Canasa
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is Canasa?
Generic Name: mesalamine
Other Brand Names:
Rowasa, mesalamine, Asacol, Lialda, Pentasa, 5-ASA, Apriso, Asacol HD, Canasa Pac
Mesalamine affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation, tissue damage, and
diarrhea.
Mesalamine is used to treat ulcerative colitis, proctitis, and proctosigmoiditis. Mesalamine is
also used to prevent the symptoms of ulcerative colitis from recurring.
Mesalamine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Posts on Canasa (50)
Did any female get proctitis after pelvic surgery?
Symptoms started 2 months after a vag...
proctitits - Crohn's Disease / Ulcerative Colitis Community
- Feb 23, 2009abdominal pinching - Gastroenterology Community
- Nov 11, 2008
hi, a year ago i started having upper middle epigastric pain and cramps and diahreah every...
about every 14-16 months i get very bad bleeding....i feel like i have a BM but usually ga...
Mystery Diarrhea - Gastroenterology Community
- Jul 17, 2008radiation induced proctitis - Gastroenterology Community
- May 26, 2008
Hi, I'm a 33yo WM with Crohn's colitis for past 2 years. Recently started Remicade which h...
I'm 57 - have had proctitis for 3 years. It's well controlled with canasa every other day ...
