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Okay so I am a tad freaking out.
I read a post earlier today about someone passing their Asacol pills. So when I went to the bathroom I did some examining. And sure enough, there was a full pill in my stool. When I fished it out (sorry, so gross i know..) on the tissure I noticed small brown strings-they seriously looked like little worms????? The only thing that i can possibly link that to is the banana that I ate this morning??
HELP me please
Jenny
ok, don't freak out, worm looking stuff is mucous. I have had that and very long strings in the toilet. Like you, I did not know what the heck it was until after talking with my Doctor.
Also, Asacol pills frequently travel out whole and into the toilet. Your digestive tract is moving too fast to digest them. If Asacol is not working for you, it's time to get on Entocort.
well, i had first thought that i was just passing the coating of the asacol (did a stool sample yesterday) well, today i had to use another specimen for the rest of the stool sample and it was the whole pill with the powder still in it..., it was a little flattened but pretty much whole....i had called my dr. yesterday and he returned my call (at 7:30 p.m) and when i went to get my cell phone i had no service at my house....basically he said that it was the coating he would not be worried but if it was the pill, he would be....what the heck does that mean and why would he be so worried.....i am freaking out too!!! hopefully i will know more later today.
Willabec,
I called my dr first things this morning. I explained to the front desk person what was going on and they told me to hold and my Dr. got right on the phone! He is very nice, he told me that it was very normal for that to happen and he is just glad that the Asacol is working better on me than the Entocort. I see him in a few wks so we will decide then what will be next.
Please let me know what your doctor says..
Jenny
will do....that makes me feel a little better, but i just keep replaying the voice mail message from him last nite...saying he would be concerned if it was the whole pill....hopefully he will call back again soon!
I just noticed 1 full pill yesterday. I went this morning and didn't see anything. I am taking 6 pills a day so since I am feeling a little better it makes me think, at least SOME of them are doing what they are supposed to!
How long was the transit time? I would think it is a concern because it apparently is not staying in you long enough to dissolve and do its job. But I'm not a doctor and that is just a guess.
Now, I am only going once a day. Taking 2 pills in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 2 before bed. Yesterday was different, I went a few hours after lunch and that's when I saw the pill. But, again I usually only go once a day since I started the asacol
i have been taking 2 pills 3x a day for a few days...that's when i started noticing them....i was taking 3 pills 1x a day....never really noticed it....but i was also on entocort.....today i noticed 2 pills, not sure when they were from....i did not take 2 last nite b/c i have been getting itchy skin at night and not sure if it's from the asacol...wanted to touch base with my dr.
I always have itchy skin. My scalp is the WORST. I also get random rashes. Nothing raised and the rash itself doesn't itch, I brought it up to my dr and saw a dermo but they didn't seem to say anything about it. While they were testing me for the itch, they found out I had a positive ANA and high titer which means possible Lupus. I got tested for that and I dont have it but, they seem to think my positive ana is from me just being susceptible to auto immune things like celiac and LC
Jenny wrote:I always have itchy skin. My scalp is the WORST. I also get random rashes. Nothing raised and the rash itself doesn't itch, I brought it up to my dr and saw a dermo but they didn't seem to say anything about it. While they were testing me for the itch, they found out I had a positive ANA and high titer which means possible Lupus. I got tested for that and I dont have it but, they seem to think my positive ana is from me just being susceptible to auto immune things like celiac and LC
You apparently have mast cell involvement, as part of your MC reactions. It would help to have a pathologist reexamine your biopsy slides, after ordering a special stain for them, to make mast cells more visible, so that he can count them. Your GI doc can order that test for you, or you can request the slides, and take them to another pathologist, to get a second opinion. The special stain is essential, though, in order to get an accurate assessment of your mast cell issues.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
LOL! That is SO true. I just say I have food allergies. It's easier.
