Posted 6/7/2017 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All
I have been doing very well on Rowasa and Canasa for my mild proctitis 5cm-20cm. I started using the Rowasa at the beginning of March - 1 Canasa in AM 1 Rowasa in PM. I also tried Lialda during that time and had horrible cramps and bloating which subsided when I stopped. I maintained the daily Rowasa/Canasa combo for approx 7 weeks and was feeling much better with no signs of D/B or Mucous. I then went to 1 Canasa/1 Rowasa every other night with 2 Canasa on the alternate days for the last 6 weeks or more. The first 4 weeks of the regimen were great and my doc said I could switch to all Canasa if I wanted which I did not.
The issue is.. the last 2 1/2 weeks there have been occasional days (after a Canasa night -not an enema night) that my left side just hurts. Its sort of a burning, throbbing feeling that disrupts my day. Over Memorial Day weekend I used Rowasa nightly and I didn't get the painful feeling. I switched back to every other last week and felt great until yesterday. It starts with a looser than normal BM in the AM and then a burning, crampy sort of pain all day on the left side. I used Rowasa last night but still feel a little left side soreness today.
I have no urgency, bloating, blood or mucous and have 1 BM in the AM only. I guess I will have to keep a food diary to see if its something I have eaten? I did have a few glasses of wine this past weekend. Could that have irritated things? I am so tired of trying to figure out what the issue is. The good thing is that I have a good appetite and am not feeling the bloating/gas etc. that I felt prior to Rowasa getting me in remission. Could the enema be irritating my sigmoid? My sigmoid is normal per scopes.
Please Help
T
53 yr old diagnosed with mild proctitis in '16, on Rowasa/Canasa every other night. Can't tolerate Lialda. On vitamins and Turmeric.
past meds- Cortifoam 12/16-2/17, Canasa only 7-16-12-16