Mesalamine for Ulcerative Colitis, Active User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Lialda, Pentasa, Asacol, Apriso, Asacol HD, Delzicol, Canasa, Rowasa, Zaldyon Canasa Pac Rowasa Sulfite Free …show all brand names
Mesalamine has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 107 reviews for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis, Active. 52% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Mesalamine
- Sicko...
- April 4, 2010
Canasa (mesalamine) "This medicine stopped the pain of two severe colon fistulas (fissures?) in about three days. I'm very glad to have had it prescribed, and to my knowledge, no side effects."
- Anonymous
- February 17, 2009
Lialda (mesalamine) "I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about six months ago and since then I have been on Lialda and it has helped tremendously."
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- Pearl...
- April 11, 2009
Lialda (mesalamine) "Asacol stopped working and switched to Lialda and right back to remission!"
- Feel...
- December 15, 2015
Lialda (mesalamine) "I feel great. Colonoscopy not so great. Been on lialda for 3 yrs. Wonder what eating/drinking habits the person from Iowa has.."
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- Becki...
- October 28, 2016
Pentasa (mesalamine) "When my UC symptoms are flaring up a lot it does nothing. When I'm on it after a flare up it still does nothing and I still flare up."
- Khaled...
- September 17, 2017
Pentasa (mesalamine) "Works fine for me after 1 month using 3 gm daily but side effect was bad . Back and muscle pain. I can't move from pain."
- Dude
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- September 1, 2017
Lialda (mesalamine) "I've been taking this medicine for years now and have had very little flare ups. I feel great on this medicine"
- Anonymous
- March 1, 2009
Lialda (mesalamine) "Works great. No side effects and got my condition under control in 1 month after fighting it for over a year on other medicines."
- Mrs...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 6, 2015
Delzicol (mesalamine) "My stomach was severely swollen. Felt like I was 9 months pregnant! The swelling started to decrease after the second day on the medication, such a relief!!"
- Anonymous
- October 9, 2009
Asacol HD (mesalamine) "Only been on it one week, but it is starting to work! No nausea like I had with Asacol 400 mg."
- Branum
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 17, 2017
Lialda (mesalamine) "The medicine seems to work well but still bleeding so doc put me on canasa and prednisone seems to work better"
- A Duran
- January 2, 2022
"Disgusting purple stains in the toilet seat all the time!"
- Blessed
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 10, 2020
"Canasa helps me manage my flares with less dangerous side effects such as biologicals"
- Daniel...
- January 11, 2014
"Salokfalk and then Prednisolone stopped the diarrhoea but not the blood, but within a week of talking one Mesalazine (UK name) tablet twice a day everything was pretty much back to normal."
- CPR
- December 26, 2023
Lialda (mesalamine) "Took a week or two but kicked in and calmed my colon irritation (UC)"
- 1lana
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- May 22, 2024
"Experiencing terrible headaches in the evening. I wake up with a slight headache over my right eye. I've been on 3.6 grams a day of mesalamine delayed-release tablets."
- C Mak
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 30, 2022
Salofalk (mesalamine) "Excessive dry mouth / headache / ridicules granule formulation which makes no difference to mode of action / Won't be using again."
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Salofalk (mesalamine) "I think it's making my symptoms worse. I went from going to the bathroom most frequently at night to all day after starting Salofalk enemas and suppositories."