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Hi There
I took my first Pentasa Suppository last night. Passed stool 4 hours later however I noticed some of the dissolved suppository came out with stool. grainy purple black . Does this mean that not all of it got absorbed ? is this normal ?
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bjwwil danielle50095
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Yep totally normal. Thats why they advise to insert suppositories last thing at night so they have all night to totally dissolve. Try using them kast thing as advised
danielle50095 bjwwil
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thx for the reply
would have some of the suppository have been absorbed though?
its difficult at night as my bowls tend to start moving later at night closer to 23h00/00h00 which only allows for the suppository to be in for 4 hours max . so i might try and insert suppository much earlier in late afternoon whilst bowls are inactive
bjwwil danielle50095
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Oh yes some of the suppository would have been absorbed definitely. You just need to work out a time for insertion which will give you maximum amount of time for absorption before you need to empty your bowel...good luck
shancon92 danielle50095
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Hi Danielle, I was exactly the same when I started those but I found them still to be effective although it doesn't happen overnight. For me it took about a month, but then I was completely symptom free.
😃
danielle50095
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Thank you 😃
this is a long journey but have to hold in there and let the meds do their thing.