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Posted 1/8/2013 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all so I am pregnant. Is it dangerous for the baby to be on Asacol? What about breast feeding is that not an option due to that? Just curious of if anyone has experience with this
Posted 1/8/2013 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
well, that answers a lot of questions you've been having in the past.

No, it's one of the safest meds...that and the enemas.

Congratulations!
q
Posted 1/8/2013 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
As I recall, the best thing for your baby is a healthy Mom, and if that means your on medication, that's the way it is. If you have any concerns you can have your OB/GYN consult with your GI.

Congratulations!

Sue
Posted 1/8/2013 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
Please go to infantrisk.org. There is a ton of information about pregnancy and breastfeeding there, more than your GI and your OB/Gyn know, I promise. The website is a result of many years of research done by Dr. Hale, who is widely respected as a world authority on medications and mother's milk.

And yes, Asacol is absolutely ok during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The only issue with breastfeeding is that baby might develop diarrhea. When you are breastfeeding your baby 9 months from now, I promise you will not know the difference between normal poop and diarrhea and it will probably freak you out, LOL, but it will all be ok. Stay healthy, and feel well and congrats!
Posted 1/8/2013 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
congrats chrissy !

are you still on pred or did you finally taper off ?
Posted 1/8/2013 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys :) no, I switched to entocort. Gonna try to taper that, it pulled me from my flare though which was nice.
Posted 1/8/2013 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats!!
Posted 1/8/2013 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
My other concern is the pregnancy causing a flare up, had anyone experienced this?
Posted 1/8/2013 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
Some do and some have wonderful flare free pregnancies. I hope you are one of them.
Posted 1/8/2013 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
Mesalamine is absolutely safe during pregnancy. I've been on Apriso and mesalamine enemas the entire time with absolutely no issues. And as kazbern said, it's fine for breastfeeding too. The whole thing with diarrhea is that there was ONE case of bloody diarrhea in an infant whose mom was using mesalamine.

Basically, flares are about as common in pregnant women as they are in women who are not pregnant. How you're doing leading up to pregnancy somewhat predicts how you'll do during pregnancy.

Have you contacted both your GI and your OBGYN? If not, you should.

How far along are you?

And congrats!
Posted 1/9/2013 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I saw my gi and I have my gyno appt soon. I don't know I would say 2-4 weeks but not sure
Posted 1/9/2013 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
Super congrats! :)

I was completely flare free when I was pregnant with my daughter. Taking Asacol too....no problems whatsoever.
Posted 1/9/2013 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats! I was flare free through pregnancy too :)
Posted 1/9/2013 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
Ty :) yay. What about something like imuran?
Posted 1/9/2013 2:00 AM (GMT 0)
Many women take Imuran while being pregnant but it's best to consult with your dr.s over that.
Posted 1/9/2013 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats :-)
Posted 1/9/2013 2:23 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats! Sounds like you got yours questions answered.
Hope your pregnancy is fantastic!
Posted 1/9/2013 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
congrats!!! when i got preggers i was on asacol but when my GI found out i was pregnant she switched me to mezavant. i was pretty lucky for having a symptom free pregnancy but boy did i have it hard after i gave birth. i got into a big flare up and 2 weeks after i gave birth i spend a week in the hospital. not fun!!
Posted 1/9/2013 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
Well, you're more than 2-4 weeks, that's for sure. ;) Weeks of pregnancy are counted from the first day of your last period. So by the time you ovulate during the cycle in which you get pregnant, you're already about 2 weeks pregnant, according to how it's all calculated! And by the time you're "pregnant enough" to miss your period, you're about 4 weeks pregnant.

Weird, huh?
Posted 1/9/2013 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations!

When I was pregnant I was on Imuran and Zyloric (which helped my body to absorb Imuran basically)... My gynecologist freaked out when I told her about Imuran but my ganstrentologist insisted that it is safe. The only problem was that I had a flare up at the last two months of my pregnancy, so I had to take cortisone. I was so stressed about the baby but it was more dangerous to leave the flare out of control... At the end, everything worked out well! :)
Be positive and follow your instinct and doctors advices.
Posted 1/9/2013 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations!

When I was pregnant I was on Imuran and Zyloric (which helped my body to absorb Imuran basically)... My gynecologist freaked out when I told her about Imuran but my ganstrentologist insisted that it is safe. The only problem was that I had a flare up at the last two months of my pregnancy, so I had to take cortisone. I was so stressed about the baby but it was more dangerous to leave the flare out of control... At the end, everything worked out well! :)
Be positive and follow your instinct and doctors advices.
Posted 1/10/2013 10:05 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats Chrissy :-)

I wish you all the best for you and your baby.
Posted 1/10/2013 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats. I was on asacal and prednisone for the first 3 months of my pregnancy. No problems. Actually, once my body was used to the pregnancy, I felt pretty good. And it seemed breastfeeding kept my UC symptoms under control. So happy for you!
Posted 1/10/2013 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats
Posted 1/10/2013 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! I just had my baby two months ago! I was on Asacol my entire pregnancy without issue. The only thing I would do is make sure you take extra Folic Acid because Asacol interferes with the absorption of it (or so I read). My OB agreed with that as well. As for breast feeding, I was still able to take Asacol while doing so. Unfortunately, I did have to stop because my son has a milk protein sensitivity, and not because I was taking Asacol.
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