mesalamine enemas and ITCH

I dont get the itch, but I just started them 3 nights ago and I am noticing a definite loosening of my stool. I always go in the morning after I wake up and it used to be mostly formed and soft, but these past three mornings my stool has been very very soft and basically slips right out of me. Borderline D. Has your stool changed consistency? I wonder if its not actually helping things.
Also they make me go more often. I was only going once per day now its twice...

do you mean itchy skin? or rectal area?

I have only used canasa. Canasa stopped my bleeding but does cause rectal burning itching after a few days. It gave me a red rash on my lower back the first week I took it. I have tried to "tweak" myself farther into remission with canasa and definitely got immediate looser stools and burning.

I have had mild skin itching all over that comes/goes since last fall. Usually at bed time but can be anytime. Stops days sometimes. Palms and feet most commonly. Not enough to get me scratching.No redness or anything visible. This started 6 months before I started meds. I had fatty liver or maybe some liver inflammation before I started on drugs but liver function was normal. Thinking of having that test again.

I don't think the skin thing has anything to do with medication or rectal itching. Might be related to UC, autoimmune, or that I started getting hay fever/smoke dust problems completely out of the blue 5 years ago. Could be that I live at high altitude in AZ...humidity is currently 6% and I keep thinking about it. I think I definitely had worsening back problems during flare last year...this haven't gone away completely.

Another thing related to the palms is that I started getting Dupuytren's contracture which runs in my family about 3 years ago. Normally symptoms start with family members after age 75. My flare last year made all symptoms disappear and my tendons feel normal now.

Want to hear about the edema in my hands while exercising? LOL

Lynn....please ask the doc to do liver enzyme testing (blood test).

It could be the Omegas or the curcumin...both would increase blood flow or what's in the ageless colorectal recovery program supplements you're taking.


It could be that you just have itchy skin, summer, are you using any new clothing products or moisture or been in a tanning bed or whatever?

I have itching randomly...but I always fear it's my liver..lol...nothing out of the ordinary, however because my skin is very sensitive normally.

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I've never had itchiness from them. I have had itch from a healing hemmie.