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I got formally diagnosed and finally got my mesalamine, but they’re so big! My GI promised me they’d be small and now I’m a little upset.

I have swallowing issues and a severe gag reflex. Even during my worst flares it was hard to scarf down the huge pain pills so I had to opt for liquid. This had been the case for my whole life and I’m in my 20s, so I promise you I’m not just “not trying hard enough.”

Do you guys have any advice? I was thinking of asking for suppositories instead since my symptoms are nonexistent aside from the occasional rough toilet time twice a month. I can’t afford biologics and my UC isn’t bad enough to warrant them, so my only options are the huge pills for the moment ☹️

Can anyone share their own experience?

I recently got my colonoscopy results back and I got diagnosed with UC. I feel like I should be relieved that I finally have a diagnosis but I’m also a bit… I don’t know.

It’s a forever thing. I have to take meds forever. And to be fair I have a pretty mild form of it, and I’ve been managing for three months without any medications and minimal complications. So I’m one of the lucky ones. But still.

I cried a little bit. And then I felt silly for crying so I stopped because the diagnosis doesn’t change much. It just gave a name to my symptoms. And I know from experience that remission is possible for me so I won’t always be in a flare. But I’m still so unsure. Idk if it’s hit me properly yet.

Just needed to share with ppl who understand