User Reviews for Mesalamine (Lialda, Pentasa, and others)

i was having fatigue, blood, loud abdominal pain and this medicine worked the first few flareups, but now I am on flare up number 3 and after a week, my pain is getting worse

So far this medication has help me, but I have only been taken it for about three weeks.

i still have severe flare ups quite often

This drug realy turned my life around. I have had no flares for more than 2 years. I am on a continued dosage of 2 caps twice daily.

Helped me within a few days.

I have been taking it for a few days and will sometimes feel better and sometimes feel worse.

Miracle Drug. UC & Crohns runs in my family. My brother has UC. We have both been on Lialda 2 pills a day for 2 yrs for me and 2 pills a day for him for 4.5 years. He was on Lialda for a clinical trial before it was available to the public. We are both doing fine. So far so good.

60 yr old female taking Lialda for 4 yrs. Rectal polyps(from Lialda use)discovered and removed, started taking probiotic chewables and have experienced extreme pain in right leg/knee otherwise feel good. Has anyone else experienced this effect while using probiotics and Lialda?

I have Crohn's disease for over 30 years. All of a sudden I got a spastic colon and was in a lot of pain. After tests, Dr. ordered Lialda. I have been on it for almost two weeks and within the last week my back has begun hurting more and more every morning when I get up. Now its beginning to hurt a lot. Pain is easing up from colon flareup but I don't know if its worth being in pain elsewhere. Will stay on a few weeks and see what happens.

Have been taking this med since early July and see very little effectiveness.

After switching to Apriso from Asacol because of Medicare not wanting to pay for a medication that has worked for 5+ years, I was skeptical. And rightly so. This medication has actually cuased an increase in BM's and cramping since I have transitioned to it. It has been over a month now and the medication does not work for my level of Crohns Disease. It may work for someone with extremely mild Ulcerative Colitis but even that is doubtful.

I started taking the Apriso on its own and the first few weeks were pretty good. Then it was as if I had never taken it. My doctor took me off for a few months and tried gastrocrom and it was not much different. Then within the last two months my doctor paired it with Gastrocrom and its amazing. Very little pain and no diarrhea within the last four weeks. I am also having daily bowel movements which has never happened in my life! They are also offering a coupon on the web for $50 off of your cop... ay a month for a year, which is awesome since there is no generic and my copay is $50 for each refill. Take advantage of that! Read More Read Less

The pill smells bad! I have have urgency to pee, bad cramps in the sides of my legs, shoulder pain, extremely tired. Some smelly loose stool the morning after I take it. Overall my Crohn's is better!

I was diagnozed with distal colitis about a year in a half ago. For the first six weeks I was on Lialda but swiched to Asacol because the Lialda made me real nausious. This medication works well. I haven't had any bleeding in six months and my stomach cramps and diarea have been greatly reduced. In the last few weeks I have noticed a lot of hair loss and I am not sure what to do about it.

This anti-inflammatory pill has worked fairly effectively for my Crohn's symptoms. As a pill taken several times daily, it has helped with abdominal pain. However, it does not help at all if your symptoms become more severe (such as with Fistulizing Crohn's Disease). It is a MUCH better alternative to Sulfasalazine, however, and worth the extra cost.

After one month on Asacol I felt 80% of normal. Only taking 1/2 dosage the second month I now feel 90% normal. Oh to be 30 again!

Medication worked for me, however the amount of pills per day was a bit of an inconvenience.