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I need to have a chat with my insurance first ;) I don't understand how I suddenly became intolerant of Asacol after 6 years of use, and especially after doing so well when I was in Japan just prior. In Japan I took a full 2800mg dose daily without problems, but after returning a 1400mg dose...

Thanks. I'll ask. I was never told which area of the colon the ulcerative colitis is. I don't think they ever took a biopsy of my stomach. As for Japan, the flare-up was actually after. Of the two times I've been to Japan I have felt much better there--even gained weight--than I ever do here...

It's very much possible that I am intolerant, or somehow have become intolerant (it worked for 6 years without a problem), to mesalamine, which makes me wonder why my doctor just switched me over to another mesalamine.... My initial symptoms were stomach pain, fatigue, and inability to gain...

I don't recall exactly, but I believe it was done via colonoscopy. I've had 4 of the bloody things and I'm in no hurry to get another. The procedure itself is fine. The prep is hell. All liquid preps make me gag and nearly puke before I can even swallow them. I'm not sure if biopsies were...

Hey everyone I'm new here. I was hoping to keep this short but medical histories are hard to condense. Basically, I was diagnosed with UC/Crohn's but the symptoms don't really add up for me. I was diagnosed with UC (or some type of IBD) in May 2007 by my local GI doctor and put on Asacol. In...