>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... >