Hi everyone: I have kidney stones and was told by doctor to take litholyte. I told him I have colitis but either he didn't think too much about that or isn't informed about magnesium and colitis....
Thank you Sharon for your reply. I can't imagine the suffering you went through to get to where you are now. This site should be eternally grateful to have you and your willingness to guide us...
So, colitis in remission since February. Gastro advised I have gerd. Omeprazole 2x a day and sucralfate 2x a day. Felt great for months. Stopped the sucralfate and down to 1x day for Omeprazole....
I saw another med website that does acknowledge that mesalamine helps with inflammation. May decide to go back on it (as recommended above) just to see if it makes a difference. Am taking 600mg of...
Might just be allergies for all I know. Thank you for responding....
Hi all: Gastro doc says Lymph colitis in remission. Stop taking mesalamine. So I did. For past couple of nights, I have woken up hourly. I wake up with my face and hands swollen. My feet and ankles...
I have been on mesalamine for 1.5 years and it regulated my diarrhea so I was only going 3 times a day and usually done by 10am. For about two months now, since taking a probiotic, I'm having actual...
Thank you for your reply. I also have recently changed my diet to include more fruits and fiber so that may also be part of the problem. I'm on my first go-around with sucralfate and it has taken...
I'm taking sucralfate since omeprazole wasn't taking care of the intense upper abdomen pain (I'm also on mesalamine). I'm wondering if anyone has experienced constipation and trouble sleeping on...
I have only been on omeprazole (20mg in the morning) for 7 days so I may have to be patient but I have been having chills, insomnia, slight fever, throat feels like something's in it and at about 3pm...
Thank you for responding. I'm on 4 er capsules .375 gm in the morning. I assume this is lowest dose since I've only been on it for a year and it was working. No rectals. Since 1:30 this afternoon,...
Last defecation was almost black diarrhea....
After a year on mesalamine, for two days I've been having severe diarrhea, feel nauseous, shaky feeling. Lots of blood which I believe is probably from my hemorroids. Has anyone had these symptoms...
You'd think Coos Bay is still the US but instead it's third world in its' medical care. Have to go to Eugene to get advanced gastro. I was told this by my nurse practitioner/care giver (have not seen...
I was on sulfasalazine for a month until I couldn't find it anywhere. Called every pharmacy here in my area and my med insurance didn't have it either. I've been on mesalmine for a year....
Thank you SO much for your replies. I did spell Lymphocytic wrong. I took budesonide 2/3 times. Worked for about 2 months/got thrush and Lymph came back anyway. Not taking suppositories. There are so...
Diagnosed with lymphasitic colitis 2018. Been on mesalamine er for about a year. It did help regulate diarrhea to 3/4 times in the mornings. Two weeks ago, stools started appearing instead of all...