How long does lialda take to start working?
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- 21 Jan 2015 by Tanzie64
- Updated
- 5 June 2015
- Topics
- lialda, ulcerative colitis - active
Responses (1)
It started pretty much instantly for me. I take two pills with breakfast only and it corrected bad diarrhea almost instantly. 24 hours later bowels were more normal then they had been in years. Diagnosis Chrons Colitis.

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