When I was flaring in the fall I was on hydrocortizone acetate suppositories, and then Analpram cream. However, at that time I didn't know what was wrong with me, I had originally been diagnosed w/ hemmorhoids. It wasn't until this February that I was diagnosed with UP or UC. The 21 days was the first time I was ever on Rowasa.

I am going to give it another few days of trying it every other night. I really don't want to have to take them every night. They make it very difficult to sleep, and I have a hard enough time sleeping as it is.

I have good days and bad days. For example, Sunday I went to the bathroom 7 times, Monday-3, Tuesday-1, Wed-3, Thurs-2. It just varies so much. I have urgency, but whenever I do, I actually go. In the past it was so bad that I would be running to the bathroom all day and all that would come out was blood. Now I go every time. It's just that as soon as that feeling comes on, there's no grace period. I have to find a bathroom ASAP. The consistency? Soft, sometimes kind of diahrea(sp?) but not bad. The doc used an anascope to look inside, and said it was a lot less inflamed. Other meds I'm on...Birth control (lo ovral) and Zyrtec.

My doc did say that I may bleed forever. I don't really know what to think about him telling me that. He said that it shouldn't a lot, just a little, but that it may happen every day. And that I should only go off the rowasa if I am feeling exceptionally good for an exceptionally long time.

What do you think of all this? Thanks for all of your advice.

~Meg