ulcerative colitis
"I took Apriso for a year and it was successful in treating my ulcerative colitis. I was then switched to Asacol HD.  My prescription plan eventually decided Asacol HD was too expensive and I was put back on Apriso.  This second course on Apriso was not successful.  It did nothing to alleviate my Ulcerative Colitis symptoms, and produced a number of unpleasant side affects - the worst of which was moderate-to-severe stomach cramps around the clock - even waking me from sound sleep.  Coupled with an incredibly dry mouth that invited multiple canker sores to erupt in my mouth, these symptoms made eating anything very unpleasant;   I lost 15 lbs in the three weeks I was on the Apriso.  As soon as I stopped taking it, the cramping and canker sores disappeared."