Mesalamine for Ulcerative Colitis, Maintenance User Reviews (Page 3)
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 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 52 reviews for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis, Maintenance. 60% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 27% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Mesalamine
- STeve...
- October 20, 2015
Asacol HD (mesalamine) "Works great for me. No flares in years."
- Jimpu
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 17, 2022
Asacol (mesalamine) "The experience on Asacol has been very negative, I have had too much gas, acidity and the worst of all was anxiety."
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- UCano
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 3, 2016
"Tablets are very difficult to remove from packaging. Adddionally, they cause gas and frequency of bowel evacuation early the following day."
- Craig...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- November 6, 2023
"Been on it for many, many years. I considered it a 'miracle drug.' Just now starting to have bloating, cramps, flatulence, and diarrhea."
Are you taking this medicine?
- Mesacol
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 29, 2022
Mesasal Enteric Coated (mesalamine) "Generally it has been good, since starting it I have never had a bad experience regarding the disease but of late I have been feeling occasionally itchy and wondering if it is the disease or the drug"
- Big...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- June 8, 2023
"I have been taking it since 2015. so much better than Asacol. My colitis symptoms have been minimalized. 1.2 mg three times a day."
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Salofalk (mesalamine) "Lived in Australia for 2 years and switched to Salofalk from Asacol. It worked great and I had no side effects."