Anyone on Asacol during pregnancy?

[manchak99]

and all turned out fine?
pregnant with first baby and have ulcertative proctitis....ob and GI both say it's fine to be on asacol during entire pregnancy...haven't been on it for first trimester......trying to do no meds during pregnancy......had an appt with my GI today...told me it's safer to be on the drug to prevent the flare than to have a flare when pregnant due to possible contamination of fetus....

who's been on it during pregnancy?

[britzi]

hi, i am exactly the same. was diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis around 2years ago and still having symptoms despite the asacol. after finding out i was pregnant (now 10 weeks) i was told to continue with the asacol and it would be perfectly fine. i take both tablets and enema. i just wish i could be rid of the symptoms and enjoy my pregnancy....good luck

[manchak99]

good to hear...both my ob and my GI assured me that all is fine...just wish i could do a med free pregnancy..no symptoms of a flare for such a long time but IF i get one while pregnant, it could be hard to control and they'd have to put me on steriods-not great for baby.

good luck...hope you have an easy pregnancy...how far along are you? i'm almost out of my 1st trimester! that can be the hardest on a person with ibs or UC/UP. i'm 11 weeks.

[britzi]

hi, i'm almost 10 weeks along so just a little behind you. i agree about carrying on with your meds as i have flared every time i have stopped or tapered them down.....which is how i've got stuck with this current flare. i really hope that things get easier after the first tri. how has your pregnancy been so far, is it your first? its my first and i'm very excited if not a little bemused
take care

[manchak99]

Hi there...yes, it's my first. i knew i had to go for it one of these years (i'm 32) but didn't think it would be so simple was petrified at first-so scared of the labor process-but have become happy-just want the baby to be healthy....so i'm more concerned with that than i am with excitement for some reason. will be such a huge adjustment for my husband and i who have been married for 6 years (together for 13!)....we have 3 cats who have been our babies...to add another human to the mix will be very strange

so far so good.....around week 8 i was becoming queezy in the afternoons and evenings...still get that way in the evenings but not as bad. a bit constipated and tired. definitely gaining weight since i didn't have a bad case of morning sickness......pants are TIGHT!

have you seen the heartbeat yet? we did-twice....very exciting and so amazingly hard to believe you're carrying LIFE inside you, huh! have next appt on 6/6 and will be asked if we want to do the quad screen...think we'll pass....not like we'll terminate or anything now.

take care and hope your UP gets under control...have you ever been put on the foam? works wonders and sounds much worse than it is....really worked for me when i was in a flare but asacol has really helped me throughout the years.....nice talking to someone with UP...not many of us out there.

you can keep in touch...i'm on the pregnancy board-december mommies...