Zelnorm news

From: Ronni (Veronica2002@prodigy.net)
Thu Nov 27 15:25:00 2003


I just returned from a visit with my Gastroenteroligst and asked a few more questions about why I was told not to take the Zelnorm since my surgery when they cleaned up the Stage 4 adhesive disease. he explained that since I have occasional small bowel blockages due to the adhesive disease that the Zelnorm tries to "force" the food through the system and if it encounters an area that is partially blocked it will cause excessive dilation of the intestines and can even cause it to burst/perforate. He said the action of the medicine is WAY too agressive for anyone with adhesive disease. He said that you need to keep the stools somewhat loose (versus trying to just force it through) and he suggested staying on the Miralax and eating a low residue diet. He had a few choice words to say about doctors that keep their patients on Zelnorm when they have confirmed adhesive disease and basically said they don't take the adhesive disease seriously enough and obviously haven't had to fix the horror cases that happen when people are prescribed medications that they shouldn't be. I hope that helps anyone with any other questions about it. I figure two specialists telling me that it is a big taboo is enough for me! Ronni

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