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Posted 10/30/2009 3:35 PM (GMT 0)
I had good 4 months on daily -Lialda X2 + Canasa nightly ...now happy days are over! i am flaring.... the canasa in morning has changed color from white to dark purple & i am having problem in sitting while i write this. I have increased Canasa to twice a day - today is the third day of flare... i dnt want to increase my dosage any more.... any advice for me!
As quincy says - Be patient & give medicines time - it helped me last time- dnt know if it will help this time!
thanks!!
Posted 10/30/2009 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Honestly, I wouldn't wait to increase the dose of Lialda (I believe the max is 4). It's a quite safe medication, so why chance the flare getting worse...perhaps bad enough you'd have to go on prednisone to get out of it. Also, conisder using Rowasa enemas at night and canasa in the mornings.

Also, why did you quit taking probiotics?
Posted 10/30/2009 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
thanks fruitgirl.... probiotics was not helping me a bit!- i took the on you need to refrigerate- forgotten the name- it didnt say probiotic but it had acidiphilus & other other bacteria- i had posted it here when i started taking it and the members told me it was good for a starter. & i also asked my GI - he said it will not be any use & that u will be wasting money on it. How is your natural factors probiotic?
ALso when i took lialda X3 it gave me bad constipation so i i took only 2 which ultimately gave me remission after 2 months.
Is Rowasa better than canasa...i thought they were same.
Posted 10/30/2009 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
Well, try spinach and sunflower seeds and psyllium SEED powder and cucurmin and STRONGER probiotics and eliminate gluten and eliminate sweeteners...

Sorry you are suffering again. It's the change in seasons, I bet. No way to remedy that!
Posted 10/30/2009 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
yes... i was also planning to start the spinach diet.... buying it today! thanks for the push on this :-D
Posted 10/30/2009 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
Canasa is a suppository and rowasa is an enema, so the rowasa will reach much further up in your colon.

I think you should try a different probiotic. It may just take a certain blend of them to help you. I think mine helps...it's hard to know because I've always been on other meds as well.
Posted 10/31/2009 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
thanks fruitgirl....i will ask my GI for rowasa then. the flare is increasing at a great speed!
Posted 10/31/2009 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with fruitgirl. I would definitely think about going up to 3 or 4 Lialda a day. Hope you have luck getting this flare into remission quickly.
Posted 10/31/2009 3:03 PM (GMT 0)
Flaring totally sucks!!

The Rowasa is also more medication concentration.....much better to help with rectal/sigmoid inflammation than Canasa anyway. Canasa is good for low rectal inflammation as well as for tapering.
Maybe for maintenance....but eventually we all pretty much flare again.

Regarding the Lialda, I'd only up it by one to start....you may not have to increase it more at this time.


The trick is to recognise symptoms earlier.....and for many of us, it's constipation and gas before a more recognised symptom such as rectal discomfort during bms.

Are you on any probiotics or a fibre supplement?

Hope you have no problems getting the Rowasa.

Yeah, patience is definintely important, but as long as one is on enough med coverage...the patience may not have to be as long.


Keep us posted as to how you're doing..

quincy

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