Hi all, I've been on Mercaptopurine/6mp for six months. It's doing well controlling my UC but a few weeks ago I developed painful knees, thighs, elbows and hands. Don't want to stop Mercaptopurine...
Hi all, anyone on Mercaptopurine/6mp developed painful/aching thighs and knees? Have been on Mercaptopurine 5 months and controlling UC well and now this😡Really hurts when I get up from chair etc....
Thankyou Ipoop. Did contact IBD nurse last week and she said let a doctor look at it because they can tell if it's a med allergy. Saw a doc( not my own) and she was dismissive and just said its dry...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with UC nearly five years ago. Managed pretty well on mesalazine oral and rectal and sometimes steroids. Kept flaring the last few months so put on tapering dose of...
Notsosicklygirl/Ipoop..Thankyou so much for your replies. Low down burn type pain is usually every other day and starts by lunchtime and can last for rest of day. Usually take Bentyl and sometimes...
Hi all, Thankyou all for your replies. Quincy, I am on Asacol 400 X 8 daily and Pentasa enema nightly. Was taking 12 Asacol, Pentasa suppo and Pentasa enema daily to try and get out of flare but...
Hi all, just tapered down to 5mg Prednisolone for stubborn flare. Whilst on 40mg and down to 15mg all symptoms went. From 15 mg downwards pain reappeared almost daily, so depressing. Any one else get...
Hi all, advice please? Diagnosed with Proctosigmoiditis three years ago, my retirement present!! On various amounts of Asacol, Pentasa enema and Pentasa suppos. Various degree of success , but...
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Hi all, I have proctosigmoiditis ( UC). Diagnosed three years ago and use Asacol 400 X 8 per day and Pentasa enema couple times weekly. Now get blood on wiping every couple of weeks or so, no...
Hi,advice needed please! I was diagnosed with UC two years ago and normally take Asacol 400 x 4 daily to maintain remission. Every now and then I had some blood on toilet paper but no major flares....
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Hi all you lovelies! I don't think I am flaring but having small amount of blood on paper when wiping.Also a burning/ itching anus some days. Think I have hemmies so wonder if blood from these. Been...
Thankyou Sherbear,no bleeding,urgency or mucus at present but these damn abdo cramps driving me nuts! Solpedeine is paracetamol/ codeine,can take up to 8 daily,not that I want to! Thanks for enema...
Hi all,I was diagnosed with proctosigmoiditis a year ago after suffering for several months with wrong diagnoses! GI prescribed Pentasa 3g daily plus pentasa enema at night. This combo worked well to...