How long do you wait to see if flare is ending?

Hi,
How long do I/should I wait to see if a flare is ending or is just a low-simmering-flare?

Symptoms:
-going 1-3 times a day
-formed stool
-some urgency, but not SUPER urgent
-a bit of blood every 4 days or so.

I am currently alternating, salofalk enema with salofalk supp and on the enema nights doing a supp in the afternoon. I have been doing this for 1.5 weeks.

Overall, I feel ok/very well. Much better than other flares. No lip sores, no weight loss.

How long do I keep at this level?

Thanks

How long do you wait to see if flare is ending?

It depends if you're seeing slow and steady healing, wait if so. Healing fully can take a while, continual but small improvements noticable week-to-week are worth a wait

If you've stagnated/plateaued then you're likely going to continue simmering and not improve. That's when you contact your gastroenterologist and say let's try something different, I'm 80 percent healed but not myself. What else can we do/try?

Rectal route mesalamine is up to a maximum of 4,000 milligrams a day. You can ask about increasing it. One rowasa enema is 4,000 milligrams. You can ask about a steroid suppository or enema that might beat the last bit of inflammation in your rectum.