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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Lialda9,650 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Lialda helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (10% 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)
Asacol
Fewer patient posts reported that Asacol helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (12% 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)
Rowasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Rowasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Canasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa 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)
Imuran
Fewer patient posts reported that Imuran helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (3% 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)
Apriso
An average number of patient posts reported that Apriso 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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Lialda Top Concerns
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...homeopath and had great success with slippery elm for UC to replace my lialda and tumerik instead of prednisone. My headaches are gone and I am finally able to go shopping or out with friends...
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I was dx in January of 2010. Lialda worked until July when I had a horrible flare. ...doctor put me on Humira for my UC and skipped 6MP and ...I was previously on Enbrel for RA and it put me...
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I have been on Apriso for a little over ...hair, probably more. The Apriso helps my UC, so I ...that can cause hair loss, not just Apriso or Lialda. I have started considering getting a wig if ...
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I 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 would have ...the probiotics go. The pain does go away...
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I've tried them all, Lialda made my hair fall out. Asacol, colazal, pentasa. Sulfasalizine. ...plus being anemic I can mess around any more so that's why I tried Humira. I was really trying...
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he put me on 6 weeks of prednisone with my Lialda to get the inflammation under control.. I started it yesterday so hopefully in the next few days it...
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I have been on Lialda for the past 2-3 years ...no hair loss although before Lialda when I was flaring very ...used Folic acid and biotin for the hair loss and my hair grew...
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...have ulcerative colitis and have taken Elavil/Amitriptyline. It was prescribed ...helping my FMS.
I currently take 90mg of Cymbalta with no negative ...daily probiotics and daily Lialda to ...
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I've been on Remicade for my UC since May 2012 and ...about it. I was on Lialda for a few years before ...was put on Remicade. The Lialda also caused my liver enzymes to be...
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