Best effective treatment for flareup - to STOP BLEEDING. Meslamine?

Any advice? any thought?

I'm taking prednisone 2 tablets, with asacol 4 pills a day. Perhaps I need meslamine?My dad has UC too, he told me it works well for him.. anyone else?

Remicade in 3 more weeks. Besides that, i'm taking herbs, enzymes, vitamins. I just don't see what else I can do but let time heal it.

Bleeding is one of the most concerning symptoms of ulcerative colitis, but try not to worry as very little blood is actually lost. A teaspoon a day at most. With UC it's microscopic bleeding from small ulcers. A few drops mixed with water or diarrhea do look like a lot more than it really is.

Generally steroids stop the blood fast (prednisone, steroid-rectal foams, steroid enemas, and steroid suppositories are all examples). I don't know what 2 prednisone tabs means for you, as you can get 1mg, 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, and 40mg tablets from most pharmacies. What's your total daily dose?

Asacol is mesalamine. Generally, you want the maximum dose which is 4,800 mgs a day. I am sure 4 pills a day isn't that much, so ask for a dosage increase. You should be on a prescription mesalamine enema as well (also known as rowasa, pentasa, or salofalk enemas), so ask for a prescription.

How long have you been on remicade?

Have you had a stool test to look for pathogenic causes to your symptoms like c diff?

Often 40mgs of prednisone is prescribed for flares. I'd say be patient a bit longer. Many of your mefications can be increased in dosage. Please keep in contact with your gasteroenterologist about your symptom changes, especially if you get worse.

I'd definitely add rectal meds if I were you. What are your other symptoms besides bleeding? Sometimes bleeding can be from hemorrhoids or a fissue (but fissures are painful). Have you had repeat stool tests? Stopping bleeding can be tricky, but first, you need to know why exactly you're bleeding. When was your last scope and what did it show? As iPoop said, 20mg isn't a high starting dose. Did you taper down there, or did you start there? You may need more to jump-start things. Of course, you would think the remicade would take care of it - but the reality is, it works for 65% or so, and the rest have no response. What stopped my bleeding personally? Surgery.