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Posted 1/2/2014 10:19 PM (GMT -5)
Attempted mesalamine suppository with coconut oil. But Hemmies said NO!

Been a few days so I stopped and got an enema from CVS.

Thinking distilled water and 2g of mesalamine.

Looks like our insurance papers are going to be filed at a snails pace, so I've got a few weeks before I can even set up an appt with an actual GI.

Didnt find much info through the Search option so figured Id make my own post and keep you guys updated. :)
Posted 1/3/2014 12:00 AM (GMT -5)
i would think that would be very hard to retain. I am weird about these things. I don't like to try using stuff that's not created and packaged and tested. It's just kind of odd to try putting all these things up your butt in hopes of something working :( Have you considered ordering some stuff from Canada? I got a lot of sallofalk for a very reasonable cost from there. The problem is that it takes a while to receive it.
Posted 1/3/2014 8:31 AM (GMT -5)
why would you trust a company or someone else before you'd trust yourself - THAT seems odd to me - why pay someone else to do something you can do yourself ?
Posted 1/3/2014 8:40 AM (GMT -5)
It's not really trusting yourself instead of a company, though. I mean, you're still using a mesalamine that was produced by a company, right? So in that light, there's really no difference.

I personally don't know if I'd do it, because I'm not sure how effective it might be. I wonder if there are some additional ingredients in the actual mesalamine enemas that help them "stick" to the walls of the colon, so to speak.

At any rate, the generic enemas should cost a lot less than the Canasa (suppositories), because Canasa is only available in the name-brand form. Or can you just not get an Rx for the enemas, but you could the supps?
Posted 1/3/2014 9:52 AM (GMT -5)
Even though your insurance paperwork isn't processed, you should be covered as of January 1 (assuming that's the date your coverage officially goes into effect.). That means your doctor visits, meds, etc. are already covered. You may have to pay full price out of pocket but you would be reimbursed by your insurance company.

I've done this and it's not a big deal. Ask the doctors office if they can hold the claim for a week or two. They should at least let you pay only half upfront. For prescriptions, you'll have to pay full-price but it's easy for the insurance company to send you a reimbursement check, minus the copay.

You need treatment and have been waiting a long time for coverage -don't wait anymore.
Posted 1/3/2014 10:22 AM (GMT -5)
I made my own supps, did not have a prescription.

I dont currently have a GI. And I can't see the ones in town until my insurance goes through. I can, but I would have to prepay. Which after just send in out min payments to all my medical bills, is not possible.

I've read a lot about the things people put up their butts. I dont really seen it doing any harm, so why not :)

The lialda I have is a few sample packs left from when I first got sick. Might as well put it to some use. ;)

Now that the bleeding has stopped, I really just need this D and pain to stop.
I could just not eat for the next couple weeks... but I'd rather put things up my butt; seems more useful :D
Posted 1/3/2014 11:11 AM (GMT -5)
Go on the light side if you are using those balsalazide caps in enema. Already tried that one. Burned, lol. I should have started with just one, but I started with 3 and it turned me off real quick. Was flaring pretty horrid at the time.
Posted 1/3/2014 11:21 AM (GMT -5)
What are you going to do, crush the meslamine pills and put them in water? It just doesn't seem like it's going to provide any benefit to me. Chunky pills in water? Mesalamine enemas are milky consistency and they coat. If I could find an article that taught me how to make them properly, sure, but winging it seems like a waste of pills.
Posted 1/3/2014 2:22 PM (GMT -5)
They're pills that are just sitting around. 2 packs of lialda samples sitting in the cupboard. The only way to someday find an article telling how to do it, is if us silly desperate ppl try ;)
Posted 1/3/2014 3:04 PM (GMT -5)
do you have a mortar and pestle? something to get it really finely ground.
Posted 1/3/2014 3:28 PM (GMT -5)
I have a rx for Generic rowasa enemas and they are $400 for only 7 without insurance.
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