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A member asked:
If i miss my canasa it seems i have to strain to pass stool even though soft and formed. take humaria also should it not be taking care everything ?
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No: they work differently. Canasa works locally in the Gut while Humaria is anti inflammatory and works on the auto innune system and has a lot more side effects.
Answered 6/13/2015
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