Re: IBS HAS GOTTEN SEVERE!!NEED HELP!!!

From: Tonya Valpey (rainchild_35@hotmail.com)
Mon Jan 13 21:16:12 2003


Hi Nicky,

I've had IBS for years now and I've always used Donnatal and now Bentyl. I know that you are talking about some serious diarreah, so I don't know if this info will help or not, but it's worth checking into. But I'm sure that you've already tried this...it's normal IBS meds. I usually have diarreah one week and constipated the next. Go figure!

Hope you get some help....good luck.

Your friend, Tonya (Valpey) Fleming

>From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (nichole rachal)
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: IBS HAS GOTTEN SEVERE!!NEED HELP!!!
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:08:18 -0600
>
>OK FRIENDS I HAVE NOT POSTED IN A WHILE BUT I AM HAVING
>REALLY BAD PROBLEMS SINCE MY LAST TWO SURGERIES, ONE LAPRO
>FOR SEVERE ADHESIONS AND SIX WEEKS LATER A TOTAL HYST.
>TAKEN THE OVARIES AND ADHESIONS WERE BACK SEVERE..WELL
>MY QUESTION IS I HAVE HAD IBS FOR ABOUT 3YRS NOW, KEPT
>IT UNDER CONTROL WITH DIET AND MED CALLED LIBRAX AND EXERCISE.
>
>WELL SINCE MY SURGERIES IT HAS NOW BECOME SEVERE IBS.. THAT
>IS WHAT THE DR. SAID LAST MONDAY. I GET DIARREHIA FOR
>ABOUT A WEEK AND I MEAN ALL DAY LONG.. SO I AM DRINKING
>TONS OF WATER SO I WONT DYHYDRATE. WHICH I DO VERY EASLY.
>AND AT THE DRS. OFFICE HE DECIDED WHEN HE DID MY EXAM
>AND SAID HE COULD FEEL HOW SWOLLEN MY BOWELS WERE THAT
>HE WANTED TO PUT ME ON A MED THAT THEY TOOK OFF THE MARKET
>CALLED LOTRINEX.(SP) HE IS TRYING TO GET ME APPROVED FOR
>IT BECAUSE THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY THAT MAKES IT WILL
>NOT ALLOW IT TO BE PRESCRIBED TO A PATIENT UNLESS IT IS
>FOR SEVERE DIARREHIA.. WHICH IN MY CASE I HAVE.. WELL I
>CALLED TODAY AND THE NURSE SAID IT WILL STILL BE ANOTHER
>WEEK BEFORE THEY GET THE APPROVAL PAPERS BACK. SO I AM
>ON LONOX AND BECAUSE IT IS TO JUST STOP DIARREHIA AND
>NOT FOR IBS IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME..
>
>WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HAVE ANY OF YOU TAKEN
>LOTRINEX AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET IT OR AM
>I THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM... HELP ME PLEASE..
>I HAVE WROTE AND ASKED QUESTIONS BEFORE AND USUALLY IT
>HELPS... SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW........YOUR FRIEND NICKY
>
>--
>YOUR DISTANT FRIEND AND FAMILY ALWAYS...
>


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