Question for Quincy and the other users of asacol enemas and pills

Hello everyone.
I thought i should update a bit after more than 10 days on the asacol pills.
Im still on the enemas 4g nightly but added recently 6 pills of 400mg asacol daily.

So far so good except a bit of headaches.

Now id like some ideas on my current bms. Since I started the pills my bms are more loose and watery. I have 1-2 a day and lets say every other day they arent totally formed.
No blood at all, my mucus inferno has gone down a bit and a bit less gas. So a typical day would be like this (sorry for detailed description):

Wake up and within 5 minutes i would go to release some great amount of gaz. A little mucus but nowhere near a bm.
I would take my probiotic, my psyllium capsule and my 2 asacol pills.

Then an hour later or so i would have my cofee with 2 homemade spelt flour toasts with butter and if I treat myself some Map-O-Spread a friend sent from Canada (i know quincy my childhood)

Then within a few minutes after breakie ill go to the loos. Would have some gas with a bit of liquid then a more solid bm but then again its not as formed as before i started the asacol.
Then also i noticed if im away and take asacol suppository instead of enema my bms are more formed the next morning but i have way more cramps. The enemas seems to cool down my left sided discomforts.

I might go for a second bm an hour later and then thats for the day.

Sorry for long post but my question is: Is it normal to have more loose stool
when you start the asacol pills and is it part of remission if its narrowing down to 1-2 bm in the morning? Is having only bms in the morning is sign of remission soon to come? I decided to go the unaggressive way with enemas and pills and patience but im a bit confused now. It takkkkesssssss foreeeeeeeevvvvvverrrrrrrrrrrrr lol

It seems in my case I do baby steps however i take in fact i was in a flare for 7 years and was unmedicated.
I went from high constipation with bloody mucous and lots of gas and urgencies (yes everyday for that time) to now only bms in the morning and rarely any blood.
So i have to look it in a bigger picture i guess thanks Sheri :P

Thanks quincy I can always have good infos with you and i want to give every asacol a chance cause I see my future like yours only on asa.

OK now i take 2 asacol 3 times a day. morning afternoon and eves.

I'll try the probiotics at night.

about the hormones yes I started the combined pill 3 months ago and took then back to back. First time on the pill for 13 years, had lots of mood swings but have none now.

I don't see any pills in the toilet at all. Sometimes i would have some enemas highlights. My bms tends to sink in but havent been constipated in a while.

For a typical day i would have a snack or light lunch Like wheat free pastas with leeks and mushrooms and maybe a bit of ham.

In the evenings my husband and I always have a home cooked meal. Usually a roast meat with potatoes and vegs... or a stir fry.

Im not so keep on fruits during the day but i might do a banana in the morning.

I drink only one coffee a day and would do water or lemon tea the rest of day. I could maybe do with more water though.

thanks

Hiya quincy I forgot to mention the peanut butter in the morning on toasts!
But yes i should put more protein. I odnt eat that much vegs of fruits but i see your point. It takes osmetimesss only one!

I love bananas full of potassium and easy to digest, same a cooked apple.

I don't think i can manage the probiotics an hour after my meds as i put my enemas as soon as i feel sleepy. If i stay awake too long after i feel the enemas are bubbling and moving inside me ahah
Are you suggesting them an hour after because its more far from the last meal of the day?

Ill try tomorrow 3 pils twice a day. I see my new gastroenterologist on thursday and cant wait to meet him! Its like a blind date!