Pentasa feedback after first week, how many BM a day are considered normal?

tournevice, I think you can expect to see more results over time. The reduction of gas is a good sign but you're still having a lot of BMs. Do you have cramping? Do you have urgency? Oral medications can only reach so far into the colon, if your UC is active below where the oral meds reach, it can casue you all sorts of problems. You really should be using some kind of rectal med along with Pentasa to help heal the rectum. Has you GI ever mentioned this?

When I started Asacol (may be a medication worth trying if you can get samples), I saw results pretty quickly. I went from going 15x a day with loose, bloody, mucus, gas, cramping to 2 formed stools a day within 2 weeks - I was only going once with no urgency at all a few weeks later! Everyone has different experiences and you have to find what will work for you. If Pentasa isn't the perfect drug, perhaps Lialda is or Apriso or Colazal. What type of UC do you have? Is it pancolitis or limited?

Regardless, I think a rectal medication may help you decrease frequency.

Thanks for both of you.
Notsosicklygirl: Well im very bad at naming types of colitis but mine is in the first 30 centimeters from the rectum.
I forgot to mention I take one asacol (or salofalk) suppository a day.
I decided to go for the pills as well because I couldnt do so many suppositories a day!
When i started to be sick in my 20s i started on asacol and it was working without the rectal meds. I only took a month of rectal then went on with the pills.
I want to finish this pentasa (i have for a month) but ill switch to asacol next month.
It seems pentasa is very mild however since ive been having uc my Gi always wanted to go mild with me so by reading all the posts here i understood i was undermedicated for many many years... only one suppository a day for my moderate colitis.
So by adding an extra 4 gr daily i hope it will help with the symptoms.
It would be my dream to only have one BM a day. Im having 3 to 4 at the moment. I thought it was normal but it seems to be still high???

Sorry again orgot to say my urgencies are getting better over time. The first 2 one in the morning are a bit more urgent. The others I can wait a bit I mean nothing like it was before! I dont feel anything pushing out of my control!!
Cramps are very rares if none.

Im amazed of your results.
I mean pentasa isnt the usual way to go from doctors.
It seems it doesnt go very low in the colon to heal.
Its my second week and gas are reduced but the rest is same. bm is very mushy and thin. But ill keep my dose cause i had lots of feedback that told me it took a month.
Many thanks for your cheering. Its worth a try. :P

Im already on the rectal meds for years now. I was used to salofalk but my doctor prescribed me one a day and noting else hence why i maximise doses with oral meds too. Many thanks for your help lets cross fingers that it will kick in....