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Posted 8/17/2011 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
Just wondering if anyone out there takes Mezavant? My GI switched me from Pentasa to Mezavant yesterday.

Experienced any side effects?

Did it work as well as the pentasa?

Any input would be appreciated confused

Posted 8/17/2011 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
Did you ask the doc about rectal mesalamine?

What's the dosage of mezavant you're now on?

q
Posted 8/18/2011 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
No didn't ask about the rectal mesalamine....personally I would prefer to swallow a pill :)
The dosage is 4 x 1.2 g once a day.
Posted 8/18/2011 8:13 AM (GMT 0)
That's unfortunate.
q
Posted 8/18/2011 8:19 AM (GMT 0)
i'd rather not be sick :) rectal mesalazine works heeeeeeeaaaps better in my opinion you should get on it
Posted 8/18/2011 12:04 PM (GMT 0)
I'd rather stick meds up my butt than flare -- studies show that people who use rectal meds in addition to oral meds reach remission more quickly (and stay in remission longer, when they're used for maintenance) than those who only use oral meds. The oral meds don't do a good job at treating the distal parts of the colon.

Easy choice, IMO.
Posted 8/18/2011 12:09 PM (GMT 0)
hmmm interesting, thanks everyone that responded. Funny that my GI didn't even mention rectal meds???
I don't see him again till November, hopefully I do well until then.
Will definetly ask him about them when I see him.
Didn't realize that they worked so well.
When I was originally diagnosed with Proctitis I was on the rectal Pentasa.
Posted 8/18/2011 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
A lot of them don't, for some reason. Probably b/c they think too many people won't want to use them. I'd go ahead and call and request them now rather than waiting until November. And don't let him tell you they're only for people with left sided UC or proctitis. They made a huge difference for me when I was flaring, and I had pancolitis. And I've been in remision for over two years now and credit a lot of that to using enemas twice a week (plus never skipping my oral meds).
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