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Posted 2/11/2014 12:22 PM (GMT 0)
Used a mesalamine enema along with a hydrocortisone supp?

Or a mesalamine enema along with a hydrocortisone enema?


Any issues with mixing them?

Thanks,
Posted 2/11/2014 12:30 PM (GMT 0)
I wouldn't take them at the same time but if you space them out I don't see a problem. I would do the supp first then the enema.
Posted 2/11/2014 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
I have. Used Half of each at the same time. It worked for me. I kept decreasing the hydro and increased the mesalamine as soon as I saw progress. Did them at night.
Posted 2/11/2014 1:20 PM (GMT 0)
What do you do with the second half of the bottle? Do you clean it and use it again?
Posted 2/11/2014 1:39 PM (GMT 0)
The mesalamine bottles unscrew easy. I usually when desperate have dumped half the mesalamine out and just added the hydro. When I was running low I cleaned the bottle well and used it again. They do sell empty bottles in some drug stores. If you think about it regular enema bags the big red ones that you hang are cleaned and used again. I was not sharing LOL!!!!
Posted 2/11/2014 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
Ok thanks. Yippee. I'm off to a work event soon. Wow I love working with UC (LOLOLOL). Wishing my tummy well today.
Posted 2/11/2014 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
good luck!!!!!
Posted 2/11/2014 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
I do hydrocortisone enema sometimes and then put in my usually canasa supp. Without a problem.
Posted 2/11/2014 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
There was a period of time where I was doing a Mesalamine enema at night and then a hydrocortisone supp. during the day. Neither one helped me much, but they didn't cause any problems being used together either. Good luck!
Posted 2/12/2014 3:37 AM (GMT 0)
Well I got through my work day event. One more day (tomorrow) and I'm done.
My event involves non-stop student applications and transcripts evaluations into our program. All day long!

I didn't eat all day, well at least until 6pm. I took lots of immodium, gas-X, sipped fennel tea, some tylenol extra strength, chewed on fennel seeds. I told my mom I "pulled out all the stops." She said, "what does that mean?!" I said it means doing everything and anything you can to get through something.

It worked!
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