Is mesalazine really safe for use in breastfeeding mothers?
Mesalazine containing preparations are commonly used for the treatment and maintenance of remission of inflammatory bowel disease. The young age of many inflammatory bowel disease sufferers means that the issue of whether to continue therapy in nursing mothers often arises. We report a small study that was instigated after a nursing mother with Crohn’s disease approached us concerned about the safety of continuing to breastfeed while taking mesalazine. She had a cracked bleeding nipple and was worried about the dose of the drug that her baby would be receiving.
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