We are asked many, many questions about the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases in the dog, specifically, those dealing with the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Such diseases are termed pancreatic insufficiency, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and maldigestion syndrome. The pancreas has many glandular functions, some obvious and well known and others that are obscure and not understood at all.
I have been on Uceris almost two weeks now. I was prepared to start azathioprine when Uceris became available so my GI wanted to try it out first. When I started Uceris, my GI had me do a rapid pred taper so that I would only be on both of them for about 5 days. I haven't noticed any improvement on Uceris.
What makes UCERIS tablets different? UCERIS tablets are a different kind of treatment for ulcerative colitis because they provide extended release of medication in the colon. Because of the way UCERIS is absorbed, and processed in the body, most of the drug does not stay in the blood for very long.