Is rash side effect of Salofalk? switched from asacol 10 days ago

I've got a rash, like small bumpy acne. I guess you could call it acne.
It is on my left side back and going towards the side of my left body, like's it trying to come around to the front now. It is very itchy.
I've been having some back pains now and then in that same area as well.

It's around beneath my left shoulder blade, down towards but not quite to my left buttock and along the left side of my spine.

Has anyone had this problem before? I'm thinking of changing back to asacol.
Left a message for the GE about this, waiting to see what he says.

Or could it be the antibiotics macrobid or the use of the entocort enemas?

I was taking 1 - 500 mg pill twice a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. I switched back to asacol today, just to see what happens. I don't think it's very much, compared to the asacol I was taking. That was 3 - 400 mg twice daily, 3 in am and 3 in pm. So total of all that was 2400 mg/day.

I found the salofalk was making me so constipated and couldn't even break wind too.

Or it could be others issue I'm having also?
I'm going to try the process of elimination first I guess.

Strange....

So this means you can be in a "flare" without the usual suspects?
How should I be taking care of this? Up the meds, do the enemas?

I'd like to add to make changes to diet but with the gallstone issues, that is so hard to come by without adding more pain to this bad equation.

This UC is not consistent is it? It changes the game plan on you, just like that! That really p's me off! And I thought I was doing great with no B&D. Or maybe it's just cooking up to a big flare! I don't know... now I'm rambling.

I forgot to mention, the rash, is like acne without the red colour and there is no blisters to it. Also just remembered, I called the pharmacist to ask questions and because it coincides with the recent intake of salofalk, it most likely is. So she suggested to switch back to asacol and take some benadryl with it to help with the itching.

I have my PCP appt this Friday for the rash and next Thursday for the UT issues follow up. I've never been to so many appointments this past 3 months. Oh, and my pre-op appt was to be today but they were busy and it's postponed until April 7th, 2011 now. Surgery date is still April 19th, they confirmed. Glad about that part!

OK, I'll quit my whining and complaining for now.....