Octasa 800mg

[Bluegirl1948]

Hi not been on here for a while, I was in hospital at the beginning of December for a week losing blood and going to the loo a lot , put me on prednisone steroids tapering down over eight weeks. I was on Pentasa granules 2g morning and night. I ask to go back on to octasa which I have had before and they work for to years but then the pills stopped opening, now it’s happening again is there anything I can take to make sure they open I no it’s tummy acid ? Is there anyone who has had this happen to them or should I go back on to pentasa ?.

[Frasina]

Its a difficult one - I am on Octasa 800mg (3 a day) and am ok with it, but I do know others with your issue.... I doubt Octasa is made in a different form so you may need to swap to granules again. Speak to IBD team as they will know all the available ASA's and what to recommend. Good luck x

[Bluegirl1948 in reply to Frasina]

Thankyou for answering me I have been on so many different ones I went back on to octasa to see if it would work this time I will go back onto the granules and talk to my ibd people . Again Thankyou

[Frasina in reply to Bluegirl1948]

May be worth putting this out on the crohns and colitis uk fb forum - you could get a lot of responses that will he of help x

[Bluegirl1948]

Thankyou x