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Balsalazide allergy anyone?

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JustaMyth
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Posted 3/6/2020 12:03 PM (GMT -7)
Hello All-

Curious if anyone has experienced allergic reaction to balsalazide (colazal) ? If so, what were your symptoms?

Thank you ...

Post Edited (JustaMyth) : 3/6/2020 12:12:26 PM (GMT-7)

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iPoop
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Posted 3/6/2020 12:30 PM (GMT -7)
Do you suspect you are having one? If so, what are your symptoms?

A mesalamine allergy/intolerance is described as a dramatic worsening of you UC symptoms, like before balsalazide going from 2-3 formed non-urgent bms a day to suddenly 6-8 all diarrhea and very urgent bms after taking balsalazide. If you've ever wondered why it says "might cause diarrhea" on your medicine bottle then this is why. Its medicine-induced, the medicine clears from your body within 48-hours of stopping it, and you'd get dramatically better in short-order if you did have that allergy. That's a simple test you can do if you suspect you have it. If confirmed talk to your gasteroenteroligist and request a non-mesalamine med. Mesalamine allergy/intolerance is pretty rare, less than 5% of us encounter it (while 95% do not).
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