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Posted 9/11/2011 11:52 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone who takes four pills a day, take all four at one time in the morning and not split them up? Notice any difference?
Posted 9/11/2011 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
My son splits them to 2 am & 2 pm and that seems to work pretty well for him. It seemed like taking all 4 at once caused more cramps and gas.
Posted 9/11/2011 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
Agreed with Keylime. When I was placed on four, I take them morning and night, and they seem to work longer and better.
Posted 9/12/2011 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
When I did 4, 2am two late afternoon, I had a lot of leg pan, leg muscle cramps, and restless feet at night - as well as trouble sleeping.

Went to 3 pills all taken in the AM, and avoided all but the occasional cramp. I have been thinking about how it works, some sort of gel-like matrix of medication sliding through the colon, and think it may be better to have them spread a bit. I was thinking about 2am and 1 at lunch.

Posted 9/12/2011 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
I was placed on 4 a day.. I started out taking one, 4 times a day. Then went to 2 twice a day and now I am at 4 once a day. I take them all at the same time and right before bed. I don't notice anything other than I have less movements during the day. When I was taking them during the day, it seemed like a few hours after each I would have to go.. now I only have to once and all is well.
Posted 9/12/2011 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
I was originally taking 2 a day. I'm down to one a day. It has really helped me alot!
Posted 9/12/2011 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
I take four a day and split them up.

Taking all four in the morning was making me nauseous and that was taken care of by splitting them up.
Posted 9/13/2011 7:00 AM (GMT 0)
When i started lialda from canasa i took 4 in the morning after awaking and a few hours later would have a stomach ache

i now do this: awake , when my stomach aches(or before), i take 2...then a few hours repeat., splitting up the 4 to 2+2 has really helped
Posted 9/13/2011 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
When I was on 4, I started taking them all in once, mornings. But since I'm no-breakfast-at-all person, those 4 pills made my guts filling not so fine. So I split them, took 2 in the mornings and 2 around 4-5 pm. It worked just well for me.
Now I'm on 3 pills a day, taking them all in the morning but probably will split those as well.
According to my GI, one should be fine taking all 4 in the morning... but that's just 'according to my GI' sort of thinking cool

PS. oh, well, I need to change my signature
Posted 9/13/2011 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
I am also on 4 a day and my doctor told me that I could take them all at once. After 2 weeks of being on Lialda (from Asacol), I have noticed a great improvement.

Good luck!
Posted 9/14/2011 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
Same here, Doctor said take 4 in the morning and you'll be fine. I have found 2+2 to be better. we are all different, and my doctor does not have UC :-)
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