My gastro also tried to push Apriso at me a couple of times. The last time I said flatly that I would not take it because it contains Aspartame. The gastro seemed shocked & replied: "Where did you hear that?" Said I: "I read it online." It just shows where they're coming from-- collusion with the pharmas! I have left-sided UC-- so there's no more reason for me to take Apriso than Asacol, which never helped my situation at all. Sorry to read that you're facing problems with Remicade, too. Sometimes it seems like all we have are poor choices of treatment, whichever meds are involved. Not surprised by your lack of help from the GP, either-- they usually miss clues in cases like ours, & the males among them tend to brush us off as hyper. I think that's why so many females were prescribed Valium for yrs by these guys. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])