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    Mesalamine~ New and something seems wrong

    At the last visit, where he told me he was putting me on this, he said I had mild crohns and would probably always have just mild crohns. I do wonder if he adds the steroid, that it would help it work better or make me even worse. I’m not going to stop the med, but I know I can’t take 4 pills.
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    Mesalamine~ New and something seems wrong

    Thank you for answering. The severe cramps and diarrhea aren’t part of the medicine working? I know it says it takes 4 weeks notice any health improvement, wondering what those improvements are.
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    Mesalamine~ New and something seems wrong

    Hi, dx’d in November but didn’t get started on mesalamine until February. I’m supposed to take 4 pills a day, and the first couple of days could only do two. Everything seemed fine. On the third day I choked down all 4, and before 24 hours set in I had severe cramps and diarrhea. I took three...
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