Balsalazide for Ulcerative Colitis User Reviews

Brand names: Colazal

Balsalazide has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 17 reviews for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis. 65% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 24% reported a negative experience.

Balsalazide rating summary

7.2 average rating out of 10

17 ratings from 18 user reviews.

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Reviews for Balsalazide

the...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
May 11, 2012

"I take 3 of the 750 mg capsules 3 times a day for my ulcerative colitis and have seen that as long as I make sure to take them at the same times every day, then it works very well and flare-ups are few. The capsules are easy to swallow, and the medication itself has been very easy on my stomach."

9 / 10

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Did...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 19, 2019

"I took balsalazide off and on for about 5 months. It does not work at all. I have had diarrhea on it as I did before I started taking it. My stomach pain has not improved either. And it’s really annoying to take 9 capsules every single day, they are quite big too. Not effective for me -_-"

1 / 10

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Kim...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
June 27, 2023

"After years of UC, Balsalazide by Roxane put me into remission in November 2018. I took 750mg capsules nine times per day. By winter of 2021, my colonoscopy showed healed ulcers. When I saw the printed images, I couldn't believe my eyes! For suppression of the incurable disease - ulcerative colitis. I take two capsules in the morning and two at bedtime. I have taken Balsalazide 750mg continually since 2018. Yes, five years. Age 65. UC diarrhea began in the fall of 2004."

10 / 10

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bea...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 6, 2018

"This works well to control UC quickly; 3 BD puts flare-ups in remission within a couple days. I spare my liver & stop taking it as often when I'm otherwise behaving well (diet, exercise, stress mgmt). Interesting that people report rashes as a side effect, as I get rashes only during flares (not related to meds). And it's on Kaiser's (N. Cal) formulary - so thankful!"

9 / 10

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Anonymous
November 24, 2010

Colazal (balsalazide) "This medicine really helped me get in remission about 6 years ago. I'm still taking it as a maintenance drug, but I have been flaring up for the past 2 years while taking it. Prednisone has been my savior as far as the flaring up. Next step... Remicade. We will see how it goes!"

7 / 10

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Sco...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 22, 2019

"After three weeks, my sudden onset of ulcerative colitis hasn't cleared up much at all on Balsalazide. I set my alarm to take it three times a day, but my symptoms are still as bad as they were when I first called my doctor. I'm slated for steroids now. Boo!"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 10 years or more
September 6, 2024

"I am a 66-year-old man. In my early adolescence, I was having chronic diarrhea, chronic abdominal cramps, intermittent tenesmus, and excessive flatulence. I decided to quit smoking, but I got worse; I even had one instance of bloody diarrhea. Unfortunately, I was always misdiagnosed as having bacterial colitis, traveler's diarrhea, food poisoning, etc. All of a sudden, these chronic miserable symptoms disappeared, and I became normal for more than two decades. In my mid-fifties, the same symptoms came back, and again I was misdiagnosed with all diseases but not ulcerative colitis. It was a moderate to severe crisis, and the bloody diarrhea was profound; my hemoglobin was 7 gm/dl. Luckily, my wife took me to a brave doctor (my angel); he decided to do an urgent endoscopy, and finally, I was diagnosed properly: ulcerative colitis (bimodal) in 2012. Since then, I have been on balsalazide 750 mg x 3. For the last twelve years, I have been living a normal life and have never used prednisolone again. I never skipped a dose."

10 / 10

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Lar...
Taken for 10 years or more
March 23, 2018

"I've been taking this for 20 years or so. Works well for me, was taking 9 a day, now I only take 6 a day. It is very good."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
January 27, 2011

Colazal (balsalazide) "Cheaper than some other medicines. It's my wonder drug."

8 / 10

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Kat...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
May 10, 2020

"Not had a flare up of ulcerative colitis since taking the highest dose of balsalazide medication"

9 / 10

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bob...
March 13, 2009

"Have taken for over a year, with excellent results and no noticeable side effects."

10 / 10

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GIa...
February 25, 2008

Colazal (balsalazide) "There is a new generic version of Colazal now. I was wondering if anyone has used it and found any problems with it vs. the brand-name drug."

10 / 10

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Tom...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 23, 2014

Colazal (balsalazide) "Didn't help much at all with my symptoms."

3 / 10

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GI ...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 26, 2017

Colazal (balsalazide) "I took this for about 6-8 month and had the worst flare of my life. Spent 7 days in the hospital."

1 / 10

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Sch...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
May 16, 2017

"Almost no symptoms works great"

10 / 10

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EOK...
September 23, 2017

"Worst meds for me ever! Stopped at went on Apriso. So much improved!"

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jam...
August 19, 2008

Colazal (balsalazide) "Helps in-between flareups."

8 / 10

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Tin...
July 29, 2024

Colazal (balsalazide) "This worked for me, but it started to make my hair fall (thinning) out, so I stopped all meds. My hair recovered. I found loratadine and Claritin helped me stay in remission."

7 / 10

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