Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 > Please let me know what meds have helped > for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. > I don't use a prescribed medication. I use Immodium that you can buy over the counter. It works great for me. Take care, Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 > Please let me know what meds have helped > for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. > I don't use a prescribed medication. I use Immodium that you can buy over the counter. It works great for me. Take care, Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 , I take Imodium for the diarrhea, and my doctor prescribes Levsin (hyoscyamine) for the cramping. He also recommends a fiber supplement like Metamucil or Fibercon. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 , I take Imodium for the diarrhea, and my doctor prescribes Levsin (hyoscyamine) for the cramping. He also recommends a fiber supplement like Metamucil or Fibercon. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 Patidu - I found a site that recommended working up to 3 table spoons of Metamucil a day. I get the generic at Wal-Mart. It can be taken all at one time - just be sure you take a sufficient amount of water. I think 1 tbls in a glass of water 3 X's a day works out good for me. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 At 03:08 AM 11/09/2001 +0000, LabLubber1958@... wrote: >I am a lurker to the group but now I need your advise. I have >recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I have been house bound >now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and he has put me on >Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know what meds have helped >for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. I can so sympathize, . Lonox is an antispasmodic, I think, mostly for diarrhea, but it doesn't sound like it's the med for you. If I were you I'd call my doc and ask for something different. I will try to remember teh name of the antispasmodic I took at work one day -- I was having a lot of IBS trouble, and one of the nurses gave me a liquid form of some antispasmodic that's evidently been around for dog's years. It worked like a *charm*. I'm going to ask my GP for an RX for it. *hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 At 03:08 AM 11/09/2001 +0000, LabLubber1958@... wrote: >I am a lurker to the group but now I need your advise. I have >recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I have been house bound >now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and he has put me on >Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know what meds have helped >for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. I can so sympathize, . Lonox is an antispasmodic, I think, mostly for diarrhea, but it doesn't sound like it's the med for you. If I were you I'd call my doc and ask for something different. I will try to remember teh name of the antispasmodic I took at work one day -- I was having a lot of IBS trouble, and one of the nurses gave me a liquid form of some antispasmodic that's evidently been around for dog's years. It worked like a *charm*. I'm going to ask my GP for an RX for it. *hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 At 03:08 AM 11/09/2001 +0000, LabLubber1958@... wrote: >I am a lurker to the group but now I need your advise. I have >recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I have been house bound >now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and he has put me on >Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know what meds have helped >for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. I can so sympathize, . Lonox is an antispasmodic, I think, mostly for diarrhea, but it doesn't sound like it's the med for you. If I were you I'd call my doc and ask for something different. I will try to remember teh name of the antispasmodic I took at work one day -- I was having a lot of IBS trouble, and one of the nurses gave me a liquid form of some antispasmodic that's evidently been around for dog's years. It worked like a *charm*. I'm going to ask my GP for an RX for it. *hugs* Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 Hi , I've had irritable bowel syndrome for several years now, and yes, it's been so bad that I've been unable to leave the house several times for weeks at a time (and I've had several disasters when I DID leave!). My gastro doc did a colonoscopy to rule out any other " bad " things, and when he was left with IBS, he prescribed me Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension, USP, Light. It's a medication that's sometimes prescribed for lowering cholesterol, and on the package it says " This packet contains 4 grams of anhydrous cholestyramine in 5 grams of Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension, USP, Light. WARNING - Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 10.8 mgs per 5 gram dose. I don't need it for the cholesterol lowering purpose, but it works GREAT at controlling my IBS. It literally has given me back my freedom to go out again (when the fibro's not flaring too bad<g>). It's an orange flavored powder that you mix with water and drink - it's sort of thick and pulpy, but not terrible. I don't even have to take mine every day - I usually try to take it every 3 days or so, or if I have an " episode " , I always carry a dose around in my purse to take right then. It also helps to get rid of that nauseous feeling. Do you also have the constipation element? I don't have that part of it (much) - I just have diahhrea/cramping/nausea so don't take medication for the constipation, but when they were experimenting around they put me on Bentyl - it's an antispasmodic. I couldn't tell any difference so quit taking it, but I know it's helped other people a great deal. You also need to try and pinpoint some of the " trigger foods " in your diet and eliminate those from your diet as much as possible. Some of my triggers are coffee, ice cream, chocolate, anything that's high in caffeine. Hope this helps and you can get it under control - it's one of the most horrible " non-serious " syndromes out there, because it controls every aspect of your life when it's not under control. Hang in there, find a good gastroenterologist if your GP isn't helping, and get some appropriate treatment. It's not hopeless! It just looks that way right now :-( ((((hugs)))) - At 03:08 AM 11/9/01 -0000, you wrote: >I am a lurker to the group but now I need your advise. I have >recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I have been house bound >now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and he has put me on >Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know what meds have helped >for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. > >Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 Hi , I've had irritable bowel syndrome for several years now, and yes, it's been so bad that I've been unable to leave the house several times for weeks at a time (and I've had several disasters when I DID leave!). My gastro doc did a colonoscopy to rule out any other " bad " things, and when he was left with IBS, he prescribed me Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension, USP, Light. It's a medication that's sometimes prescribed for lowering cholesterol, and on the package it says " This packet contains 4 grams of anhydrous cholestyramine in 5 grams of Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension, USP, Light. WARNING - Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 10.8 mgs per 5 gram dose. I don't need it for the cholesterol lowering purpose, but it works GREAT at controlling my IBS. It literally has given me back my freedom to go out again (when the fibro's not flaring too bad<g>). It's an orange flavored powder that you mix with water and drink - it's sort of thick and pulpy, but not terrible. I don't even have to take mine every day - I usually try to take it every 3 days or so, or if I have an " episode " , I always carry a dose around in my purse to take right then. It also helps to get rid of that nauseous feeling. Do you also have the constipation element? I don't have that part of it (much) - I just have diahhrea/cramping/nausea so don't take medication for the constipation, but when they were experimenting around they put me on Bentyl - it's an antispasmodic. I couldn't tell any difference so quit taking it, but I know it's helped other people a great deal. You also need to try and pinpoint some of the " trigger foods " in your diet and eliminate those from your diet as much as possible. Some of my triggers are coffee, ice cream, chocolate, anything that's high in caffeine. Hope this helps and you can get it under control - it's one of the most horrible " non-serious " syndromes out there, because it controls every aspect of your life when it's not under control. Hang in there, find a good gastroenterologist if your GP isn't helping, and get some appropriate treatment. It's not hopeless! It just looks that way right now :-( ((((hugs)))) - At 03:08 AM 11/9/01 -0000, you wrote: >I am a lurker to the group but now I need your advise. I have >recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I have been house bound >now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and he has put me on >Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know what meds have helped >for this. He will give me what ever I ask for if it will help. > >Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 My doctor used to give me Bentyl. It didn't work. Then, I got Levsin, took it for about six months, and my IBS went away. Joanne --- LabLubber1958@... wrote: > I am a lurker to the group but now I need your > advise. I have > recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I > have been house bound > now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and > he has put me on > Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know > what meds have helped > for this. He will give me what ever I ask for > if it will help. > > Thanks, > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 My doctor used to give me Bentyl. It didn't work. Then, I got Levsin, took it for about six months, and my IBS went away. Joanne --- LabLubber1958@... wrote: > I am a lurker to the group but now I need your > advise. I have > recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I > have been house bound > now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and > he has put me on > Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know > what meds have helped > for this. He will give me what ever I ask for > if it will help. > > Thanks, > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 My doctor used to give me Bentyl. It didn't work. Then, I got Levsin, took it for about six months, and my IBS went away. Joanne --- LabLubber1958@... wrote: > I am a lurker to the group but now I need your > advise. I have > recently developed irritible bowel syndrome. I > have been house bound > now for two weeks. I went to my family Dr. and > he has put me on > Lonox, which has not helped. Please let me know > what meds have helped > for this. He will give me what ever I ask for > if it will help. > > Thanks, > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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