5-ASA Reaction?

 

Hello; This is my first post. Recently had both ends scoped and waiting for results. No blood, but several bathroom trips in the a.m. with them gradually getting worse as the morning goes by. Passing pure mucous made me finally see the GI. Has anyone had weird affects of the 5-asa? I am taking 2 pills 4 times a day and feel like !@#%. I wake up in the morning feeling great, eat well, look forward to the day, have my first B.M. (with no problems) and it all goes down hill from there! Any input would be great

Thanks

Thanks for the info: You were right ; the meds seem to be working better now and I get the results in 2 weeks.Normally ate well and occasionally supplemented with physillium (spelling?) when I felt lousy. Took some other on-line advice and stopped all alchohol, and change to mostly soluble fibres. Oatmeal and fruit (without the skin) and plain veg is helping. I juice veg every other day to try and get some more nutrition. Did not get much info from the doc and was sent home in a daze. I am treating myself better and it feels good. The only symptoms I had were after initial normal b.m more would follow( that were not fun at all!) Then the mucous came, and that was enough for me. Today is the first day in months that I have not had multiple morning bm's. Does 8 pills of 500mg Salofalk seem lots to anyone? Again I am new to this and I am anxious to hear my results.


P.S. Also eliminated most of the dairy as well, Fennel tea at night , All seem to help. Thanks to everyone