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i am are trying to figure out if it's possible for me to stay in remission by using an occasional (say twice a week) hydrocortisone enema. I have crohn's colitis, and the cortenema is my best friend, very effective. But we all know that ideally you don't stay on prednisone for long. Of...

Thanks so much! I printed up a few journal articles. My GI is switching me off Asacol and onto Colazal in hopes that it will better target my problem area, and he's talking about maybe bumping up the Aza if that Colazal switch doesn't help, but it will be nice to talk with him about the Allo...

What is allopurinol?... I've never heard of it. How does it work?

Wondering if there is anyone out there who has struggled with getting the right Aza dosage? My tpmt tests show that I'm a rapid metabolizer. I weigh about 160lbs and am on 200 mg of Aza and still can't get into the range that would qualify as a "theraputic" dose. I am improving from what I'm...