with IBS for many
> years. Several months ago my primary care physician
suggested that I
> take Metamucil DAILY. -Whenever I comply, there
have been no incidents.
> Then, following a routine colonoscopy the
gastroenterologist's office
> provided me with some literature: this strongly
recommends a high fiber
> diet. It has been a tremendous help for me. Hope
your doctors agree
> with mine. As we know, this is a terribly
humiliating and debilitating
> condition.
>
> Esther
>
> At Tue, 14 Jan 2003, jason h rachal wrote:
> >
> >hello tonya,
> >thank you so much for your reply and as i told some
of the other ladies i
> >have taken the bentyl and i just this summer tried
donnatal because i ran
> >out of my librax but it seemed to make me sick.. i
just hope between the
> >pain and going to the bathroom.. it will be over
soon.. my dr. thinks but
> >is praying with me that the adhesions are not back
on my bowel....yuk,
> >yuk,yuk,,,,,,,, but thank you so much!!!!!hugs
nicky
> >On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:18:08 -0600 "Tonya Valpey"
> ><rainchild_35@hotmail.com> writes:
> >> 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...
> >> >
> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
> >>
> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
> >>
>
> --
> Esther Collins
>
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