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Yes, there is a generic form of Lomotil and I have been taking it for

years.  If you are on a mail order prescription plan most of the time

the generic form is what you receive.  It works the same as the brand

name at a significantly lower copay.

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Philip

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Re: Colonoscopy anyone? CORRECTION

Date:

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:10:45 EST

From:

solarjerom@...

lsmyle@...,

I take generic IMMODIUM, not Lomotil. 

Also, as far as I know there is no generic form of Lomotil yet.  Sorry

for the error. 

 

In a message dated 1/17/2010 3:28:31 P.M. Eastern Standard

Time, solarjerom@... writes:

At some point everyone should have a

colonoscopy.  I think the recommended age is 50, but you should check

with your doc.  But before you jump into a full colonoscopy, you might

try what has really controlled my diarrhea.  My HIV meds are Kaletra

and Truvada, and the combination causes diarrhea.  Serious diarrhea

including unpleasant accidents a few years ago until I found a cure

after my docs did all the usual tests and could not find a reason for

the diarrhea.

 

I take chewable acidophilus twice a day

(morning and night) and take generic Lomotil -- two pills in the AM and

two in the evening.  That has worked very reliably.  If I slack off I

get loose stools; if I stop taking those I get full blown diarrhea. 

Costco has incredibly cheap generic Lomotil.  If you haven't tried

this, it's worth it.  

 

Jerome

 

In a message dated 1/16/2010 2:31:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

lsmylecomcast (DOT) net writes:

 

guys,

For months I have been troubled with intermittent diarrhea. It gets so

bad that I have euphemistically named "accidents", sometimes at work,

sometimes while asleep. (Try waking up to that sometime, it aint

pretty.) Anyway, I asked my doc to maybe check with the GI people. I

have pretty much ruled out food allergies, since I can eat the same

thing 2 days running. One day fine, the next not. My meds are

Issentress, viread, and epivir, not known to cause diarrhea. The GI

people want to do a "full upper endoscopy, with small bowel biopsies

and a full colonoscopy." I checked and I will be sedated, but it

is still freaking me out. Has anyone out there had this done? Any

feedback would be appreciated.

Larry