Asacol withdrawal symptoms??

Question

I've been taking asacol for the past 2 yrs and haven't had any flare up's. My doctor cut me down to 1 a day for 1 week and now I'm done with them. My question is will i feel any withdrawal symptoms? Hopefully my crohns does't come back. thanks!

Answer 1

No , you wont feel any withdrawal symptom. Hopefully ur crohns wont come back. But consult your doctor or dietician for a crohns-specific diet from now onwards.

Answer 2

"Asacol Symptoms"

Data from two Phase III clinical trials support that Asacol, an oral, non-steroidal medication that belongs to the class of agents known as 5-aminosalicylic acids (5-ASAs), is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for patients with all extents of ulcerative colitis (UC), including isolated proctitis. The results showed that patients with isolated proctitis who took Asacol, dosed at 2.4 g/day for six weeks, experienced significant improvement as early as three weeks, and sustained improvement at six weeks, of UC symptoms. At six weeks 83 percent of patients had improvement in rectal bleeding, 75 percent had mucosal healing and 57 percent had reduced stool frequency. These data were presented today at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's (CCFA) National Research and Clinical Conference/Sixth Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Meeting.

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