Salofalk suppositories

[poopmachine]

Has anyone tried the salofalk (5-asa mesalamine) suppositories?

Just interested to hear how they have worked for others, and if there were any side effects etc. :sign0085:

 

[Lizzie]

Yes, they work very well for me. I used Pentasa suppositories first and though it's the same active ingredient they didn't help all that much, I was still getting a lot of bleeding, diarrhoea and pain. Salofalk is in an oily excipient, easier to insert, and since I've been using it I've had problems less often, in fact sometimes I can almost forget I have a problem. I combine it with being pretty strict about diet, too, but it does allow me to eat more variety than I could cope with when I wasn't using anything.

Sorry, I've just noticed this is an old question, 2012 not 2013, but hope my answer might still be of use to somebody some time!