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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13680283 Ran into this and thought it might be of some help to somebody. Worth a shot trying 15mg instead of 9mg if you get a flare and need to go on something.

Taper! Natalie said it best, after I quit cold turkey, it felt like I was hit with a ton of bricks! I felt terrible yesterday, lots of pain in my lower right quadrant. Feeling hungry and wonderful today! It only took me 2 days off the Entocort for the symptoms to come back. After 3 days back on...

So how did you attempt to come off of it? Taper from 9mg to 6mg and then your symptoms came back? Can you tell me more about your experiences trying to come off of it? After your symptoms came back, how long till Entocort was effective again? This cold turkey thing has really thrown my insides...

I am supposed to be on Pentasa, but I don't know how effective that is. I have never tried anything besides those two drugs. I am scared about trying Prednisone or Azathioprine though, which is what my doctor recommended if symptoms don't get under control.

I was taking Entocort 9mg/day for 5-6 weeks and my symptoms cleared up this past week. I had normal stools! So Saturday I quit cold turkey and relapsed by Monday morning. So much for that. Anyone else have similar experiences? I am going to taper next time, if I get my symptoms under control...

i had a bowel resection 5 years ago and now my disease seems to be back. it is really bringing me down. i've started pentasa and entocort. (Hadnt been on anything for all that time.) Im not scared or worried, but it's really depressing when I can't eat right. I love to workout and maintain a...