Blood in stool.. More meds?

Been having watery and loose stool since colonoscopy a week ago. Yesterday night I had blood in my soupy stool and again this morning. Calle my GI and he said.. Take more meds! Asacol and canasa. What should I do?

     My go-to drug was ALWAYS prednisone, unfortunate though it be.  It seemed to be the only drug which helped me achieve remission.  In the short term it could be very beneficial.  However, I became dependent on it over the years I suffered with UP and it can do HORRIBLE harm to your overall system.  Canasa never helped me much.  My rectal med, when first diagnosed in 1998, was Rowasa.  I think it helped me more than the Canasa.  What are your current meds and dosage?

hey katherine!! i know you've been avoiding the meds for as long as you can, but maybe just try one of them? you can always stop it if it isn't helping/making you worse. i'd hate to see this flare get too out of hand for you.

are you still on the intro diet? if you are and you are still bleeding, it probably won't stop the blood.

I personally never saw any improvement with dietary measures. It works for some and that's great, but it may or may not work for you. You can continue trying and hoping for a change, or you can move forward with the medication. It just depends what you want and how you're feeling. If you're stable and you don't want to take medication, you may be able to wait and see. If you're getting worse and losing a lot of blood, it's probably best to try the medication. Asacol and Canasa are not dangerous medications. Canasa is topical, you may want to just try the Canasa first, maybe it's enough if the inflammation is in your rectum only.

My son has intermittent blood since Nov 1st. Have you tried slippery elm? We are gonna try goat colostrum next, as soon as it gets here. Mesalamines (Apriso) has never completely helped. There's a foreign invader the colon doesn't like. When on an antibiotic for strep in December, normal as normal for 3 weeks. He was better with daily grapefruit seed extract or olive leaf but bacteria get immuned to it.