Octasa 1.6mg

[aw63]

Hi everyone I had my colonoscopy on Saturday and I have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I have been prescribed with Octasa 1600mg to take but is it best to take these in the morning or evening? Any advise would be appreciated.

Regards

[bantam12]

Take it whenever suits you.

I alter my dose depending on how I am so if I’m on a low dose I take them in the morning, if I increase my dose I take them either 2 or 3 times a day.

[Susiiscute]

I take one 1600 tablet in the morning, before eating, then another in late afternoon. If I lower the dosage, I’d probably take it in the morning. The tablets also come in a smaller 800 size.

[Reggaeton]

At the moment I am taking 6 tablets of 800mg in the morning because it's easy. But it is true that if you have lose stools during the day then I would take them in the evening so the tablets stays in your track for as long as possible otherwise I have seen several times the tablets coming out from my back side and still looking intact.

[Gairloch]

I find they give me indigestion so tend to take them earlier in the day rather than just before bed time.

[TineyB]

I take 2400mg a day. I split it into 2 doses as advised by my consultant, so I I take 3x400mg in the morning, and 3x400mg before bed.