Hello my name is Rebecca. New here, nice to meet everyone! Here is my story!
I just had a colonoscopy done by a GI doctor on January 10th, due to having diarrhea for 5 years, with urgency, but no pain. I went only due to the fact that it has been somewhat interrupting with my every day life, cannot go shopping without using bathroom, urgency, etc. My intestines were red and inflamed, doctor took some samples to send out for biopsy. 2 day later the receptionist read the results to me over the phone and to just about quote her.... She said, the doctor is sending in a prescription for Pentasa to take 2 pills 4 times a day, it is suggestive Crohn's Disease and wants to see you back at the end of February to see how the medicine is working. I read up online about Crohn's Disease, and do have an understanding of it. I started taking Pentasa this past Saturday and seem to be completely normal (going to the bathroom 5-8 times a day - basically watery substance). So many questions running through my head, I am not sure where to even begin.
How long does it take for the Pentasa to kick in?
How or when will they know if it ISN'T Crohn's Disease?
Will this medicine make me use the bathroom less frequently?
I am just not sure what to think at this moment....
I just had a colonoscopy done by a GI doctor on January 10th, due to having diarrhea for 5 years, with urgency, but no pain. I went only due to the fact that it has been somewhat interrupting with my every day life, cannot go shopping without using bathroom, urgency, etc. My intestines were red and inflamed, doctor took some samples to send out for biopsy. 2 day later the receptionist read the results to me over the phone and to just about quote her.... She said, the doctor is sending in a prescription for Pentasa to take 2 pills 4 times a day, it is suggestive Crohn's Disease and wants to see you back at the end of February to see how the medicine is working. I read up online about Crohn's Disease, and do have an understanding of it. I started taking Pentasa this past Saturday and seem to be completely normal (going to the bathroom 5-8 times a day - basically watery substance). So many questions running through my head, I am not sure where to even begin.
How long does it take for the Pentasa to kick in?
How or when will they know if it ISN'T Crohn's Disease?
Will this medicine make me use the bathroom less frequently?
I am just not sure what to think at this moment....