Posted 8/25/2016 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome! Sorry to hear about your troubles - we all have them and relate here.
It can get frustrating with this illness. Nothing works for everyone and everything takes time to work so it requires some patience. I think you should consider trying some other options in conjunction with the colifoam. Perhaps mesalamine enemas or steroids enemas (liquid instead of foam). Perhaps suppositories. Often the prescription calls for a dose before bed, but many of us double up and use it morning and night. Get your GIs approval before changing doses of course. If i wanted to get really aggressive, and i have, I would even double up with 2 puffs of the foam (or a puff followed by a suppository). There are many options to explore, so don't give up. Foam never did much for me so I can't say what you should expect. I would think you should start seeing results pretty quickly - a couple weeks I'd imagine there should be some indication of success - but as I said, it isn't "one size fits all". Some people actually do better with mesalamine enemas/supps as opposed to steroid.