Timing of meds/supplements

I'm just wondering if I need any specific timing between my meds and supplements. I take my asacol three times a day, one when I wake, one around 4pm and then at bed. I've been taking my probiotic with my bedtime asacol, but want to start taking probiotic twice daily, likely with morning asacol and then bedtime asacol. I'm also taking fiber pill (metamucil) with dinner, but want to start taking that with lunch too. Does taking either the fiber or probiotics alter the effectiveness of my asacol, or vice versa?

not necessary. Take the fibre with your food, and take the Asacol whenever since it's released in the colon. Food doesn't interfere with it..

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Personally for me I disagree with Quincy and the Doctors when it comes to timing of the meds. They say it doesn't matter, but for at least this UCer it does, I have noticed over several years that taking the meds with food greatly improves its absorbtion of anything I take. For me taking anything at bedtime does very little, my belief is my digestion shuts down or slows to much to be helpful. My suggestion is to experiment and also keep a journal to see how things change with each added supplement and timing difference you incorporate into your regime. But seriously I lived many years believing wholeheartly that the timing of your asacol doesn't matter because Big Pharm is so great in designing the overpriced drug we live on. Of course everybodys mileage varies with every little thing we do, good luck keep on trying!!!

Is the effect of 5ASAs more or less immediate? If so then a journal would help for sure. I was under the impression that the effects of 5ASAs builds up over time.

If it is an immediate effect ( like a Tylenol) then if you miss a dose you'd have symptoms right away wouldn't you?