Ulcerative Colitis, Active
"I have fairly severe Ulcerative Colitis &amp; after 4 months of feeling horrible, tired, bloody diarrhea with the constant urge to go &amp; fear of eating &amp; setting it off again I was finally diagnosed &amp; put on Lialda - 4 pills once a day. At first it caused horrible gas &amp; bloating &amp; took about a week or so to help the symptoms at all but after a few weeks the symptoms were completely gone &amp; the side effects went away as my body got used to the medication. Then about 1 month into taking it I developed horrible cystic acne all over my face, neck, chest, even in my nostrils &amp; ears! My Dr cut the dose in half to 2 pills once a day &amp; within a few days my skin started to clear &amp; heal. I have been on the lower dose for about a month with NO PROBLEMS!!"