What Are The Uses Of Balsalazide?

Balsalazide, an anti inflammatory drug,  is used in the treatment of following conditions:

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ulcerative colitis with mild (or) moderate conditions
• Symptoms of diarrhoea / rectal bleeding and stomach pain

What Are The Side Effects Of Balsalazide?

The most common side effects of Balsalazide are:

• A headache, nausea/ vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Sore throat
• Trouble sleeping

Sometimes severe side effects such as the following may also be observed:

• Change in amount of urine / dark urine
• Yellowing eyes/skin
• Fast pounding heart beat

Please consult a physician if the symptoms are persistent.

What Are The Contraindications Of Balsalazide?

Please inform your doctor if you have any of the following conditions:

• Hyper sensitivity towards the drug Balsalazide or any other allergies.
• Pyloric stenosis
• Hepatic diseases
• Renal diseases
• Pregnancy, breast feeding