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Posted 10/11/2010 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
I was prescribed a 5-ASA enema by my doctor about 3 weeks ago.  I feel better, however all my BM's are less solid than before.  It has helped decrease my BM's from 4 times to 3x daily and i feel like I am improving still.  Is it common for the enema to cause the BMs to be less solid?
Posted 10/11/2010 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
Yes it is...definitely continue them. Awesome you're improving.

What oral med are you on?

q
Posted 10/11/2010 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on Colazal. I have 8 more days of the Enema and I go back to the doctor in about a month.
Posted 10/12/2010 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Keep up the enemas in some way, some frequency. They are helpful. I wouldn't taper off entirely.
Posted 10/12/2010 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
I was only prescribed 28 bottles used once each night before I go to bed.
Posted 10/12/2010 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
You need to call the GI's office and ask for him to call for some refills so that you can continue them and then discuss your progress and tapering when you see him.

My concern would be this: you've been on them with some progress but not enough time for them to do their job entirely. you go off them and then see the doc in a month and say..I'm still flaring.
The doc will say, well, since they didn't work...we'll have to put you on something stronger.

You need more enemas and you may need to be on them for another month.

Was Colazal the first oral 5ASA you were put on?

quincy
Posted 10/12/2010 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
Also, you can take psyllium husk or metamucil. They bulk up stool.
Posted 10/12/2010 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, Colazal was the 1st, I was diagnosed in early June. Within 2 weeks of being on Colazal I saw my BMs go from bloody about 8-10x daily to 5-6 with no blood. I will give them a call to see if I can get a refill.
Posted 10/13/2010 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
And I made the dreaded mistake of tapering too quickly...so to go off them cold turkey you might just go back into your flare and like quincy said the doc would say they weren't working (but they are).

And yes, my BM the morning after using an enema is looser than BMs I have the morning after not using one. Did that make sense?  lol

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