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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Canasa6,593 posts
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Rowasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Rowasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Asacol
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)
Lialda
Fewer patient posts reported that Lialda helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (10% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Colazal
Fewer patient posts reported that Colazal helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (30% 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)
Cortifoam
More patient posts reported that Cortifoam helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (24% higher 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)
Humira
An average number of patient posts reported that Humira helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Probiotic
An average number of patient posts reported that Probiotic helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
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Canasa Top Concerns
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...I found that Rapaflo worked a lot better than Flomax. I took Aleve for the burning. My proctologist gave me Canasa (mesalamine) to clear up...
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...am on 40mg of pred. Just started flagyl. ...wrote me a scrip for Canasa enema but my ass hurts too bad to...
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...I am about to start Rowasa for my UC. I will be doing it once every day. I am pretty nervous to start an enema instead of the Canasa (suppository) tablets I have been on the past couple...
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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 on rowasa and canasa. My main thing is stop ...so that's why I tried Humira. I was really...
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Just those meds and my asacol/canasa and my allergy meds..I have probotics (cutrelle) waiting for me havent started them yet, i...
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Allergy meds or canasa
My allergies have been really ...I have been doing canasa now for a week ...blood and then normal. So I dont know if its from the allergy meds or canasa? I cannot do row...
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...i just upped them to 12 less than a week ago. rowasa and canasa do nothing for me. I am on cortifoam. My colitis doesnt even go up to the sigmoid its just all lower. Before...
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...understand. Once I got my initial flare under control my doctor switched me to Lialda (1 pill / twice ...maintenance). He also wants me to use the Canasa on a regular basis but...
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...in October 2012.
I have been on prednisone since then, and ...the hospital in February I have been on prednisone mercaptapurine asacol and canasa, and although the symptoms are slowly getting...
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