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| 2 | UC | no side effect but no positive effect either. what's the point? | since asacol didn't work they put my bf (he is the one who has UC) on steroid 2 weeks ago, but it didn't work either! he has been a heavy meat eater all his life but I heard it can contribute to UC. He stopped eating meat and diary products, over one week ago and apart from vegetarian diet i started feeding him unrefined flaxseed oil with his food. He got positive effects almost immediately! He says slight bleeding is still there but the urges are gone and he goes (not runs!) to toilet only 3 x a day. we are slowly reducing asacol and steroid. I am very hopeful! | M | 26 | 2 months 2 pills 3X day | 10/26/2010 | 3 | UC | nausea, hair loss, shaky, cramps, fatigue | I was diagnosed w UC in Aug 08. Did the prednisone for a while then 3 ascol 3x a day since. I have had nausea almost daily for the past year. After a bowl movement it seems better at times. cramps very often - even when stool seems ok. HAIR LOSS has been terrible - didn't think it might be ascol but has been getting worse over past 2 years. Had sig and upper Gi recently and dr said it was fine - am going to new dr. Old dr said all good and has ignored my nausea for over a year. I am so frustrated. The nausea and fatigue is worse in the morning and makes it hard to get going each day. I have very restless sleep and have to take ativan to sleep. My UC did have surface after quitting smoking and I had very severe attack - in 08 spent week on hosp | F | 39 | 2 years 3 pill 3X day | 10/25/2010 | 3 | UC | headaches, severe sore throat leading to ear-ache, dry skin, joint aches, | started off well but recently have begun to experience severe sore throat etc etc. Will be contacting my dr. | F | 50 | 3 years 400 2X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | proctitis/diverticulitis | fatigue. but being my age I cannot blame asacol for that I think, | although I am newcomer using this drug it has worked really well so far and all the problems that have been described by so many people on this site did apply to me for eight months, I was admitted to hospital eventually allowed home and used Predfoam canister to inject into the rectum, followed by Asacol canister after two months on Predfoam,At the same time using these injected foams I was taking Asacol at 3200mg per day which I can only say have greatly eliminated bleeding,gas,diarhea etc but during this eight month flare up I have lost 8.5 kilograms. at the moment I do not eat as much as i used to or any junk food at all so I hope to stay at a non obese level of weight which is well within the safe weight area for my bodies build.I have other health problems like angina and C.O P D but reaching 74 I cant complain but I want to wish all sufferers my best wishe to all of them and hopefully they will get relief somehow for all their suffering. | M | 74 | 3 months 800 3X day | 9/29/2010 | 4 | UC | at first i did not have any side effects. i am now having hair loss, insomina, joint pain, itchy scalp. | asacol did help with my UC. but reading all the comments about kidney faliure and live faliure i will keep a close watch on my levels. | F | 25 | 2 months 800 3X day | 9/23/2010 | 3 | uc | joint pain,hair loss,frequent urination,dizzeniss,bloating | originally i was taking 4 400mg 3 times daily.seemed like alot so i reduced to 3tabs 2 daily ,for years it seemed like i was good but ive noticed these other symtoms creeping up and finally started looking them up on the internet cant believe that i could been screwing up my kidney among other things so i am stopping and resulting to natural methods such as kefir after a thorough clense diet.yuuk on you asacol for you turn me into an asahole! | M | 46 | 6 years 1200 2X day | 9/21/2010 | 4 | ulcerative colitis | Hair loss | F | 47 | 2 800 mg 3X day | 9/13/2010 Patient History | 2 | UC | Have been taking drug for 4 months now, having been diagnosed this April with UC. Was hospitalized for 11 days. Was on Prednisone, but have tappered off. Started off with 3-400mg asacol tablets three times day. Now only taking 2-400mg tablets two times a day. Since diagnosis have had body aches, hard to walk, especially after just getting up. Lots of hair loss. Acne/bumps over body, which have just recently spread to top of forehead. Dropping dosage hasn't seemed to change symptoms. Not sure if symptoms are because of the asacol or UC itself. Interest said bowel diseases can host a lot of other problem in our bodies. Not sure if asacol is that helpful. If it's keeping the inflammation down, then I'm sure it will be helpful in the long run. | F | 44 | 4 months 800mg 2X day | 9/10/2010 | 5 | Crohns | None | Drug was a lifesaver. Started taking it in June of 08 after six monts of misery and hospitalizations. Lialda almost did me in. The doctor then put me on Asacol and prednisone. Went off the steroid after 4mos. Take 4 asacol 3x's per day. No flare ups and eat wharever I want | M | 61 | 2 years 400 3X day | 9/8/2010 | 3 | uc | had no side effects but changing my diet to salads and non spicy foods such as indian and chinese meals changed my whole life,eating raw vegtables like carrots and turnips stopped my diarreah also eating pappaya fruit calmed my stomach down,take note now am whilstling dixie bt changing my diet,thanks | M | 42 | 1 years 800 3X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | Crohn's | My son is 8 and started Asacol. Had bad headaches, dizziness, fever, increased severe joint pain, neck pain, overall sick feeling. Also, initially it made stomach pain worse for a few days, then it began to help stomach cramps. Took for 10 days and the joint pain was unbearable. Doctor stopped Asacol for about two weeks but thinking it may have been something viral, he started it again. Within 24 hours, my son's fever shot up, severe joint pain, severe headache, and who knows what else was going on in his little body. So we have stopped it again. | M | 8 | 10 days 400 3X day | 9/3/2010 | 1 | colitis | after taking these tablets for three days i had server headaches vommitting sweats heart rate drop felt like my heart was struggling to pump dizzyness . | I think that doctors should be held responsiable for over dosing patients . they are to quick to give tablets without explaining that the tablets could make you worse than what you were | F | 38 | 3 days 400 3X day | 8/22/2010 | 4 | UC | None so far | After taking Asacol for 4 weeks the bleeding and loose movements have stopped. I have now reduced the dose too 1 tablet 3 times a day. I am avoiding very large meals because that does bring back discharge. | M | 36 | 3 months 400mg 3X day | 8/18/2010 | 1 | UC | Acne, rosacea, red bumps all over skin, dry eyes, red eyes | Didn't help at all. | M | 18 | 5 years 1X M | 8/7/2010 | 1 | collagenous colitis | severe gas pains, night sweats, abdominal pain, heartburn, dizziness, back pain | DANGEROUS DRUG! After researching side effects when mine developed after about 5 weeks,- I found that I should have been monitored for blood, liver, kidneys, (and my doctor had not thought to arrange this?- what's with that????) I felt far worse- and was at risk for more serious life threatening events than my disease ever posed me. While I want some help managing my condition, I don't want to be put at risk like this. I stopped the drug. I feel like I can't trust the medical profession. This is criminal that these potentially deadly drugs are handed out so cavalierly. | F | 53 | 2 months 2X day | 8/7/2010 | 2 | uc | Diarhea every 5th to 6th day. | Have to take Immodium AD in order to be able to function when diarhea flares up. True the UC flare up has subsided but to know that within 5-6 days every week I will have diarhea and have to take Imm.AD thats where I was before so what's the point. I thank those who were honest in their oppinions. | M | 46 | 60 days 800mg 2X day | 8/5/2010 | 2 | Inflammed Bowel | Lack of sleep and mood swings (probably not helped by 30mg Prednisolene daily as well). In last couple of weeks started to get dizzy spells as well. | After 4 months on the Asacol (and prednisolene) there has been no change in symtpoms at all. The inflammed descending colon is just as inflammed as it was 4 months ago. There has in the last week, been a slight decrease in the constant passing of blood though. So maybe a sign of slight improvement there. | M | 47 | 4 months 800mg 6X day | 7/12/2010 | 4 | UC | Severe acne, headaches, joint pain, weight gain, night sweats, trouble sleeping | I was hospitalized for 5 days after my 1st flare up and was diagnosed with UC. I was running to the bathroom 20-30 X's a day for almost 2 months before seeking help. I now take Asacol daily. I weened myself off of taking 2 pills 3 times a day down to only taking 2 pills 2 times a day. I'm going to go down to 3 pills total a day and see how my UC reacts. I eventually want to be off of the medication. It has created embarrassment in my life that I would like to go away. Severe acne being one of them. I now have to see a dermatologist and take an acne medication once a day with headaches as a side effect as well. I have had weight gain and none of my clothes fit now. I'm frustrated and ready for a change! I'm going to try the Kefir probotic drink by Lifeway mentioned in another story below. Thanks for the suggestion. | F | 29 | 9 months 400MG 4X day | 7/10/2010 | 3 | crohns | none-but what I've read my joint pain/arthritis could be a side affect which I have had and my doctor told me it was a side affect from having crohns | I have recently taken myself off of asacol due to the fact that I am going the natural route. After seeing an all natural chiropractor and nutritionist who educated me on the effects of medicine in general I started to do some researching. I had a bad flare back in fall of 2009 with severe back pain and of course diarrhea and bleeding/mucous. I went on a strick diet and for the first timein 15yrs I STOPPED BLEEDING AND THE FLARE WITHOUT HAVING TO GET ON PREDNISONE!! I also lost 14lbs from making this change which was a perk. I advise all to consider making a food change. Doctors won't tell you anything about diet, they just prescribe pills, that's their job! Email me if you want to chat. | F | 38 | 15 years 400mg 3X day | 7/3/2010 | 1 | Crhon's UC | tiredness. sore throat. runny nose. diareha. unable to loose weight. caused me to get alot of my colon imflammed. infections. bloody stool. nausea. stomache cramping and pain before going to the bathroom. caused me to go poop 15 to 20 times a day. chaped lips. rashes all over body. | This did not benefit me. I ran distance for track, and would run 4 miles a day and I had no weight loss. This medicine sucks like everything else they wanna give you. Go the natural way. I strongly recomend Shaklee products. They can work wonders on you and your body. Please go to the website! The website is www.shaklee.com | F | 15 | 8 months not sure 6X day | 6/26/2010 |