Re: Devron

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I spoke with Ann this weekend aboutDevrom, She says it great and loves it

with no effects on your losses.

I got some Lactobacillus that you chew 50 tabs over 4 dats to restore

the good bacreria. The pharmacy had it in the back and it cost 13 dollars, but

I think I can feel a difference! Not as bloated. Dr. K e-mailed back and said

that the augmentin and amoxicillin were two of the worse meds for us to take.

So I will avoid that if I can.

So before i Make a major investment into some no stink fart pills I

need other input.....

1-Does it decrease gas or just deodorize it?

2- Has other had experiences with the weight slowing with the use of it?

3 Is it worth another pill?

I take iron tabs....Major poopstink...Does it help with any of this?

in Bama

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Hi ,

As to the Devrom, it doesn't do anything for gas, it only helps to make the

odor of our bms less " paint peeling! " Also remember that I am losing VERY

slowly right now, so I haven't noticed a difference. If someone were losing

very

quickly the difference might be apparent.

Hope this helps a little!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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In reply to Jo's post...I got my Devrom in chewable tablets, and I eat more

often than three times a day...so I just chew one tablet, three times a day and

it seems to help me. Now, Jo is absolutely right...it still stinks...just

" normal " stink instead of eye-watering.

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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So before i Make a major investment into some no stink fart pills I

> need other input.....

> 1-Does it decrease gas or just deodorize it?

> 2- Has other had experiences with the weight slowing with the use

of it?

> 3 Is it worth another pill?

> I take iron tabs....Major poopstink...Does it help with any

of this?

===========================

Mel as with just about everything your going to find different

answers from different folks on this one. So it really will be a

toss up and just something you'll decide to try or not to try.

I haven't had good luck with Devrom helping much. I'm not a huge

supporter...but others absolutely swear by it.

It is suppose to help the smell of feces. Not really the gas.

The active ingredient in Devrom is the active ingredient in pepto-

bismo (200 mg of Bismugh Subgallate powder). It is my wild-a$$

theory that it slows down your bowels and therefore can possibly

allow for more absorbtion. I have noticed that some people who

complained of being a slow loser were also religious about taking

their Devrom (3 people I know). Shrugging shoulders here...would

they have been slow losers anyway???? I tried like hell to get them

to stop using the Devrom for a month to see if they lost more

weight. But alas, they were more concerned with the odor than the

weightloss and just couldn't live without their Devrom...funny

thing...their shit still stunk! They just didn't think it stunk as

bad. Shrugging shoulders...it probably didn't.

Is it worth another pill...oh if it were that easy...the directions

tell you to take 1-2 pills three times a day with each meal or as

directed by physician. Basically your supposed to take a couple

Pills EVERY time you eat..lol...probably why they don't work too

well for me...I eat all the time...so taking them 2-3 times a day

just wasn't 'covering' my food intake.

Another thing I don't like...They come in capsules...I tried them

but didn't have good results...sooo I thought...ok perhaps I'm not

absorbing the capsule (plus everyone else that was taking them and

raving were using the chewable tablets) So I ordered the chewable

tablets....they taste " ok " but they coat the tongue and teeth. On

the bottle it says....NOTE: The beneficial ingredient in Devrom may

coat the tongue which may also darken in color. This condition is

harmless and temporary. Darkening of the stool is also possible and

equally harmless. Anyhow...the point is...If you use the chewables

(which is what is recommened by most) You need to pop a couple in

your mouth and chew them up just before you eat...then...lol...don't

smile until you check your teeth.

I still have some in a drawer...when I travel or get a wild hair up

my butt I still will " give it another try " What the heck I have

them and it falls into the catagory of " it might not help...but it

won't hurt " I never stick to them very long because I'm not good at

taking something " everytime I eat " " everyday " . Now of course the

same thing applies to Beeno for me...your supposed to take them when

you eat..They don't ever seem to help so I'm not motivated to take

them for long.

Bottom line...you will never know how much they will help YOU unless

you try them. You may find that they help alittle but not enough to

justify the hassle or the cost when your home... but... worth it

when your placed in a situation of travel or having to share a

bathroom with Victims other than family (hell it's too much fun

making family members suffer! lol) As far as it making an impact on

Weightloss...that is something that you will have to observe and

compare with YOUR history of loss. You can only look at

the " trend " . Because when you take them...who knows how much you

would have lost without taking them and vice versa.

Time for this book to end as the fairy princess finally drifts off

to slumberland for 2 hours.

Hugs

Jo

Who in their right mind listens to a sleep deprived madwoman?

[Guest guest]

Mel,

In my experience, Devrom deodorized ONLY the stool, not the gas. I

wasn't on iron so don't know if it helps with that stink.

HTH Marta

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Mel, Jo reminded of two more things: I didn't notice a decrease in

weight loss. I prefered the capsules. Hated the chewables, yuck!

Now, I ran out of my supply and got a emergence refill from Jo,

bless her, but then...I don't even remember why I quit taking them.

Probably just becuase I am not good at taking things, like Jo. I

have beano sitting here beside me and you may recall me raving over

how wonderful it was a few months ago.

It is related to Pepto bismol. Now as to whether or not it would

increase absorption, well, I guess that is debatable. It *could* be

true. Who knows? One could also hypothesize that the speed doesn't

affect absorption since the bile and enzymes are not there and there

is no way for the food to cross the border without help.

Marta

are you confused yet? LOL!

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Now as to whether or not it would

> increase absorption, well, I guess that is debatable. It *could*

be

> true. Who knows? One could also hypothesize that the speed

doesn't

> affect absorption since the bile and enzymes are not there and

there

> is no way for the food to cross the border without help.

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Of course there would be no absorption increase until food and bile

met in the common channel...but it eventually does

meet..and " could " cause a longer stay in the cc allowing for more

absorbtion.........on the other hand.....it may not affect the small

bowel at all, but rather the large intestine which has more to do

with fluid absorption...ya see that is the problem with wild-a$$

theories!!! lol

And Marta...(squinting and cocking head) HOW do you KNOW if the

Devrom slowed your weightloss or not?....What would your weightloss

have been during those early months if you hadn't taken Devrom???

hummm...see thats the problem...ya don't know for sure. What you

KNOW is that YOUR weightloss was enough for YOU during that time.

I'm not TRYING to be arguementative...I just come by it naturally!

lol...Actually the fact is....Nobody KNOWS (especially ME!)...it is

just theories.

If your taking Devrom and you like it...for goodness sake keep

taking it...yeah its working for you!!! I just wasn't impressed and

it was too much hassle to always have it with me to take when I

ate...Heck brushing my hair everyday is almost more than I can

handle thats why its short and a no fuss style.

Jo

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In a message dated 11/21/2003 2:35:11 PM Central Standard Time,

moobabies@... writes:

> Heck brushing my hair everyday is almost more than I can

> handle thats why its short and a no fuss style.

>

> Jo

>

My kind of lady Jo....Been considering a neww doo....How do you think the

short cut like Zeta jones in Chicago would look on me?

in Bama

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In a message dated 11/21/2003 6:34:49 AM Central Standard Time,

moobabies@... writes:

> Hugs

> Jo

> Who in their right mind listens to a sleep deprived madwoman?

>

Another equally sleep deprived mad woman??

Back to the bowel issues....They haven't been too bad lately then the

ammoxocillin and whammy so I think there might be a connection....So I but a

bottle of live culture(The good refridgerated kind that are chewable and I have

to take 50 in a 3-4 day period to replenish the culture(or so they say) So

far the jury is still out on that. Except for my pocket being lighter by 13

dollars no help, I got some pepto bismol tabs so maybe they would help??? Not

yet....One thing though....As for oil problems...I have in almost a year had

only

2 episodes, The one that traumatized my oldest and another private one. And in

the last 2 days I have had 2 slicks.....Coincidence? Or just pizza?

in Bama

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