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Suggest Treatment For Collagenous Colitis

I have cologinis colitis they are prescribing entocort ec 3mg/24h this is apparently the generic name, either way it is horribly expensive, without insurance the price is $1,600.00 even with my insurance it s still over $400.00 which for me is way too expensive. I spoke to another Doctor today and he said a good alternative might be Mesalamine which is much less expensive, however I also have kidney problems, my question is will the Mesalamine cause a further loss of kidney function?
posted on Mon, 18 May 2015
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Mesalamine is a drug of choice for Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Chrons Diasese and Ulcerative colitis.
But you did not mention regarding which type of colitis you have.
So my advise is if you are suffering from IBD,then definitely go for Mesealmine if there is no prior kidney disease. But watch for the dose and regulat titration according to response.
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Suggest Treatment For Collagenous Colitis

Mesalamine is a drug of choice for Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Chrons Diasese and Ulcerative colitis. But you did not mention regarding which type of colitis you have. So my advise is if you are suffering from IBD,then definitely go for Mesealmine if there is no prior kidney disease. But watch for the dose and regulat titration according to response.