Mesalazine (International Nonproprietary Name, British Approved Name), also known as Mesalamine (United States Adopted Name) or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), is an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderat...
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Asacol31,587 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Asacol helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (12% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Prednisone
Fewer patient posts reported that Prednisone helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (19% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Pentasa
Fewer patient posts reported that Pentasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (21% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Remicade
More patient posts reported that Remicade helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (58% higher than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Lialda
Fewer patient posts reported that Lialda helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (10% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Imuran
Fewer patient posts reported that Imuran helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (3% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Rowasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Rowasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Colazal
Fewer patient posts reported that Colazal helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (30% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Entocort
An average number of patient posts reported that Entocort helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Canasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Humira
An average number of patient posts reported that Humira helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
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Asacol Top Concerns
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I originally took Asacol but have been on Asacol HD since my second flare in '10. I actually had ...is what I took with Asacol) to 1600 mg after still ...just hope that at least Asacol HD conti...
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...notice a difference on the asacol. Or maybe I'd just already hit my peak? Lol I'm on 1600 mg 3 times a day of asacol. I take Prozac and Xanax for the anxiety, but I don't doubt...
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Hi kayalolo.
I've been on Asacol for years for my ulcerative colitis. It has been effective and I have had virtually no side effects from it. It is basically just a variant of aspirin, with a...
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...possible that it wont be enough to get the inflammation under control. This happened to me before my resection. I was on Asacol, 6MP, Prednisone and Entocort. All of those combined did...
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...After my resection/forced remission I was on 6MP and Asacol and now I'm just on 6MP. Since stopping the Asacol my inflammation markers have been slowly...
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...The first time I was on Asacol with no apparent problems. I did develop ...colitis under control. I was prescribed 800mg of Asacol 3xday along with Flagyl and the pancreatitis symptoms showed up...
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...The Red. They switched my Asacol 400 to Delzicol and ...meanest flare I have had in 25 years. Gas, severe cramping, bloody diarrhea. ...including Prednisone. I am taking Asacol HD as well, bu...
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...used to take lialda, then I think it was asacol with canasa. He said to stop the Mesalamine while on imuran. I liked the lialda and wished I ...the probiotics go. The pain does go away but when ...
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I've tried them all, Lialda made my hair fall out. Asacol, colazal, pentasa. Sulfasalizine. Yeah back ...plus being anemic I can mess around any more so that's why I tried Humira. I was really tryi...
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