Re: Gina-Helen atonic colon >> Gina........

From: Gina (gina@maine.rr.com)
Fri Nov 12 06:52:50 1999


Hi Helen, I have been busy doing a little research of my own and found some references to this and some treatments. Not even sure it is my problem yet, mine is a little sluggish or was I should say. Doc had given me prilosec for my stomach problems and ever since I took that, my bowels are moving again (too well, diahrea now!). At least it's not IBS feeling (you know that crampy gotta-go-now urge with no results) I used to have, still not painful and producing no blood. I did see some mucous yesterday :( I am keeping a close watch on the situation, and I didn't take the prilosec last night, to see if that indeed was what caused this new problem. Will know by tonight if this is the case or not. If it's not prilosec will probably call the doc and see what to do because this drastic a change in BM's worries me. Only thing different is prilosec. Gina

At Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Helen Dynda wrote: >
>Gina,
>Feel free to write to me for information about the colon.
>
>At Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Tina Shelby wrote:
>>
>>Hi Gina,
>>
>>Here are some web sites for you - Helen Dyna had some good ones as well -
>>but they have been lost on my previous hard drive.
>>
>>gastronews.com - look under A - atonic colon - but this only gives a
>>definition. Helen had a GI site that went into more detail but I can not
>>find it - maybe she can let us know the web address again.
>>
>>I also wanted to add - there are some prokinetic medications - such as
>>propulsid - that can be tried to stimulate the colon but not all respond to
>>it. This condition is usually in young (twenty's) females that also have
>>severe bloating associated with long times - > 4 days - between BMs.
>>
>>I'll see if I can find further sites for you. If you have access to a
>>medical library - you would be able to find a weath of info on the subject.
>>
>>Hope this helps
>>
>>Tina
>
>--
>The 15th century proverb which summarizes the purpose of medicine is:
>* To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *
>


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