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Canasa side effects

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kel

I have just been prescribed canasa. I take it at night, and the following morning I have a FLOOD of diarrhea. I have only taken it 2 nights so far but it has happened both times. Does anyone else have experience with this and if so, did he diarrhea eventually stop?

In the past I have taken lialda and pentasa and did not have any problems. However my perianal disease is severe and so the doctor wanted a more localized treatment.

Thank you for any help.
 
missy_moo

missy_moo

I have pentasa (not entirely sure if its the same) in suppository form at night and nearly always have diarrhea throughout the night or in the morning.
 
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kel

Canasa is a mesalamine suppository. Sounds similar enough to me. I should clarify, I don't have any problems during the night. But after I get up the 'fun' begins.

Missy_moo how long have you been taking the pentasa?
 
missy_moo

missy_moo

I have only been on it for a month now. I get a lot of gas too- not sure if its the pentasa or just my proctitis still playing up. It is annoying but better than what my symptoms used to be!
 
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kel

Thank you for your responses they made me feel a lot better. In fact the past few nights, I have not woken up to diarrhea at all - even for the entire day. So I'm thinking it was more dietary in cause. Or perhaps my body was just getting used to the new chemicals introduced.
 
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