Finally

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:21 am

Yesterday, my doctor switched me to Asacol. She said that the Lialda didn't have a chance to help me because my D was so bad. It's been somewhat of a dramatic help. Literally, over night it has stopped the D. I am so grateful. Now I have a chance to figure out what I can and cannot eat safely.

Thank you all for all the information and patience.

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:10 am

Wow, that is impressive. Asacol doesn't usually give such speedy results.

Love, Shirley

irisheyes13 · Post by **irisheyes13** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:22 am

Good for you Arlene. Hopefully Norman will become a regular visitor soon. I had no luck at all with Asacol but once again it shows how we all have the same disease but react so differently to meds and diet.

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:47 am

Arlene,
How many mg is your Asacol and what's the dosage you are taking?
Thanks,
Jenny
ps congrats!!

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:04 am

I'm taking 2 400mg Asacol EC tablets four times per day. I took 2 doses last night (by the time I picked it up) and by this morning, the diarrhea was gone.

I'm continuing to be very careful with what I eat. But, it is very nice to be able to eat anything and not be in the bathroom within 1/2 hour.

Yesterday, within 1 1/2 hours, I saw undigested parts of my lunch. Lightening quick!

Today, much calmer. I'm very grateful!

Thank you everyone!

catsrule · Post by **catsrule** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:08 am

asacol hd was a wonder drug for me as well. I am better now. It took me 3 weeks.

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:30 pm

Hi Arlene,

Wow that was fast work for Asacol - never did a thing for me and that was using at the end 14 - 400mg per day.

I would be VERY careful about eating just anything at all as you said. Better safe than sorry. It is a drug but not a wonder drug.

Love, Maggie

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:52 pm

Arlene,

I'm so glad you've found some relief. I hope your good fortune continues.

Gloria

Post by **tex** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:40 pm

Arlene,

Call me a skeptic, but Asacol never works that fast. Never! You had to be one day away from reaching control with the Lialda, in order to respond to Asacol that quickly. I also don't understand why your doctor said:

that the Lialda didn't have a chance to help me because my D was so bad.

Both those meds are in the 5-ASA family, so they both have the same active ingredient.

That's another reason why I believe that you were one day away from control because of using the Lialda. Why would Asacol do what Lialda couldn't do, when it is simply a newer form of the same active ingredient used in Asacol.

Whatever the case, it's definitely good to see that you are finally getting some relief, so let's not look that gift horse in the mouth.

Tex

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:53 pm

I do think that the Lialda was in my system somewhat. The inflammation in my skin had cleared up. However, the 6 to 9 episodes of D every day hadn't showed any signs of stopping, in fact it was getting worse.

Yesterday, 1 1/2 hours after eating lunch, there was undigested pieces of the food visible. I think the medication definitely wasn't in my system 24 hours as intended.

But as you said, I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. The chicken and rice I had for dinner tasted like a gourmet meal tonight. I intend to take it very slowly and carefully. Just for today, I feel better.