he is still thin for his height and he eats a lot throughout the day. He has been stable since he was diagnosed 4 years ago. I just took him to his doctor because he has been complaining of stomach acid. She gave him prilosec for GERD. But she wants him to have his stools examined just to be on the safe side.

, Lialda®, Asacol®, Pentasa®, Dipentum®, etc.) and prednisolone/cyclosporins. The last two medications have more side effects especially on long term usage. Therefore, you need to discuss with your doctor about the possibility of switching your medication to 5-ASA compounds. However it depends upon the severity of your disease. Management also depends upon the part of the gut which is affected by ulcerative colitis.

Well it makes me ill hearing about another person in my world and I've been in it for 18. You would think by now with the Millions of dollars in research something would come about. Then like any decease somebody with big money invested as in cancer if they beat it billions of dollars would be lost by those making it, but this doesn't help you now. Ok when you are taking your Prednezone are you increasing your intake of Asacol as well?

I have been prescribed everything from Lortab all the way up to Methadose and beyond. I also didn't have a doctor at the time willing to take the time to help me through my issues. Once I found a doctor willing to help, and was/is responsible to their patience, I was able to start functioning again. I have a very severe case of Crohns, so the pain is excruciating, and dealing with the pain is a daily battle for me and my family.

Proton Radiation has a 90% cure rate and little to no side effects. I was not sick or even felt bad one single day as a result of the treatments . My PSA is now .07 and I have absolutley no side effects from the cancer or the treatments. It is like I was never sick. My PSA was 4.5 and my gleason was 8 when my prostate cancer was discovered. I dont know if Proton Radiation is available in your country or not.

Every time I have a flare up, I KNOW that the steroids are going to be my way to go. Now, they DO have some nasty side effects. I have mood swings, extreme hunger, joint pain, you NAME it. So I wouldn't be surprised if many of these effect are indeed coming from your steroid use. BUT hopefully, the end is in near sight.......My doc. puts me on zantac when I need to be on steroids, and quite honestly, some very low doses of zoloft have helped me too.

Went to another doctor and had more bloodwork-borderline IBD tests. Went off Pentasa for a few days in Dec and had severe RLQ pain and right hand pain. Got better after a week back on Pentasa. Had another colonoscopy-essentially negative in late Jan. I continue to have burning pain in my rectum and RLQ and right hand, general fatigue. Stress makes it worse. Do I have crohn's, lupus, what????

VE BEEN TO THE ER AND HOSPITAL 12 TIMES SINCE FEB. ON 17 DIFFERENT MEDS WHICH INCLUDES MEDS FOR DEPRESSION. MY WORLD IS UP SIDE DOWN. CAN ANYONE HELP?

I am willing to try as long as I am not setting myself up for serious side effects from the meds. Anyone have a similar experience?

thank you, I'm excited to have a break from it too! I'm currently NOT taking anything for my UC! since getting pregnant there's been no need.. I've had no flare ups, no nothing. before pregnancy, I was taking Pentasa - 500mg capsules - 8 a day. so I'd take 4 around lunch, 4 around supper time. I can't swallow pills though, so I'd open the capsules & swallow the beads with something to drink (never chewed them).

bluish discoloration of the fingers/toes/nails, severe tiredness, mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, confusion, memory problems), numbness/tingling, decreased sexual ability, trouble breathing, swelling of the feet/ankles, vision changes, unexplained/sudden weight gain.

What r the treatment my doctor said IV.but I C where there's pills so confused and really wish I knew what my numbers match.Thank you.

Welcome to the gastroenterology community! I think you should find a different GI doctor. Pentasa Sachet is for IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) which the colonoscopy says she doesn't have. She probably has IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) which is something completely different. Has she tried eliminating different foods from her diet like lactose and gluten?

It could be a side effect of the methadone or even an allergic type reaction to it. I remember when I took Macrobid (antibiotic) for a urinary infection, I had a high fever (102.3) every time I would take it, so I called my doctor's office and they told me to stop it immediately because I was having an allergic reaction to it. As it turned out, my father had had this same type of reaction to it a couple years before.

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