Table 2.

Maintenance phase treatments

Treatment option	Proctitis		Left-sided and extensive
	Standard	Optimised	Standard	Optimised
A	Rectal 5-ASA	Rectal 5-ASA (following rectal 5-ASA induction)	Low-dose oral 5-ASA	Low-dose oral 5-ASA with FC (following low-dose combined 5-ASA induction)
B		Low-dose oral 5-ASA with FC (following topical steroids or low-dose combined 5-ASA induction)		High-dose oral 5-ASA (following high-dose combined 5-ASA induction)
C		Combined 5-ASA (following high-dose combined 5-ASA induction)		Combined 5-ASA (following budesonide MMX induction)

5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylate; mesalazine; FC, faecal calprotectin; MMX, Multi Matrix.